Source Sans Pro Light Italic
Source Sans Pro Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of Source Sans Pro, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 444.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 527.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 462 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Source Sans Pro 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.
- Source Sans 3 Light Italicidentical letter widths (0.4 units)
- Source Sans 3 ExtraLight Italicvery close widths (7.3 units)
- Source Sans 3 Italicsimilar widths (18.6 units)
- Source Sans 3 Medium Italicsimilar widths (26.7 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Italicsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Light Italicloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Medium Italicloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Source Sans Pro 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 Source Sans Pro Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Sans Pro Light 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 Pro Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Sans 3 Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Source Sans Pro Light Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Source Sans Pro Light Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 462 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Source Sans Pro Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Source Sans Pro font, and sets new letters in Source Sans Pro Light Italic.
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