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Barlow Semi Condensed

Barlow Semi Condensed is a sans serif font in 9 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 16% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.

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

Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width434.1 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width521.6 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

Weights and styles

Languages beyond basic Latin

Open fonts closest to Barlow Semi 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.

  1. Dosis Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
  2. Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
  3. Rajdhani Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
  4. Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
  5. Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
  6. Cuprum Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
  7. Oranienbaum Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
  8. Roboto Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)

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Questions people ask

+Can I edit a PDF that uses Barlow Semi Condensed?

Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Barlow Semi Condensed itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.

+Is Barlow Semi Condensed free to use?

Barlow Semi 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 Semi Condensed?

By measured letter widths, Dosis is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.

+Which languages does Barlow Semi Condensed support?

It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.

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