DejaVu Serif Italic
DejaVu Serif Italic is the italic weight 400 face of DejaVu Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 570.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 742.4 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 | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to DejaVu Serif 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 Sans Italicsimilar widths (25.9 units)
- Gelasio SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (47.6 units)
- DejaVu Sans Bold Italicloosely similar widths (48.2 units)
- Archivo ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (50.1 units)
- Gelasio Bold Italicloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- Archivo Black Italicloosely similar widths (56.3 units)
- Mulish Black Italicloosely similar widths (57.2 units)
- SN Pro Black Italicloosely similar widths (57.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses DejaVu Serif 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 Serif Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DejaVu Serif Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other DejaVu Serif styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to DejaVu Serif Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, DejaVu Sans Italic has the closest letter widths to DejaVu Serif Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 25.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does DejaVu Serif 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 Serif Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete DejaVu Serif font, and sets new letters in DejaVu Serif Italic.
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