Zain Italic
Zain Italic is the italic weight 400 face of Zain, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 473.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 593.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 226.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Zain 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.
- Reddit Sans ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Thasadith Bold Italicloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Reddit Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Ubuntu Light Italicloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraLight Italicloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Thasadith Italicloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Cabin Bold Italicloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Zain 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 Zain Italic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zain Italic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Zain styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Zain Italic?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Reddit Sans ExtraLight Italic has the closest letter widths to Zain Italic: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30 units per 1000 em.
+Does Zain Italic have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Zain Italic inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Zain font, and sets new letters in Zain Italic.
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