Afacad Italic
Afacad Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Afacad, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 446.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 552.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 208.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 520.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Afacad Italic
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.
- Carlito Italicloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Italicloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Light Italicloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Carlito Bold Italicloosely similar widths (38 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Medium Italicloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Noto Sans Display Italicloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Noto Sans Display Light Italicloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Afacad Italic
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 Afacad Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Afacad Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Afacad styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Afacad Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Carlito Italic has the closest letter widths to Afacad Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 34.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Afacad Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 520.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Afacad Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Afacad font, and sets new letters in Afacad Italic.
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