Gentium Book Basic vs Gentium Plus
Gentium Plus is about 2% narrower than Gentium Book Basic in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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| Gentium Book Basic | Gentium Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Regular, Bold | Regular, Bold |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 480.3 | 469.4 |
| Digits | tabular | tabular |
| Character sets | 2 | 7 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Bold.
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+Is Gentium Plus a good replacement for Gentium Book Basic?
Gentium Plus is about 2% narrower than Gentium Book Basic in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 10.4 units per 1000 em (very close widths).
+Which is wider, Gentium Book Basic or Gentium Plus?
Gentium Book Basic is wider, by about 2% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Gentium Plus has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Vietnamese.
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