IBM Plex Serif Thin
IBM Plex Serif Thin is the weight 100 face of IBM Plex Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 506 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 649.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 232 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 | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to IBM Plex Serif Thin
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.
- IBM Plex Sans KR Lightsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Lightsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Devanagari Lightsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped Lightsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Hebrew Lightsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Arabic Lightsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- Anuphan Lightsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Lightsimilar widths (21.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses IBM Plex Serif Thin
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 Serif Thin from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in IBM Plex Serif Thin itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other IBM Plex Serif styles
- IBM Plex Serif Thin Italic
- IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight Italic
- IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight
- IBM Plex Serif Light Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Light
- IBM Plex Serif Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Regular
- IBM Plex Serif Medium Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Medium
- IBM Plex Serif SemiBold Italic
- IBM Plex Serif SemiBold
- IBM Plex Serif Bold Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Bold
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to IBM Plex Serif Thin?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Sans KR Light has the closest letter widths to IBM Plex Serif Thin: similar widths, a mean difference of 21.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does IBM Plex Serif Thin 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 Serif Thin inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete IBM Plex Serif font, and sets new letters in IBM Plex Serif Thin.
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