Sans serif · Carrois Apostrophe
Fira Sans Extra Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Fira Sans Extra Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Fira Sans Extra Condensed is a free sans serif by Carrois Apostrophe, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Fira Sans Extra Condensed has an x-height taller than 70%, is narrower than 88% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Carrois Gothic SC
Fira Sans Extra Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Carrois Gothic SC (83 out of 100) and Carrois Gothic (77). Carrois Gothic SC is 27% wider and 27% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller; Carrois Gothic is 14% wider and 15% lighter.
Fira Sans Extra Condensed and Carrois Gothic SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Fira Sans Extra 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 Extra 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 Extra 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 Extra 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 Extra 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 Extra Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Fira Sans Extra 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 Extra Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%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 70% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 88% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 72% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 79% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Fira Sans Extra Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Fira Sans Extra Condensed's own familyFira Sans CondensedFira Sans
- Carrois Gothic SC8327% wider · 27% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Carrois Gothic7714% wider · 15% lighter
- Rambla7710% wider · x-height 4% shorter
- Ubuntu Condensed76Nearly identical proportions
- Magra7510% wider
- PT Sans Narrow738% narrower · x-height 5% shorter · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Fira Sans Extra Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Fira Sans Extra Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Fira Sans Extra Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Ubuntu Condensed76text 2.8% narrower · same x-height
- Akshar67text 0.9% wider · x-height 4.2% shorter
- Plainsound Condensed63text 2.2% wider · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Changa Condensed51same text width · x-height 0.6% taller
- Encode Sans Condensed50same text width · x-height 2.9% taller
- Encode Sans50same text width · x-height 3.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Fira Sans Extra Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 86.1% of its size, so running text keeps Fira Sans Extra Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fira Sans Extra Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 86.14%;
ascent-override: 108.54%;
descent-override: 30.76%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Fira Sans Extra Condensed', 'Fira Sans Extra Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Fira Sans Extra Condensed
Of the 1,523 home pages that load Fira Sans Extra 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 Sans22%342 sites · 37× chanceFira Sans Extra Condensed’s own family
- Roboto19%282 sites · 0.9× chance
- Open Sans15%234 sites · 0.8× chance
- Fira Sans Condensed15%228 sites · 195× chanceFira Sans Extra Condensed’s own family
- Montserrat5.7%87 sites · 0.4× chance
- Lato3.7%56 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceFira Sans Condensed 195×Fira Sans 37×
Pair checkerFira Sans Extra 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 Extra Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Fira Sans Extra Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Fira Sans Extra 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 Extra Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Fira Sans Extra 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 Extra Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Fira Sans Extra 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 Extra Condensed Thin and Fira Sans Extra 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 Extra Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Fira Sans Extra Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Fira Sans Extra Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Fira Sans Extra 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 Extra Condensed have?
Fira Sans Extra Condensed comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Fira Sans Extra Condensed?
Fira Sans Extra 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 Extra Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Carrois Gothic SC (83), Carrois Gothic (77) and Rambla (77), out of 100. Next to Fira Sans Extra Condensed, Carrois Gothic SC is 27% wider and 27% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Fira Sans Condensed and Fira Sans. See all 100 fonts like Fira Sans Extra Condensed.