Solway Light
Solway Light is the weight 300 face of Solway, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 535.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 690.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 270 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Solway 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.
- Albert Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- TikTok Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Albert Sans Blackloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Inter Mediumloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Adwaita Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- TikTok Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Inter SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Adwaita Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Solway 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 Solway Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Solway Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Solway styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Solway Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Albert Sans ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Solway Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Solway 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 Solway Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Solway font, and sets new letters in Solway Light.
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