Chivo Light Italic
Chivo Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of Chivo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 531.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 646.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 239 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 615 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Chivo Light 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.
- IBM Plex Sans SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Bold Italicsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Medium Italicsimilar widths (29.9 units)
- Radio Canada Medium Italicloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Radio Canada SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Radio Canada Italicloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Italicloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Schibsted Grotesk Medium Italicloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Chivo Light 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 Chivo Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chivo Light Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Chivo Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Sans SemiBold Italic has the closest letter widths to Chivo Light Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Chivo Light Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 615 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Chivo Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Chivo font, and sets new letters in Chivo Light Italic.
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