Spectral Bold Italic
Spectral Bold Italic is the italic weight 700 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 475 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 681.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 561 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 Bold 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 Bold Italicidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBold Italicvery close widths (7.7 units)
- Spectral SC ExtraBold Italicsimilar widths (16.9 units)
- Spectral SC Medium Italicsimilar widths (18.6 units)
- Spectral SC Italicsimilar widths (26.3 units)
- Newsreader Medium Italicloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Light Italicloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Italicloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral Bold 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 Bold Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral Bold Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral Bold Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC Bold Italic has the closest letter widths to Spectral Bold Italic: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral Bold Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 561 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral Bold Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral Bold Italic.
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