Special Gothic Condensed One
Special Gothic Condensed One is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 27% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 23 April 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Special Gothic Condensed One
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 Special Gothic Condensed One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Special Gothic Condensed One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 377.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 431.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 143 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Special Gothic Condensed One
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.
- Jaini Regularsimilar widths (26.3 units)
- Jaini Purva Regularsimilar widths (26.3 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Katibeh Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Pirata One Regularloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Bokor Regularloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
Compare Special Gothic Condensed One
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Special Gothic Condensed One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Special Gothic Condensed One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Special Gothic Condensed One free to use?
Special Gothic Condensed One 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 Special Gothic Condensed One?
By measured letter widths, Jaini is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Special Gothic Condensed One support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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