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IBM Plex Serif Light Italic

IBM Plex Serif Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of IBM Plex Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical serif font.

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IBM Plex Serif Light Italic
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width468.6 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width622.7 units per 1000 em
Word space212 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 550 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m35%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySerif

Fonts closest to IBM Plex Serif 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.

  1. Taviraj Light Italicsimilar widths (29.1 units)
  2. Source Serif 4 ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (29.3 units)
  3. Source Serif Pro ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (29.8 units)
  4. Source Serif Pro Light Italicloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
  5. Averia Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
  6. Ubuntu Italicloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
  7. Source Serif 4 Light Italicloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
  8. Sarabun Italicloosely similar widths (31.5 units)

Editing a PDF that uses IBM Plex Serif 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 Serif Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in IBM Plex Serif 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 Serif Light Italic?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Taviraj Light Italic has the closest letter widths to IBM Plex Serif Light Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.1 units per 1000 em.

+Does IBM Plex Serif Light 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 Light 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 Light Italic.

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