Cantarell Italic
Cantarell Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Cantarell, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 510.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 699.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 273.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 634.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cantarell 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.
- Poltawski Nowy Bold Italicloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Nunito Sans Bold Italicloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Poltawski Nowy SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- SN Pro Bold Italicloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- SN Pro SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
- Nunito Sans ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Nunito Bold Italicloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Medium Italicloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cantarell 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 Cantarell Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cantarell Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Cantarell styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cantarell Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Poltawski Nowy Bold Italic has the closest letter widths to Cantarell Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 41.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cantarell Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 634.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cantarell Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cantarell font, and sets new letters in Cantarell Italic.
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