Source Serif Pro Light
Source Serif Pro Light is the weight 300 face of Source Serif Pro, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 507.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 646.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 242 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 493 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Source Serif Pro 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.
- Cactus Classical Serif Regularnearly identical widths (4.3 units)
- Song Myung Regularvery close widths (14.6 units)
- Source Serif 4 ExtraLightsimilar widths (22.7 units)
- Source Serif 4 Lightsimilar widths (24.7 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularsimilar widths (26.5 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Mediumsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Poly Regularsimilar widths (27.8 units)
- Labrada SemiBoldsimilar widths (28.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Source Serif Pro 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 Pro Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Serif Pro Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Source Serif Pro styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Source Serif Pro Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cactus Classical Serif Regular has the closest letter widths to Source Serif Pro Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 4.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Source Serif Pro Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 493 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Source Serif Pro Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Source Serif Pro font, and sets new letters in Source Serif Pro Light.
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