Jost Bold Italic
Jost Bold Italic is the italic weight 700 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 510.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 662.7 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 Bold 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.
- Zalando Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Geom Medium Italicloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Zalando Sans Italicloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Public Sans Bold Italicloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Reddit Sans ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Gantari Black Italicloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Kufam Italicloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Gantari ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost Bold 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 Bold Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Bold Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Bold Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Zalando Sans Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Jost Bold Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 41.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost Bold 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 Bold Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Bold Italic.
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