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Charis SIL Italic

Charis SIL Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Charis SIL, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical serif font.

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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width463 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width632.3 units per 1000 em
Word space293 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 556.1 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m34%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySerif

Fonts closest to Charis SIL 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.

  1. Old Standard TT Italicloosely similar widths (56 units)
  2. Clear Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (56.7 units)
  3. Sarabun SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (57.2 units)
  4. Clear Sans Thin Italicloosely similar widths (57.2 units)
  5. Clear Sans Italicloosely similar widths (57.3 units)
  6. Averia Libre Italicloosely similar widths (57.8 units)
  7. Averia Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (57.9 units)
  8. Sarabun Bold Italicloosely similar widths (58.3 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Charis SIL 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 Charis SIL Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Charis SIL Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

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Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Charis SIL Italic?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Old Standard TT Italic has the closest letter widths to Charis SIL Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 56 units per 1000 em.

+Does Charis SIL Italic have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 556.1 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Charis SIL Italic inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Charis SIL font, and sets new letters in Charis SIL Italic.

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