Host Grotesk Medium Italic
Host Grotesk Medium Italic is the italic weight 500 face of Host Grotesk, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 520.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 638.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 307 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 650 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Host Grotesk Medium 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.
- Rethink Sans Medium Italicloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Rethink Sans SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Rethink Sans Italicloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Rethink Sans Bold Italicloosely similar widths (33.7 units)
- Miranda Sans Italicloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- DM Sans Medium Italicloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Miranda Sans Medium Italicloosely similar widths (35.8 units)
- DM Sans Italicloosely similar widths (37 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Host Grotesk Medium 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 Host Grotesk Medium Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Host Grotesk Medium Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Host Grotesk Medium Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Rethink Sans Medium Italic has the closest letter widths to Host Grotesk Medium Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 33.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Host Grotesk Medium Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 650 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Host Grotesk Medium Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Host Grotesk font, and sets new letters in Host Grotesk Medium Italic.
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