Gentium Book Basic Italic
Gentium Book Basic Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Gentium Book Basic, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 16% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 432.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 534.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 213.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 419.4 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Gentium Book Basic 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.
- Gentium Book Plus Italicnearly identical widths (1.7 units)
- Gentium Plus Italicvery close widths (11.7 units)
- Dai Banna SIL Bold Italicsimilar widths (22 units)
- Gentium Plus Bold Italicsimilar widths (22.3 units)
- Rasa Medium Italicsimilar widths (24.8 units)
- Yrsa Medium Italicsimilar widths (24.8 units)
- Dai Banna SIL SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (25 units)
- Yrsa Italicsimilar widths (26 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Gentium Book Basic 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 Gentium Book Basic Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gentium Book Basic Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Gentium Book Basic styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Gentium Book Basic Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Gentium Book Plus Italic has the closest letter widths to Gentium Book Basic Italic: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Gentium Book Basic Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 419.4 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Gentium Book Basic Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Gentium Book Basic font, and sets new letters in Gentium Book Basic Italic.
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