Puritan Italic
Puritan Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Puritan, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 467.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 538 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 272.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Puritan 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.
- PT Sans Italicloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- PT Sans Bold Italicloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Sofia Sans Semi Condensed Bold Italicloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Rambla Italicloosely similar widths (43.1 units)
- Sofia Sans Semi Condensed SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Black Italicloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Sofia Sans Semi Condensed Medium Italicloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Puritan 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 Puritan Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Puritan Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Puritan styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Puritan Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, PT Sans Italic has the closest letter widths to Puritan Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 38.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Puritan 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 Puritan Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Puritan font, and sets new letters in Puritan Italic.
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