Saira Light
Saira Light is the weight 300 face of Saira, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 524.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 650.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 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 Saira 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.
- Saira Stencil Lightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Saira Stencil ExtraLightnearly identical widths (4.3 units)
- Saira Stencil Regularvery close widths (5.9 units)
- Saira Stencil Thinvery close widths (7.5 units)
- Saira Stencil Mediumvery close widths (13.1 units)
- Saira Stencil SemiBoldsimilar widths (20.3 units)
- Saira Stencil Boldsimilar widths (27.8 units)
- Bricolage Grotesque Mediumsimilar widths (29 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Saira 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 Saira Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Saira Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Saira styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Saira Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Saira Stencil Light has the closest letter widths to Saira Light: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Saira 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 Saira Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Saira font, and sets new letters in Saira Light.
Ready to fix your PDF?
Free, in your browser, and it takes about a minute. No account needed.