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Source Serif 4 Black Italic

Source Serif 4 Black Italic is the italic weight 900 face of Source Serif 4, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical serif font.

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Source Serif 4 Black Italic
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width570.9 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width661.7 units per 1000 em
Word space209 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 590 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m36%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySerif

Fonts closest to Source Serif 4 Black 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 Black Italicsimilar widths (28.1 units)
  2. Chiron Hei HK Black Italicsimilar widths (29.9 units)
  3. Chiron Hei HK ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
  4. Noto Sans Black Italicloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
  5. Open Sans ExtraBold Italicloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
  6. Literata SemiBold Italicloosely similar widths (33.7 units)
  7. Sansita Black Italicloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
  8. Bitter Black Italicloosely similar widths (34.6 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Source Serif 4 Black 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 Black Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Serif 4 Black 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 Black Italic?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Serif Pro Black Italic has the closest letter widths to Source Serif 4 Black Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.1 units per 1000 em.

+Does Source Serif 4 Black Italic have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 590 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Source Serif 4 Black 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 Black Italic.

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