EB Garamond Italic
EB Garamond Italic is the italic weight 400 face of EB Garamond, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 18% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 422.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 648.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 480 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to EB Garamond 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.
- Ysabeau Infant Thin Italicloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
- Fanwood Text Italicloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Ysabeau Infant ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Ysabeau Office Thin Italicloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Spectral Light Italicloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Spectral SC Light Italicloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Ysabeau Office ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Ysabeau Infant Light Italicloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses EB Garamond 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 EB Garamond Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in EB Garamond Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to EB Garamond Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ysabeau Infant Thin Italic has the closest letter widths to EB Garamond Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 40.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does EB Garamond Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 480 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in EB Garamond Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete EB Garamond font, and sets new letters in EB Garamond Italic.
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