IBM Plex Sans JP vs IBM Plex Sans KR
IBM Plex Sans KR is about 5% narrower than IBM Plex Sans JP in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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| IBM Plex Sans JP | IBM Plex Sans KR | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sans serif | Sans serif |
| Weights | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 529 | 505 |
| Digits | tabular | tabular |
| Character sets | 4 | 3 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold.
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+Is IBM Plex Sans KR a good replacement for IBM Plex Sans JP?
IBM Plex Sans KR is about 5% narrower than IBM Plex Sans JP in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 17.6 units per 1000 em (similar widths).
+Which is wider, IBM Plex Sans JP or IBM Plex Sans KR?
IBM Plex Sans JP is wider, by about 5% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only IBM Plex Sans JP has Cyrillic, Japanese. Only IBM Plex Sans KR has Korean.
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