Pliant Italic
Pliant Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Pliant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 536.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 650.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 150 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 25% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Pliant 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.
- Prompt Light Italicloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Radio Canada Big Bold Italicloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Radio Canada Big SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Public Sans Italicloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Radio Canada Big Medium Italicloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Prompt ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Libre Franklin Thin Italicloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Kanit Medium Italicloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Pliant 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 Pliant Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Pliant Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Pliant styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Pliant Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Prompt Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Pliant Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 40.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Pliant 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 Pliant Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Pliant font, and sets new letters in Pliant Italic.
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