Spectral Light Italic
Spectral Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 439.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 650.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245 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 | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Spectral 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.
- Spectral SC Light Italicidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC ExtraLight Italicvery close widths (9.9 units)
- Spectral SC Italicvery close widths (11.9 units)
- Spectral SC Medium Italicsimilar widths (18 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Mate Italicloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Fanwood Text Italicloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Spectral SC Bold Italicloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral 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 Spectral Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral Light Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Spectral Light Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral Light 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 Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral Light Italic.
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