Old Standard TT Italic
Old Standard TT Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Old Standard TT, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 478.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 722.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 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 | 41% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Old Standard TT 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.
- Piazzolla ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (50.4 units)
- Piazzolla Thin Italicloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
- Charis SIL Bold Italicloosely similar widths (50.6 units)
- Piazzolla Light Italicloosely similar widths (50.6 units)
- Piazzolla Italicloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Redaction Italicloosely similar widths (51.5 units)
- Piazzolla Medium Italicloosely similar widths (51.6 units)
- Redaction 10 Italicloosely similar widths (51.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Old Standard TT 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 Old Standard TT Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Old Standard TT Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Old Standard TT styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Old Standard TT Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Piazzolla ExtraLight Italic has the closest letter widths to Old Standard TT Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 50.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Old Standard TT 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 Old Standard TT Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Old Standard TT font, and sets new letters in Old Standard TT Italic.
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