Barlow Black Italic
Barlow Black Italic is the italic weight 900 face of Barlow, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 507.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 598.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 194 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Barlow Black 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.
- Averia Sans Libre Bold Italicloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Exo 2 Italicloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Barlow Semi Condensed Black Italicloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Exo 2 Medium Italicloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Averia Libre Bold Italicloosely similar widths (43.2 units)
- Exo 2 Light Italicloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Overpass Bold Italicloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Teachers SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Barlow Black 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 Barlow Black Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Barlow Black Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Barlow styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Barlow Black Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Sans Libre Bold Italic has the closest letter widths to Barlow Black Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 41.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Barlow Black Italic have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Barlow Black Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Barlow font, and sets new letters in Barlow Black Italic.
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