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Source Sans Pro Italic

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

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Source Sans Pro Italic
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width461.9 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width546 units per 1000 em
Word space200 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 480 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m30%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySans serif

Fonts closest to Source Sans Pro 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 3 Italicnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
  2. Source Sans 3 Medium Italicvery close widths (7.9 units)
  3. Source Sans 3 SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (15.8 units)
  4. Source Sans 3 Light Italicsimilar widths (19.3 units)
  5. Chiron Hei HK ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (20.2 units)
  6. Source Sans 3 ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (26.3 units)
  7. IBM Plex Sans Condensed Italicsimilar widths (27.6 units)
  8. Fira Sans Condensed Medium Italicsimilar widths (27.8 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Source Sans Pro 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 Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Sans Pro 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 Italic?

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

+Does Source Sans Pro Italic have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 480 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Source Sans Pro 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 Italic.

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