Sans serif · Impallari Type
Encode Sans Semi Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Encode Sans Semi Condensed is a free sans serif by Impallari Type, Andres Torresi and Jacques Le Bailly, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Encode Sans Semi Condensed has an x-height taller than 81%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Maven Pro
Encode Sans Semi Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Maven Pro (72 out of 100) and Telex (70). Maven Pro is 10% wider and 11% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter; Telex is 12% wider and 9% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter.
Encode Sans Semi Condensed and Maven Pro laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Encode Sans Semi CondensedMaven Pro…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Encode Sans Semi Condensed alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Encode Sans Semi Condensed in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Encode Sans Semi Condensed, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type, Andres Torresi, Jacques Le Bailly
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2017
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Encode Sans”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Encode Sans Semi Condensed is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Encode Sans Semi Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Encode Sans Semi Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Encode Sans Semi Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.26 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 81% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 73% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 67% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 70% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Encode Sans Semi Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Encode Sans Semi Condensed's own familyEncode Sans CondensedEncode SansEncode Sans SCEncode Sans Semi ExpandedEncode Sans Expanded
- Maven Pro7210% wider · x-height 8% shorter · 11% lighter
- Telex7012% wider · x-height 5% shorter · 9% heavier
- Titillium Web68x-height 8% shorter
- Amulya6812% wider · x-height 7% shorter · 7% lighter
- Sansation6710% wider · x-height 5% shorter
- Plein677% wider · x-height 7% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Encode Sans Semi Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Encode Sans Semi Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Encode Sans Semi Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Encode Sans Semi Condensed sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Encode Sans Semi Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.2% of its size, so running text keeps Encode Sans Semi Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.24%;
ascent-override: 110.47%;
descent-override: 23.60%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed', 'Encode Sans Semi Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Encode Sans Semi Condensed
Of the 534 home pages that load Encode Sans Semi Condensed, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Encode Sans20%105 sites · 248× chanceEncode Sans Semi Condensed’s own family
- Open Sans15%80 sites · 0.8× chance
- Encode Sans Condensed14%76 sites · 302× chanceEncode Sans Semi Condensed’s own family
- Roboto14%75 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceEncode Sans Condensed 302×Encode Sans 248×
Pair checkerEncode Sans Semi Condensed + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Encode Sans Semi Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Encode Sans Semi Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Encode Sans Semi Condensed is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Encode Sans”.
How do I download and install Encode Sans Semi Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Encode Sans Semi Condensed’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds nine font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Encode Sans Semi Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Encode Sans Semi Condensed isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Encode Sans Semi Condensed Thin and Encode Sans Semi Condensed Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Encode Sans Semi Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Encode Sans Semi Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Encode Sans Semi Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Encode Sans Semi Condensed is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Encode Sans Semi Condensed have?
Encode Sans Semi Condensed comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900).
Who designed Encode Sans Semi Condensed?
Encode Sans Semi Condensed was designed by Impallari Type, Andres Torresi and Jacques Le Bailly. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2017. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 24 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Encode Sans Semi Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Maven Pro (72), Telex (70) and Titillium Web (68), out of 100. Next to Encode Sans Semi Condensed, Maven Pro is 10% wider and 11% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Encode Sans Condensed, Encode Sans, Encode Sans SC and two more. See all 100 fonts like Encode Sans Semi Condensed.