Karla Italic
Karla Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Karla, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 470.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 541.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 214 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Karla 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.
- Fira Sans Condensed SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Bold Italicloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Medium Italicloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- PT Sans Italicloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Rambla Italicloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Black Italicloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Scada Italicloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Karla 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 Karla Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Karla Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Karla styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Karla Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Fira Sans Condensed SemiBold Italic has the closest letter widths to Karla Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 36.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Karla 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 Karla Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Karla font, and sets new letters in Karla Italic.
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