Libre Baskerville Italic
Libre Baskerville Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Libre Baskerville, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 518.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 760.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 275 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 40% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Libre Baskerville 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.
- Libre Caslon Text Italicloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Bold Italicloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Poltawski Nowy SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Medium Italicloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Piazzolla ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Playfair Display ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (45.6 units)
- Piazzolla Black Italicloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- Piazzolla Bold Italicloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Libre Baskerville 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 Libre Baskerville Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Libre Baskerville Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Libre Baskerville styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Libre Baskerville Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Libre Caslon Text Italic has the closest letter widths to Libre Baskerville Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 34 units per 1000 em.
+Does Libre Baskerville 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 Libre Baskerville Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Libre Baskerville font, and sets new letters in Libre Baskerville Italic.
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