Gentium Plus Italic
Gentium Plus Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Gentium Plus, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 19% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 421.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 524.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 401.9 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 Gentium 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 Plus Italicvery close widths (10.5 units)
- Gentium Book Basic Italicvery close widths (11.7 units)
- Dai Banna SIL SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (25.7 units)
- Rasa Italicsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Yrsa Italicsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Dai Banna SIL Medium Italicsimilar widths (28 units)
- Rasa Medium Italicsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Yrsa Medium Italicsimilar widths (28.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Gentium 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 Plus Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gentium 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 Plus Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Gentium Book Plus Italic has the closest letter widths to Gentium Plus Italic: very close widths, a mean difference of 10.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Gentium Plus Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 401.9 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Gentium Plus Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Gentium Plus font, and sets new letters in Gentium Plus Italic.
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