Sans serif · Mike Abbink
IBM Plex Sans Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'IBM Plex Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
IBM Plex Sans Condensed is a free sans serif by Mike Abbink and Bold Monday, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, IBM Plex Sans Condensed has an average x-height, is narrower than 78% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 66%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Finlandica Headline
IBM Plex Sans Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Finlandica Headline (79 out of 100) and Phlatt Grotesk (78). Finlandica Headline has an x-height 3% shorter; Phlatt Grotesk is 7% wider and 8% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter.
IBM Plex Sans Condensed and Finlandica Headline laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with IBM Plex Sans CondensedFinlandica Headline…
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 IBM Plex 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
IBM Plex Sans Condensed in 7 weights
7 weights, 100–700, 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
04 / Facts
Who made IBM Plex Sans Condensed, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Mike Abbink, Bold Monday
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 100–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- Character sets
- cyrillic-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, under another name. Not as “Plex”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
IBM Plex 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 IBM Plex Sans Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists IBM Plex Sans Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
IBM Plex Sans Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.21 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 78% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 66% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to IBM Plex Sans Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
IBM Plex Sans Condensed's own familyIBM Plex SansIBM Plex MonoIBM Plex Serif
- Finlandica Headline79x-height 3% shorter
- Phlatt Grotesk78x-height 8% shorter · 7% wider · 8% lighter
- Bertioga Sans Condensed7712% narrower · 10% heavier
- Supreme779% wider · x-height 5% shorter
- Gidole764% wider · 7% lighter
- Roboto Condensed7519% heavier · 3% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to IBM Plex Sans Condensed →Compare side by side →Get IBM Plex Sans Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap IBM Plex Sans Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Finlandica Headline79text 2.3% wider · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Roboto Condensed75text 2.6% narrower · x-height 2.4% taller
- Reddit Sans Condensed64text 1.6% narrower · x-height 2.2% taller
- Arsenal SC61text 2.0% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Share59same text width · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Fira Sans Condensed57text 2.1% wider · x-height 1.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until IBM Plex Sans Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 91.7% of its size, so running text keeps IBM Plex Sans Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 91.74%;
ascent-override: 111.73%;
descent-override: 29.98%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans Condensed', 'IBM Plex Sans Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with IBM Plex Sans Condensed
Of the 1,579 home pages that load IBM Plex 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
- IBM Plex Sans49%778 sites · 82× chanceIBM Plex Sans Condensed’s own family
- Open Sans13%212 sites · 0.7× chance
- Roboto8.6%136 sites · 0.4× chance
- IBM Plex Mono7.9%125 sites · 30× chanceIBM Plex Sans Condensed’s own family
- Poppins5.8%92 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter4.7%74 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceIBM Plex Sans 82×IBM Plex Serif 57×IBM Plex Mono 30×
Pair checkerIBM Plex 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 IBM Plex Sans Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is IBM Plex Sans Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. IBM Plex Sans 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 “Plex”.
How do I download and install IBM Plex Sans Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host IBM Plex 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 14 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 IBM Plex Sans Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: IBM Plex 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 IBM Plex Sans Condensed Thin and IBM Plex Sans Condensed SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is IBM Plex Sans Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for IBM Plex Sans Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is IBM Plex Sans Condensed in Figma?
Yes: IBM Plex Sans Condensed is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does IBM Plex Sans Condensed have?
IBM Plex Sans Condensed comes in seven weights, from Thin (100) to Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed IBM Plex Sans Condensed?
IBM Plex Sans Condensed was designed by Mike Abbink and Bold Monday. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2018. Mike Abbink also made Lilex.
What fonts are similar to IBM Plex Sans Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Finlandica Headline (79), Phlatt Grotesk (78) and Bertioga Sans Condensed (77), out of 100. Next to IBM Plex Sans Condensed, Finlandica Headline has an x-height 3% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds IBM Plex Sans, IBM Plex Mono and IBM Plex Serif. See all 100 fonts like IBM Plex Sans Condensed.