Sans serif · Carrois Apostrophe
Fira Sans Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Fira Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Fira Sans Condensed is a free sans serif by Carrois Apostrophe, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Fira Sans Condensed has an x-height taller than 69%, is narrower than 78% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Carrois Gothic SC
Fira Sans Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Carrois Gothic SC (79 out of 100) and Rambla (78). Carrois Gothic SC is 17% wider and 25% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller; Rambla has an x-height 4% shorter.
Fira Sans Condensed and Carrois Gothic SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Fira Sans CondensedCarrois Gothic SC…
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 Fira Sans 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
Fira Sans Condensed in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Fira Sans Condensed, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Carrois Apostrophe
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Fira Sans 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 Fira Sans Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Fira Sans Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Fira Sans Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.31 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 69% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 78% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 65% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 79% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Fira Sans Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Fira Sans Condensed's own familyFira Sans Extra CondensedFira Sans
- Carrois Gothic SC7917% wider · 25% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Rambla78x-height 4% shorter
- Carrois Gothic7812% lighter · 5% wider
- Magra72Nearly identical proportions
- Basic7213% heavier · x-height 5% shorter · 5% wider
- Orienta7218% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Fira Sans Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Fira Sans Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Fira Sans Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Rambla78text 1.0% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Magra72same text width · x-height 0.8% taller
- Sansita61text 3.0% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Share57text 1.9% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Epunda Sans57text 1.0% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed57text 2.1% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Fira Sans Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.7% of its size, so running text keeps Fira Sans Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fira Sans Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.69%;
ascent-override: 99.80%;
descent-override: 28.29%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Fira Sans Condensed', 'Fira Sans Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Fira Sans Condensed
Of the 4,810 home pages that load Fira Sans 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
- Fira Sans28%1,345 sites · 46× chanceFira Sans Condensed’s own family
- Roboto16%773 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans15%720 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat5.9%285 sites · 0.4× chance
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed4.7%228 sites · 195× chanceFira Sans Condensed’s own family
- Roboto Condensed4.3%206 sites · 2.1× chance
More than chanceFira Sans Extra Condensed 195×Fira Sans 46×Titillium Web 2.8×
Fonts that go with Fira Sans Condensed: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerFira Sans 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 Fira Sans Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Fira Sans Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Fira Sans Condensed is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Fira Sans Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Fira Sans 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 18 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 Fira Sans Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Fira Sans 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 Fira Sans Condensed Thin and Fira Sans 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 Fira Sans Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Fira Sans Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Fira Sans Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Fira Sans Condensed is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Fira Sans Condensed have?
Fira Sans Condensed comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Fira Sans Condensed?
Fira Sans Condensed was designed by Carrois Apostrophe. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2016. Carrois Apostrophe also made Share Tech, Share Tech Mono, Finger Paint and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Fira Sans Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Carrois Gothic SC (79), Rambla (78) and Carrois Gothic (78), out of 100. Next to Fira Sans Condensed, Carrois Gothic SC is 17% wider and 25% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Fira Sans Extra Condensed and Fira Sans. See all 100 fonts like Fira Sans Condensed.