IBM Plex Sans vs IBM Plex Serif
IBM Plex Serif is about 7% wider than IBM Plex Sans in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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| IBM Plex Sans | IBM Plex Serif | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sans serif | Serif |
| Weights | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| Variable font | Yes | No |
| Average lowercase width | 505 | 538.5 |
| Digits | tabular | tabular |
| Character sets | 6 | 5 |
| 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 Serif a good replacement for IBM Plex Sans?
IBM Plex Serif is about 7% wider than IBM Plex Sans in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 23.8 units per 1000 em (similar widths).
+Which is wider, IBM Plex Sans or IBM Plex Serif?
IBM Plex Serif is wider, by about 7% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese. Only IBM Plex Sans has Greek.
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