Italiana
Italiana is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 25 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Italiana
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 Italiana from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Italiana itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 476.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 580.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 299 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Italiana
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.
- Antic Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Rosario Regularloosely similar widths (48.5 units)
- Yaldevi Regularloosely similar widths (49.9 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- FiraGO Regularloosely similar widths (51.4 units)
- Inria Sans Regularloosely similar widths (51.5 units)
- Fira Sans Regularloosely similar widths (51.7 units)
- Actor Regularloosely similar widths (51.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Italiana?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Italiana itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Italiana free to use?
Italiana is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Italiana?
By measured letter widths, Antic is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Italiana support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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