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Barlow Condensed Medium

Barlow Condensed Medium is the weight 500 face of Barlow Condensed, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 24% narrower than the typical sans serif font.

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Barlow Condensed Medium
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width392 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width450 units per 1000 em
Word space200 units per 1000 em
Digitsproportional (digit widths differ)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m32%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySans serif

Fonts closest to Barlow Condensed Medium

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.

  1. Teko SemiBoldsimilar widths (28.7 units)
  2. Sofia Sans Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (30 units)
  3. Sofia Sans Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
  4. Rum Raisin Regularloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
  5. Akshar Lightloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
  6. Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
  7. Saira Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
  8. Big Shoulders Stencil Text SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.1 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Barlow Condensed Medium

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 Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Barlow Condensed Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

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Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Barlow Condensed Medium?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Teko SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Barlow Condensed Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.7 units per 1000 em.

+Does Barlow Condensed Medium 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 Barlow Condensed Medium inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Barlow Condensed font, and sets new letters in Barlow Condensed Medium.

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