Petrona Light Italic
Petrona Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of Petrona, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 441.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 587.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 225 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Petrona 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.
- Pitagon Serif Light Italicidentical letter widths (0.1 units)
- Pitagon Serif Italicvery close widths (5.3 units)
- Pitagon Serif ExtraLight Italicvery close widths (5.9 units)
- Pitagon Serif Medium Italicvery close widths (11.4 units)
- Pitagon Serif Thin Italicvery close widths (12.8 units)
- Pitagon Serif SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (18.8 units)
- Pitagon Serif Bold Italicsimilar widths (27 units)
- Labrada Light Italicloosely similar widths (35 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Petrona 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 Petrona Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Petrona Light Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Petrona Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Pitagon Serif Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Petrona Light Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Petrona Light 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 Petrona Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Petrona font, and sets new letters in Petrona Light Italic.
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