Spectral ExtraLight Italic
Spectral ExtraLight Italic is the italic weight 200 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 431.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 630.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 500 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Spectral ExtraLight 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.
- Spectral SC ExtraLight Italicidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Light Italicvery close widths (9.9 units)
- Spectral SC Italicsimilar widths (21.9 units)
- Spectral SC Medium Italicsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Mate Italicloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Libertinus Sans Italicloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Unna Bold Italicloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Ysabeau Office Thin Italicloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral ExtraLight 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 Spectral ExtraLight Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral ExtraLight Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral ExtraLight Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC ExtraLight Italic has the closest letter widths to Spectral ExtraLight Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral ExtraLight Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 500 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral ExtraLight Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral ExtraLight Italic.
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