Spectral Medium Italic
Spectral Medium Italic is the italic weight 500 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 457.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 676.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 240 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 518 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 Medium 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 Medium Italicidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Italicvery close widths (7.7 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBold Italicvery close widths (10.8 units)
- Spectral SC Light Italicsimilar widths (18 units)
- Spectral SC Bold Italicsimilar widths (18.6 units)
- Spectral SC ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Light Italicsimilar widths (28.1 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Italicloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral Medium 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 Medium Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral Medium Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral Medium Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC Medium Italic has the closest letter widths to Spectral Medium Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral Medium Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 518 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral Medium Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral Medium Italic.
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