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Source Sans 3 Italic

Source Sans 3 Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Source Sans 3, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical sans serif font.

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Source Sans 3 Italic
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width461.3 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width545.1 units per 1000 em
Word space200 units per 1000 em
Digitsproportional (digit widths differ)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m30%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySans serif

Fonts closest to Source Sans 3 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.

  1. Source Sans Pro Italicnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
  2. Source Sans Pro SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (16.5 units)
  3. Source Sans Pro Light Italicsimilar widths (18.6 units)
  4. Chiron Hei HK ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (20.4 units)
  5. Source Sans Pro ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (25.5 units)
  6. IBM Plex Sans Condensed Italicsimilar widths (27.6 units)
  7. Fira Sans Condensed Medium Italicsimilar widths (27.6 units)
  8. Fira Sans Condensed SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (27.7 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Source Sans 3 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 Source Sans 3 Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Sans 3 Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

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Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Source Sans 3 Italic?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Sans Pro Italic has the closest letter widths to Source Sans 3 Italic: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 0.5 units per 1000 em.

+Does Source Sans 3 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 Source Sans 3 Italic inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Source Sans 3 font, and sets new letters in Source Sans 3 Italic.

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