Saira Extra Condensed
Saira Extra Condensed is a sans serif font in 9 weights. Its lowercase letters are 34% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Saira Extra 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 Extra Condensed from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Saira Extra Condensed itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 342.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 382.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 161 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 Extra 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 Extra Condensed Regularsimilar widths (23.9 units)
- Pathway Gothic One Regularsimilar widths (27.8 units)
- Caacupe One Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Smythe Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Dongle Regularloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- BenchNine Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Big Shoulders Text Regularloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Text Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Saira Extra Condensed?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Saira Extra Condensed itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Saira Extra Condensed free to use?
Saira Extra 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 Extra Condensed?
By measured letter widths, Sofia Sans Extra Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 23.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Saira Extra Condensed support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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