Playfair SemiBold Italic
Playfair SemiBold Italic is the italic weight 600 face of Playfair, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 487.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 623.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 218.6 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 SemiBold 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 Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Averia Libre Italicloosely similar widths (37 units)
- DM Serif Text Italicloosely similar widths (37 units)
- DM Serif Display Italicloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Italicloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Bold Italicloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed Medium Italicloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Playfair SemiBold 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 SemiBold Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playfair SemiBold Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Playfair SemiBold Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Libre Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Playfair SemiBold Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 36.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Playfair SemiBold 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 SemiBold Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Playfair font, and sets new letters in Playfair SemiBold Italic.
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