Gentium Book Plus Italic
Gentium Book Plus Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Gentium Book Plus, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 16% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 432.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 534.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200.2 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 Plus 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 Basic Italicnearly identical widths (1.7 units)
- Gentium Plus Italicvery close widths (10.5 units)
- Gentium Plus Bold Italicsimilar widths (21.1 units)
- Dai Banna SIL Bold Italicsimilar widths (23.2 units)
- Rasa Medium Italicsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Yrsa Medium Italicsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Dai Banna SIL SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (26.2 units)
- Yrsa SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (26.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Gentium Book Plus 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 Plus Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gentium Book Plus Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Gentium Book Plus Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Gentium Book Basic Italic has the closest letter widths to Gentium Book Plus Italic: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Gentium Book Plus 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 Plus Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Gentium Book Plus font, and sets new letters in Gentium Book Plus Italic.
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