SUSE Light Italic
SUSE Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of SUSE, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 471.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 609.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 239 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to SUSE 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.
- IBM Plex Sans ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thin Italicsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Light Italicsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Italicloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Radio Canada Light Italicloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Medium Italicloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Ubuntu Light Italicloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses SUSE 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 SUSE Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in SUSE Light Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other SUSE styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to SUSE Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Sans ExtraLight Italic has the closest letter widths to SUSE Light Italic: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does SUSE Light Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 600 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in SUSE Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete SUSE font, and sets new letters in SUSE Light Italic.
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