Merriweather Italic
Merriweather Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Merriweather, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 521 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 644.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 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 | Serif |
Fonts closest to Merriweather 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.
- Merriweather Sans SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Merriweather Sans Medium Italicloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Merriweather Sans Bold Italicloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Merriweather Sans Italicloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Merriweather Sans ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Merriweather Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Source Serif 4 SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Kantumruy Pro SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Merriweather 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 Merriweather Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Merriweather Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Merriweather styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Merriweather Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Merriweather Sans SemiBold Italic has the closest letter widths to Merriweather Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Merriweather 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 Merriweather Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Merriweather font, and sets new letters in Merriweather Italic.
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