IBM Plex Sans Light Italic
IBM Plex Sans Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of IBM Plex Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 488.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 607 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 236 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to IBM Plex Sans Light 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.
- Radio Canada Light Italicsimilar widths (24 units)
- SUSE Medium Italicsimilar widths (25.9 units)
- Radio Canada Italicsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Sarabun Medium Italicsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Cooper Hewitt Medium Italicsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- SUSE Italicsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- SUSE SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Sarabun Italicsimilar widths (28.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses IBM Plex Sans Light 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 IBM Plex Sans Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in IBM Plex Sans Light Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to IBM Plex Sans Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Radio Canada Light Italic has the closest letter widths to IBM Plex Sans Light Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 24 units per 1000 em.
+Does IBM Plex Sans Light Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 600 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in IBM Plex Sans Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete IBM Plex Sans font, and sets new letters in IBM Plex Sans Light Italic.
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