Radio Canada Italic
Radio Canada Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Radio Canada, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 509.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 637 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245 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 | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Radio Canada 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 Medium Italicsimilar widths (24.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Italicsimilar widths (24.6 units)
- IBM Plex Sans SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (26 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Light Italicsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Cooper Hewitt SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Medium Italicsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Cooper Hewitt Medium Italicsimilar widths (28.8 units)
- Livvic Medium Italicsimilar widths (29 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Radio Canada 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 Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Radio Canada 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 Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Sans Medium Italic has the closest letter widths to Radio Canada Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 24.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Radio Canada 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 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 Italic.
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