Radio Canada Light Italic
Radio Canada Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of Radio Canada, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 487.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 622.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Radio Canada Light 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.
- IBM Plex Sans Light Italicsimilar widths (24 units)
- IBM Plex Sans ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (24.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Italicsimilar widths (24.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thin Italicsimilar widths (26.2 units)
- Cooper Hewitt Italicsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Cooper Hewitt Medium Italicsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Medium Italicsimilar widths (27.9 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Italicsimilar widths (28.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Radio Canada Light 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 Radio Canada Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Radio Canada Light Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Radio Canada styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Radio Canada Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Sans Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Radio Canada Light Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 24 units per 1000 em.
+Does Radio Canada Light Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 600 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Radio Canada Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Radio Canada font, and sets new letters in Radio Canada Light Italic.
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