Jost Medium Italic
Jost Medium Italic is the italic weight 500 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 477.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 620.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 301 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Jost Medium 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.
- Averia Sans Libre Italicloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Teachers Medium Italicloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Bold Italicloosely similar widths (42 units)
- SUSE Italicloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- SUSE Light Italicloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Ubuntu Italicloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (43 units)
- SUSE Medium Italicloosely similar widths (43 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost Medium 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 Medium Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Medium Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Medium Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Sans Libre Italic has the closest letter widths to Jost Medium Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 41.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost Medium 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 Medium Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Medium Italic.
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