Varta Light
Varta Light is the weight 300 face of Varta, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 467.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 557.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 201.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 489.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Varta 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.
- Assistant Regularnearly identical widths (4.8 units)
- Assistant Lightvery close widths (7.4 units)
- Source Sans 3 Regularvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Source Sans Pro Regularvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Mada Regularvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Mada Lightvery close widths (10.1 units)
- Source Sans Pro Lightvery close widths (10.1 units)
- Source Sans 3 Lightvery close widths (10.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Varta 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 Varta Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Varta Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Varta styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Varta Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Assistant Regular has the closest letter widths to Varta Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 4.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Varta Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 489.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Varta Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Varta font, and sets new letters in Varta Light.
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