Bitter Italic
Bitter Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Bitter, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 517.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 651 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 193 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Bitter 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.
- Philosopher Bold Italicloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Radio Canada Big SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Radio Canada Big Medium Italicloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- SN Pro Italicloosely similar widths (33.7 units)
- Public Sans Italicloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- SN Pro Light Italicloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Radio Canada Big Bold Italicloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Taviraj Italicloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Bitter 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 Bitter Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bitter Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Bitter styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Bitter Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Philosopher Bold Italic has the closest letter widths to Bitter Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Bitter 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 Bitter Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Bitter font, and sets new letters in Bitter Italic.
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