DejaVu Sans Italic
DejaVu Sans Italic is the italic weight 400 face of DejaVu Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 563.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 672.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 317.9 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 636.2 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to DejaVu Sans Italic
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- DejaVu Serif Italicsimilar widths (25.9 units)
- Inter SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Adwaita Sans SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (49.5 units)
- Mulish ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Inter Bold Italicloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
- Adwaita Sans Medium Italicloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
- Inter Medium Italicloosely similar widths (50.7 units)
- Adwaita Sans Bold Italicloosely similar widths (50.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses DejaVu Sans Italic
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises DejaVu Sans Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DejaVu Sans Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other DejaVu Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to DejaVu Sans Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, DejaVu Serif Italic has the closest letter widths to DejaVu Sans Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 25.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does DejaVu Sans Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 636.2 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in DejaVu Sans Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete DejaVu Sans font, and sets new letters in DejaVu Sans Italic.
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