Petrona Black Italic
Petrona Black Italic is the italic weight 900 face of Petrona, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 519.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 633.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 211 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Petrona 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.
- Pitagon Serif Black Italicidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Pitagon Serif ExtraBold Italicsimilar widths (15.7 units)
- Pitagon Serif Bold Italicsimilar widths (27 units)
- Source Serif 4 Medium Italicloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Volkhov Italicloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Pitagon Serif SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Source Serif 4 SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Source Serif 4 Italicloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Petrona 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 Petrona Black Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Petrona Black Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Petrona Black Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Pitagon Serif Black Italic has the closest letter widths to Petrona Black Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Petrona Black 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 Black Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Petrona font, and sets new letters in Petrona Black Italic.
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