Palanquin ExtraLight
Palanquin ExtraLight is the weight 200 face of Palanquin, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 463.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 589.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 233 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 ExtraLight
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 Lightsimilar widths (17.7 units)
- Catamaran Regularsimilar widths (18.1 units)
- Catamaran ExtraLightsimilar widths (18.4 units)
- Catamaran Thinsimilar widths (20.3 units)
- Catamaran Mediumsimilar widths (23.8 units)
- Catamaran SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- Baloo Bhaijaan 2 Regularloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Baloo Bhaina 2 Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Palanquin ExtraLight
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 ExtraLight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Palanquin ExtraLight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Palanquin styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Palanquin ExtraLight?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Catamaran Light has the closest letter widths to Palanquin ExtraLight: similar widths, a mean difference of 17.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Palanquin ExtraLight 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 ExtraLight inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Palanquin font, and sets new letters in Palanquin ExtraLight.
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