Jost Black Italic
Jost Black Italic is the italic weight 900 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 543.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 705.9 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 Black 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.
- Public Sans Black Italicloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Zalando Sans Bold Italicloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Metropolis ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- Zalando Sans ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- Public Sans ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (44 units)
- Zalando Sans Black Italicloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Inter Bold Italicloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost Black 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 Black Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Black Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Black Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Public Sans Black Italic has the closest letter widths to Jost Black Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 41.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost Black 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 Black Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Black Italic.
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