Lato Black Italic
Lato Black Italic is the italic weight 900 face of Lato, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 487 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 623.8 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 | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Lato 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.
- Ubuntu Italicsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Italicloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Ubuntu Light Italicloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Ubuntu Medium Italicloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Medium Italicloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Taviraj Light Italicloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Averia Libre Italicloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Lato 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 Lato Black Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lato Black Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Lato Black Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Italic has the closest letter widths to Lato Black Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Lato Black 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 Black Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Lato font, and sets new letters in Lato Black Italic.
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