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IBM Plex Sans Condensed

IBM Plex Sans Condensed is a sans serif font in 7 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.

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

Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width456.6 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width572 units per 1000 em
Word space212 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 540 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m29%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySans serif

Weights and styles

Languages beyond basic Latin

Open fonts closest to IBM Plex Sans 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. Signika Negative Regularsimilar widths (20.8 units)
  2. Signika Regularsimilar widths (21.5 units)
  3. Mada Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
  4. Source Sans Pro Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
  5. Source Sans 3 Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
  6. Varta Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
  7. Magra Regularsimilar widths (25.5 units)
  8. Assistant Regularsimilar widths (25.5 units)

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Questions people ask

+Can I edit a PDF that uses IBM Plex Sans Condensed?

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

+Is IBM Plex Sans Condensed free to use?

IBM Plex Sans 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 IBM Plex Sans Condensed?

By measured letter widths, Signika Negative is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 20.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.

+Which languages does IBM Plex Sans Condensed support?

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

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