Sans serif · Stephen Hutchings
Reddit Sans Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Reddit Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Reddit Sans Condensed is a free sans serif by Stephen Hutchings and OrangeRed, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Reddit Sans Condensed has an x-height taller than 70%, is narrower than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Tuffy
Reddit Sans Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tuffy (84 out of 100) and Gidole (79). Tuffy is 11% lighter; Gidole is 17% lighter and 5% wider.
Reddit Sans Condensed and Tuffy laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Reddit Sans CondensedTuffy…
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 Reddit 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
Reddit Sans Condensed in 8 weights
8 weights, 200–900 · variable from 200 to 900
Variable weight, 200 to 900
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Reddit Sans Condensed, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Stephen Hutchings, OrangeRed
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 8 weights, 200–900
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- 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.
Reddit 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 Reddit Sans Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Reddit Sans Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Reddit Sans Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.08 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 70% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 79% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 64% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 78% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Reddit Sans Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Reddit Sans Condensed's own familyReddit Sans
- Tuffy8411% lighter
- Gidole7917% lighter · 5% wider
- Cabin Condensed787% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · 12% heavier
- Overpass7312% wider · 6% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
- Orienta7219% wider · more stroke contrast
- Roboto Condensed717% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Reddit Sans Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Reddit Sans Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Reddit Sans Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Roboto Condensed71text 1.0% narrower · same x-height
- Plainsound Condensed66text 2.5% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
- News Cycle65text 2.9% narrower · x-height 2.3% shorter
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed64text 1.6% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Reddit Sans Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 90.3% of its size, so running text keeps Reddit Sans Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Reddit Sans Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 90.26%;
ascent-override: 111.87%;
descent-override: 32.03%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Reddit Sans Condensed', 'Reddit Sans Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Reddit Sans Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Reddit Sans Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Reddit 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 Reddit Sans Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Reddit 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 one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Reddit Sans Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Reddit 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 Reddit Sans Condensed ExtraLight and Reddit 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 Reddit Sans Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Reddit Sans Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Reddit Sans Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Reddit Sans Condensed is in Figma’s font menu with all eight weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Reddit Sans Condensed have?
Reddit Sans Condensed comes in eight weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 900.
Who designed Reddit Sans Condensed?
Reddit Sans Condensed was designed by Stephen Hutchings and OrangeRed. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2024. Stephen Hutchings also made Reddit Mono.
What fonts are similar to Reddit Sans Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tuffy (84), Gidole (79) and Cabin Condensed (78), out of 100. Next to Reddit Sans Condensed, Tuffy is 11% lighter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Reddit Sans. See all 100 fonts like Reddit Sans Condensed.