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Source Serif 4 Light

Source Serif 4 Light is the weight 300 face of Source Serif 4, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical serif font.

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Source Serif 4 Light
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width544.4 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width677.2 units per 1000 em
Word space244 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 522 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m34%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySerif

Fonts closest to Source Serif 4 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.

  1. Noto Serif TC ExtraLightsimilar widths (18.5 units)
  2. Noto Serif HK ExtraLightsimilar widths (18.5 units)
  3. Noto Serif JP ExtraLightsimilar widths (18.5 units)
  4. Noto Serif SC ExtraLightsimilar widths (18.5 units)
  5. Noto Serif KR ExtraLightsimilar widths (18.5 units)
  6. Source Serif Pro SemiBoldsimilar widths (20.4 units)
  7. Cactus Classical Serif Regularsimilar widths (22.7 units)
  8. Source Serif Pro Regularsimilar widths (22.8 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Source Serif 4 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 Source Serif 4 Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Serif 4 Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

Other Source Serif 4 styles

Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Source Serif 4 Light?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Noto Serif TC ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Source Serif 4 Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 18.5 units per 1000 em.

+Does Source Serif 4 Light have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 522 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Source Serif 4 Light inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Source Serif 4 font, and sets new letters in Source Serif 4 Light.

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