Sans serif · Dennis Grauel
Rag Narrow
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CSSfont-family: 'Rag Narrow', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rag Narrow is a free sans serif by Dennis Grauel, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Rag Narrow has an average x-height, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Plainsound Semi Condensed
Rag Narrow on one light table with its two closest fonts, Plainsound Semi Condensed (84 out of 100) and Plainsound Condensed (79). Plainsound Semi Condensed has nearly identical proportions; Plainsound Condensed is 7% narrower.
Rag Narrow and Plainsound Semi Condensed laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rag NarrowPlainsound Semi Condensed…
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 Rag Narrow 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
Rag Narrow in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–900
- 400 Regular
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Rag Narrow, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dennis Grauel
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–900
- From
- GitHub
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Rag Narrow 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Rag Narrow 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 Rag Narrow, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rag Narrow under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Rag Narrow, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.20 : 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 72% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 74% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rag Narrow
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Rag Narrow's own familyRag
- Plainsound Semi Condensed84Nearly identical proportions
- Plainsound Condensed797% narrower
- Radio Canada Big788% wider
- Kecal787% wider
- Plainsound778% wider · 7% lighter
- Cossette Texte76x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast · 6% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Rag Narrow →Compare side by side →Get Rag Narrow on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Rag Narrow without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Plainsound Semi Condensed84text 1.2% narrower · same x-height
- Kecal78text 2.4% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Pontano Sans75text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Archivo73text 2.6% wider · x-height 1.1% taller
- Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift71text 1.8% narrower · x-height 2.6% shorter
- Special Gothic70text 0.8% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Rag Narrow loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.1% of its size, so running text keeps Rag Narrow’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rag Narrow Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.10%;
ascent-override: 112.38%;
descent-override: 31.22%;
line-gap-override: 13.53%;
}
font-family: 'Rag Narrow', 'Rag Narrow Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rag Narrow
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Rag Narrow free for commercial use?
Yes. Rag Narrow 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 Rag Narrow?
Rag Narrow 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 fonts/otf 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 Rag Narrow in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Rag Narrow 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 Rag Narrow have?
Rag Narrow comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Black (900).
Who designed Rag Narrow?
Rag Narrow was designed by Dennis Grauel. Dennis Grauel also made Frick, Frick Condensed and Sunday Masthead.
What fonts are similar to Rag Narrow?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Plainsound Semi Condensed (84), Plainsound Condensed (79) and Radio Canada Big (78), out of 100. Next to Rag Narrow, Plainsound Semi Condensed has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Rag. See all 100 fonts like Rag Narrow.