Palanquin Light
Palanquin Light is the weight 300 face of Palanquin, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 476.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 601.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 236 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Palanquin Light
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 Regularsimilar widths (23.1 units)
- Catamaran Mediumsimilar widths (24.1 units)
- Catamaran Lightsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Catamaran ExtraLightsimilar widths (28.1 units)
- Catamaran SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Catamaran Thinloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Baloo Bhaijaan 2 Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Baloo Bhaina 2 Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Palanquin Light
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 Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Palanquin Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Palanquin styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Palanquin Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Catamaran Regular has the closest letter widths to Palanquin Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 23.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Palanquin Light 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 Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Palanquin font, and sets new letters in Palanquin Light.
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