Saira Condensed
Saira Condensed is a sans serif font in 9 weights. Its lowercase letters are 23% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Saira 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 Saira Condensed from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Saira Condensed itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 400.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 466 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 192 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Saira 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 (24.9 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Cuprum Regularsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- PT Sans Narrow Regularsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Markazi Text Regularsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Beiruti Regularloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Akshar Regularloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Saira Condensed?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Saira Condensed itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Saira Condensed free to use?
Saira 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 Saira Condensed?
By measured letter widths, Sofia Sans Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 24.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Saira Condensed support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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