Petrona ExtraLight
Petrona ExtraLight is the weight 200 face of Petrona, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 472.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 631 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 229 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Petrona 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.
- Pitagon Serif ExtraLightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Pitagon Serif Lightvery close widths (7.4 units)
- Pitagon Serif Thinvery close widths (8.4 units)
- Pitagon Serif Regularvery close widths (13.8 units)
- Pitagon Serif Mediumsimilar widths (19.8 units)
- Pitagon Serif SemiBoldsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Vidaloka Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Petrona 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 Petrona ExtraLight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Petrona ExtraLight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Petrona ExtraLight?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Pitagon Serif ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Petrona ExtraLight: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Petrona 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 Petrona ExtraLight inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Petrona font, and sets new letters in Petrona ExtraLight.
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