Chunk Five vs IBM Plex Serif
IBM Plex Serif is about 6% narrower than Chunk Five in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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| Chunk Five | IBM Plex Serif | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | ExtraBold | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold |
| Italics | No | Yes |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 574.5 | 538.5 |
| Digits | proportional | tabular |
| Character sets | 1 | 5 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
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+Is IBM Plex Serif a good replacement for Chunk Five?
IBM Plex Serif is about 6% narrower than Chunk Five in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 37.6 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Chunk Five or IBM Plex Serif?
Chunk Five is wider, by about 6% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin. Only IBM Plex Serif has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Central European, Vietnamese.
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