Spectral SemiBold Italic
Spectral SemiBold Italic is the italic weight 600 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 467.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 679.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 243 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 543 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 SemiBold 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 SemiBold Italicidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Bold Italicvery close widths (7.7 units)
- Spectral SC Medium Italicvery close widths (10.8 units)
- Spectral SC Italicsimilar widths (18.5 units)
- Spectral SC ExtraBold Italicsimilar widths (24.7 units)
- Spectral SC Light Italicsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Light Italicsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Italicsimilar widths (29.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral SemiBold 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 SemiBold Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral SemiBold Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral SemiBold Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC SemiBold Italic has the closest letter widths to Spectral SemiBold Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral SemiBold Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 543 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral SemiBold Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral SemiBold Italic.
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