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Source Serif 4 Italic

Source Serif 4 Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Source Serif 4, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font.

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Source Serif 4 Italic
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width499.7 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width642.1 units per 1000 em
Word space227 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 537 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m37%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySerif

Fonts closest to Source Serif 4 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 Serif Pro SemiBold Italicvery close widths (12 units)
  2. Source Serif Pro Bold Italicsimilar widths (17.3 units)
  3. Source Serif Pro Italicsimilar widths (19.8 units)
  4. DM Serif Display Italicsimilar widths (23.9 units)
  5. DM Serif Text Italicsimilar widths (24.4 units)
  6. Source Serif Pro Light Italicsimilar widths (25.9 units)
  7. Averia Serif Libre Bold Italicsimilar widths (26.7 units)
  8. Source Serif Pro Black Italicsimilar widths (26.8 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Source Serif 4 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 Serif 4 Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Serif 4 Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

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Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Source Serif 4 Italic?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Serif Pro SemiBold Italic has the closest letter widths to Source Serif 4 Italic: very close widths, a mean difference of 12 units per 1000 em.

+Does Source Serif 4 Italic have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 537 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Source Serif 4 Italic inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Source Serif 4 font, and sets new letters in Source Serif 4 Italic.

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