Lato Light Italic
Lato Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of Lato, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 442.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 605.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 193 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Lato Light 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.
- Ubuntu Light Italicloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Thin Italicloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Newsreader ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Familjen Grotesk Italicloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- IBM Plex Serif Thin Italicloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Lato Light 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 Lato Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lato Light Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Lato Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Lato Light Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Lato Light Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 580 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Lato Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Lato font, and sets new letters in Lato Light Italic.
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