Amiri Italic
Amiri Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Amiri, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 22% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 404.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 589.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 292 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 532 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Amiri 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.
- Crimson Pro Italicloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Crimson Pro Light Italicloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Crimson Pro Medium Italicloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Crimson Pro ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Ysabeau Office Thin Italicloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Alegreya Italicloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Ysabeau Office ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Ysabeau Infant Thin Italicloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Amiri 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 Amiri Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Amiri Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Amiri Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Crimson Pro Italic has the closest letter widths to Amiri Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 38.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Amiri Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 532 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Amiri Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Amiri font, and sets new letters in Amiri Italic.
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