Signika Light
Signika Light is the weight 300 face of Signika, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 472 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 585.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 540 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Signika 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.
- Signika Negative Lightnearly identical widths (1.7 units)
- Signika Negative Regularvery close widths (8.6 units)
- Signika Negative Mediumvery close widths (13.3 units)
- Signika Negative SemiBoldsimilar widths (18 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Mediumsimilar widths (19.2 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed SemiBoldsimilar widths (21.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Regularsimilar widths (21.5 units)
- Sarabun Lightsimilar widths (22.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Signika 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 Signika Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Signika Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Signika styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Signika Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Signika Negative Light has the closest letter widths to Signika Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Signika Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 540 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Signika Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Signika font, and sets new letters in Signika Light.
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