Meanings
adjectiveextralight (comparative more extralight, superlative most extralight)
comparative more extralight · superlative most extralight
- More lightweight than usual.
- mediaLighter than a typical light typeface.
In England, a classification standard has been developed that contains eight weights: extralight, light, semilight, medium, semibold, bold, extrabold, and ultrabold.
2014, Rob Carter, Philip B[axter] Meggs, Ben Day, Sandra Maxa, Mark Sanders, Typographic Design: Form and Communication (Edition 6), →ISBN, page 45
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