Pliant Thin
Pliant Thin is the weight 100 face of Pliant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 497.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 607.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 150 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 21% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Pliant 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.
- Special Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Reddit Sans ExtraLightloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Kavivanar Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Baloo Bhaijaan 2 Regularloosely similar widths (43.1 units)
- Baloo Thambi 2 Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Baloo Paaji 2 Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Baloo Da 2 Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Baloo Bhai 2 Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Pliant 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 Pliant Thin from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Pliant Thin itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Pliant styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Pliant Thin?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Special Gothic Regular has the closest letter widths to Pliant Thin: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 39.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Pliant 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 Pliant Thin inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Pliant font, and sets new letters in Pliant Thin.
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