Radio Canada Light
Radio Canada Light is the weight 300 face of Radio Canada, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 494.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 636.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Radio Canada 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.
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Lightsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Devanagari Lightsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Arabic Lightsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Hebrew Lightsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped Lightsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans KR Lightsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Lightsimilar widths (23.4 units)
- Anuphan Lightsimilar widths (23.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Radio Canada 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 Radio Canada Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Radio Canada Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Radio Canada styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Radio Canada Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Sans Thai Light has the closest letter widths to Radio Canada Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 23.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Radio Canada Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 600 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Radio Canada Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Radio Canada font, and sets new letters in Radio Canada Light.
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