Ubuntu Light
Ubuntu Light is the weight 300 face of Ubuntu, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 501.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 623.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 228 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 564 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Ubuntu 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.
- Ubuntu Sans Lightnearly identical widths (2.5 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularnearly identical widths (4.1 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraLightvery close widths (8.5 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Thinvery close widths (14.6 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Mediumvery close widths (14.8 units)
- Ubuntu Sans SemiBoldsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- Oxanium ExtraLightsimilar widths (24.8 units)
- Oxanium Lightsimilar widths (24.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ubuntu Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Ubuntu styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Ubuntu Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Sans Light has the closest letter widths to Ubuntu Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 2.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Ubuntu Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 564 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Ubuntu Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Ubuntu font, and sets new letters in Ubuntu Light.
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