Ubuntu Light Italic
Ubuntu Light Italic is the italic weight 300 face of Ubuntu, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 475.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 596.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 232 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 564 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Ubuntu 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.
- Ubuntu Sans Light Italicnearly identical widths (4.9 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraLight Italicvery close widths (6.1 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Italicvery close widths (13.4 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Thin Italicvery close widths (14.3 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Medium Italicsimilar widths (27 units)
- Lato Italicsimilar widths (27.3 units)
- Familjen Grotesk Medium Italicsimilar widths (28.1 units)
- Sarabun Light Italicsimilar widths (28.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu Light Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ubuntu Light Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Ubuntu styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Ubuntu Light Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Sans Light Italic has the closest letter widths to Ubuntu Light Italic: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 4.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Ubuntu Light Italic have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 564 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Ubuntu Light Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Ubuntu font, and sets new letters in Ubuntu Light Italic.
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