Barlow Condensed
Barlow Condensed is a sans serif font in 9 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 27% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Barlow Condensed
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 Barlow Condensed from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Barlow Condensed itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 381.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 440.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- Barlow Condensed Thin Italic
- Barlow Condensed Thin
- Barlow Condensed ExtraLight Italic
- Barlow Condensed ExtraLight
- Barlow Condensed Light Italic
- Barlow Condensed Light
- Barlow Condensed Italic
- Barlow Condensed Regular
- Barlow Condensed Medium Italic
- Barlow Condensed Medium
- Barlow Condensed SemiBold Italic
- Barlow Condensed SemiBold
- Barlow Condensed Bold Italic
- Barlow Condensed Bold
- Barlow Condensed ExtraBold Italic
- Barlow Condensed ExtraBold
- Barlow Condensed Black Italic
- Barlow Condensed Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Barlow Condensed
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.
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Special Gothic Condensed One Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Handjet Regularloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Marvel Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Big Shoulders Text Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Barlow Condensed?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Barlow Condensed itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Barlow Condensed free to use?
Barlow Condensed is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Barlow Condensed?
By measured letter widths, Sofia Sans Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Barlow Condensed support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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