Playfair Medium Italic
Playfair Medium Italic is the italic weight 500 face of Playfair, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 479.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 617.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 216.9 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 40% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Playfair Medium 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.
- Libre Caslon Condensed Medium Italicloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Averia Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Poly Italicloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Labrada Bold Italicloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- DM Serif Text Italicloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Averia Libre Italicloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- DM Serif Display Italicloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Playfair Medium 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 Medium Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playfair Medium Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Playfair Medium Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Libre Caslon Condensed Medium Italic has the closest letter widths to Playfair Medium Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 37.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Playfair Medium 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 Medium Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Playfair font, and sets new letters in Playfair Medium Italic.
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