Encode Sans Semi Condensed
Encode Sans Semi Condensed is a sans serif font in 9 weights. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Encode Sans 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 Encode Sans Semi Condensed from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Encode Sans Semi Condensed itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 592.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 227.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Thin
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed ExtraLight
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Light
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Regular
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Medium
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed SemiBold
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Bold
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed ExtraBold
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Encode Sans 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.
- Encode Sans Regularvery close widths (11.3 units)
- Encode Sans Condensed Regularvery close widths (12.6 units)
- Crimson Pro Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Hind Siliguri Regularsimilar widths (29.9 units)
- Hind Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Hind Madurai Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Hind Vadodara Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Hind Mysuru Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
Compare Encode Sans Semi Condensed
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- Encode Sans Semi Condensed vs Encode Sans SC
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed vs Encode Sans Semi Expanded
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed vs Rosario
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Encode Sans Semi Condensed?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Encode Sans Semi Condensed itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Encode Sans Semi Condensed free to use?
Encode Sans 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 Encode Sans Semi Condensed?
By measured letter widths, Encode Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 11.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Encode Sans Semi Condensed support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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