Saira Semi Condensed
Saira Semi Condensed is a sans serif font in 9 weights. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Saira 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 Saira Semi Condensed from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Saira Semi Condensed itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 465.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 562.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 212 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Saira 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.
- Anek Odia Regularsimilar widths (23.7 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularsimilar widths (23.7 units)
- Anek Latin Regularsimilar widths (23.7 units)
- Anek Gujarati Regularsimilar widths (23.8 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularsimilar widths (23.9 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularsimilar widths (24 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularsimilar widths (24 units)
- Anek Bangla Regularsimilar widths (24 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Saira Semi Condensed?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Saira Semi Condensed itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Saira Semi Condensed free to use?
Saira 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 Saira Semi Condensed?
By measured letter widths, Anek Odia is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 23.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Saira Semi Condensed support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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