IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight Italic
IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight Italic is the italic weight 200 face of IBM Plex Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 456.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 625.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 212 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 550 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 IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight 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.
- Source Serif Pro ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Taviraj Light Italicloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Source Serif Pro Light Italicloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Source Serif 4 ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Taviraj ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Averia Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Newsreader Italicloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Funnel Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight 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 Serif ExtraLight Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other IBM Plex Serif styles
- IBM Plex Serif Thin Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Thin
- 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 ExtraLight Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Serif Pro ExtraLight Italic has the closest letter widths to IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 550 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight Italic 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 ExtraLight Italic.
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