Palanquin Thin
Palanquin Thin is the weight 100 face of Palanquin, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 450.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 578.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Palanquin Thin
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Catamaran Thinvery close widths (12.6 units)
- Catamaran ExtraLightvery close widths (12.9 units)
- Catamaran Lightvery close widths (14.1 units)
- Catamaran Regularsimilar widths (19.8 units)
- Catamaran Mediumsimilar widths (28.2 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Thinloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed ExtraLightloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Lightloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Palanquin Thin
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Palanquin Thin from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Palanquin Thin itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Palanquin styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Palanquin Thin?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Catamaran Thin has the closest letter widths to Palanquin Thin: very close widths, a mean difference of 12.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Palanquin Thin have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Palanquin Thin inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Palanquin font, and sets new letters in Palanquin Thin.
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