Playfair Display Italic
Playfair Display Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Playfair Display, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 477.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 668.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 253 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 Playfair Display 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.
- Averia Serif Libre Italicloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Averia Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Averia Libre Italicloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Bold Italicloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- STIX Two Text Medium Italicloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Italicloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Playfair Bold Italicloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Playfair Display 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 Playfair Display Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playfair Display Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Playfair Display styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Playfair Display Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Serif Libre Italic has the closest letter widths to Playfair Display Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 32.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Playfair Display 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 Playfair Display Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Playfair Display font, and sets new letters in Playfair Display Italic.
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