PT Sans Italic
PT Sans Italic is the italic weight 400 face of PT Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 452.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 559.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 267 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 520 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to PT Sans 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.
- Carlito Italicloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Bold Italicloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Manuale Medium Italicloosely similar widths (33.7 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Black Italicloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Italicloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Manuale Italicloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses PT Sans 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 PT Sans Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in PT Sans Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to PT Sans Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Carlito Italic has the closest letter widths to PT Sans Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 32 units per 1000 em.
+Does PT Sans Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 520 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in PT Sans Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete PT Sans font, and sets new letters in PT Sans Italic.
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