Spectral ExtraLight
Spectral ExtraLight is the weight 200 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 472.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 675.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 500 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Spectral ExtraLight
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.
- Spectral SC ExtraLightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Lightvery close widths (13.8 units)
- Spectral SC Regularsimilar widths (23.4 units)
- Spectral SC Mediumsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Mate Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- EB Garamond Mediumloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Newsreader Lightloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Average Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral ExtraLight
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 Spectral ExtraLight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral ExtraLight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral ExtraLight?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Spectral ExtraLight: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral ExtraLight have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 500 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral ExtraLight inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral ExtraLight.
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