Ubuntu Italic
Ubuntu Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Ubuntu, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 492.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 617.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 231 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 | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Ubuntu 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 Italicvery close widths (8 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Medium Italicvery close widths (13.4 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Light Italicvery close widths (13.5 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraLight Italicsimilar widths (21.3 units)
- Ubuntu Sans SemiBold Italicsimilar widths (21.5 units)
- Sarabun Medium Italicsimilar widths (24.2 units)
- Sarabun Italicsimilar widths (24.9 units)
- Familjen Grotesk Bold Italicsimilar widths (25.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Ubuntu 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 Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ubuntu Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Ubuntu styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Ubuntu Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Sans Italic has the closest letter widths to Ubuntu Italic: very close widths, a mean difference of 8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Ubuntu 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 Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Ubuntu font, and sets new letters in Ubuntu Italic.
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