Sedan Italic
Sedan Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Sedan, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 19% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 419.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 634.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Sedan 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.
- Amiri Bold Italicloosely similar widths (50.7 units)
- Source Serif Pro Italicloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Italicloosely similar widths (52.4 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (52.5 units)
- Source Serif Pro Light Italicloosely similar widths (52.7 units)
- Ysabeau Infant Medium Italicloosely similar widths (53.1 units)
- Ysabeau Infant Italicloosely similar widths (53.2 units)
- Ysabeau Infant Light Italicloosely similar widths (53.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Sedan 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 Sedan Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Sedan Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Sedan styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Sedan Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Amiri Bold Italic has the closest letter widths to Sedan Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 50.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Sedan 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 Sedan Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Sedan font, and sets new letters in Sedan Italic.
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