Spectral Italic
Spectral Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 450 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 675.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 238 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 | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Spectral 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 Italicidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Medium Italicvery close widths (7.7 units)
- Spectral SC Light Italicvery close widths (11.9 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (18.5 units)
- Spectral SC ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (21.9 units)
- Spectral SC Bold Italicsimilar widths (26.3 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Italicloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral 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 Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC Italic has the closest letter widths to Spectral Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral 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 Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral Italic.
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