Philosopher Bold Italic
Philosopher Bold Italic is the italic weight 700 face of Philosopher, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 640.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 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 | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Philosopher Bold 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.
- Hanken Grotesk SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Hanken Grotesk Medium Italicloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Overpass Medium Italicloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Bitter Medium Italicloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Overpass SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Hanken Grotesk Bold Italicloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Hanken Grotesk Italicloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Bitter Italicloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Philosopher Bold 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 Philosopher Bold Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Philosopher Bold Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Philosopher Bold Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Hanken Grotesk SemiBold Italic has the closest letter widths to Philosopher Bold Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Philosopher Bold 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 Philosopher Bold Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Philosopher font, and sets new letters in Philosopher Bold Italic.
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