IBM Plex Serif vs Strichpunkt Sans
Strichpunkt Sans is about 5% narrower than IBM Plex Serif in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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| IBM Plex Serif | Strichpunkt Sans | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Sans serif |
| Weights | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black |
| Italics | Yes | No |
| Variable font | No | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 538.5 | 512.3 |
| Digits | tabular | tabular |
| Character sets | 5 | 2 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold.
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+Is Strichpunkt Sans a good replacement for IBM Plex Serif?
Strichpunkt Sans is about 5% narrower than IBM Plex Serif in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 24.8 units per 1000 em (similar widths).
+Which is wider, IBM Plex Serif or Strichpunkt Sans?
IBM Plex Serif is wider, by about 5% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only IBM Plex Serif has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese.
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