Cardo Italic
Cardo Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Cardo, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 439.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 716.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 512.2 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Cardo 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 Serif Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Italicloosely similar widths (48.5 units)
- Ibarra Real Nova Italicloosely similar widths (48.8 units)
- Piazzolla Thin Italicloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
- Piazzolla ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Baskervville Italicloosely similar widths (49.5 units)
- Ysabeau Office ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (49.7 units)
- Spectral SC Medium Italicloosely similar widths (50 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cardo 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 Cardo Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cardo Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Cardo styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cardo Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Serif Libre Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Cardo Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 45.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cardo Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 512.2 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cardo Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cardo font, and sets new letters in Cardo Italic.
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