Wavefont Light
Wavefont Light is the weight 300 face of Wavefont, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 86% narrower than the typical display font. Every letter has the same width.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 75 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 75 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 75 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 75 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Wavefont 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.
- Linefont Thinsimilar widths (25 units)
- Linefont Blacksimilar widths (25 units)
- Linefont ExtraBoldsimilar widths (25 units)
- Linefont Boldsimilar widths (25 units)
- Linefont SemiBoldsimilar widths (25 units)
- Linefont Mediumsimilar widths (25 units)
- Linefont Regularsimilar widths (25 units)
- Linefont Lightsimilar widths (25 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Wavefont 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 Wavefont Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Wavefont Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Wavefont styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Wavefont Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Linefont Thin has the closest letter widths to Wavefont Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 25 units per 1000 em.
+Does Wavefont Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 75 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Wavefont Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Wavefont font, and sets new letters in Wavefont Light.
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