Jost Italic
Jost Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 455.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 591.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 301 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Jost 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.
- Teachers Italicloosely similar widths (43.1 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Italicloosely similar widths (45 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Thasadith Bold Italicloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
- Ubuntu Light Italicloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Open Sans Italicloosely similar widths (46.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost 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 Jost Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Teachers Italic has the closest letter widths to Jost Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 43.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost Italic have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Jost Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Italic.
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