Sans serif · Thomas Nicholson

Plainsound Semi Condensed

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Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Plainsound Semi Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Plainsound Semi Condensed is a free sans serif by Thomas Nicholson, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Plainsound Semi Condensed has an average x-height, is narrower than 71% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Rag Narrow

Plainsound Semi Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rag Narrow (84 out of 100) and Roboto Condensed (76). Rag Narrow has nearly identical proportions; Roboto Condensed is 6% narrower.

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Ink shared with Plainsound Semi CondensedRag Narrow…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Plainsound Semi Condensed alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Weights

Plainsound Semi Condensed in 6 weights

6 weights, 200–700, with italics

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 Plainsound Semi Condensed, and can you use it?

Designer: Thomas Nicholson
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 6 weights, 200–700, with italics
From: GitHub
Character sets: latin
Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1

Can I use it?

Commercial use: Yes.
Logos: Yes.
Websites and apps: Yes. Self-hosted.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes, under another name. Not as “Plainsound”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Plainsound Semi Condensed is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Plainsound Semi Condensed comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for Plainsound Semi Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Plainsound Semi Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Plainsound Semi Condensed on GitHub

05 / Measurements

Plainsound Semi Condensed, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Plainsound Semi Condensed. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 52.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.72lowercase against capitals
Width: 47.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 45%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes

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Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 71% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 67% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 69% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Plainsound Semi Condensed

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Plainsound Semi Condensed's own familyPlainsound CondensedPlainsound

All 100 fonts similar to Plainsound Semi Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Plainsound Semi Condensed on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap Plainsound Semi Condensed without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Plainsound Semi Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95% of its size, so running text keeps Plainsound Semi Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Plainsound Semi Condensed Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 94.99%;
  ascent-override: 108.96%;
  descent-override: 30.85%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Plainsound Semi Condensed', 'Plainsound Semi Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Plainsound Semi Condensed

Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list

Is Plainsound Semi Condensed free for commercial use?

Yes. Plainsound 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 “Plainsound”.

How do I download and install Plainsound Semi Condensed?

Plainsound Semi Condensed comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its Dekstop folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .

Is Plainsound Semi Condensed in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Plainsound Semi Condensed comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does Plainsound Semi Condensed have?

Plainsound Semi Condensed comes in six weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700), each with an italic.

Who designed Plainsound Semi Condensed?

Plainsound Semi Condensed was designed by Thomas Nicholson. Thomas Nicholson also made Hausschrift.

What fonts are similar to Plainsound Semi Condensed?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rag Narrow (84), Roboto Condensed (76) and Pontano Sans (75), out of 100. Next to Plainsound Semi Condensed, Rag Narrow has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Plainsound Condensed and Plainsound. See all 100 fonts like Plainsound Semi Condensed.