Sans serif · Omnibus-Type
Saira Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Saira Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Saira Condensed is a free sans serif by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Saira Condensed has an average x-height, is narrower than 91% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Secuela
Saira Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Secuela (85 out of 100) and Strait (81). Secuela has an x-height 6% taller; Strait is 15% wider.
Saira Condensed and Secuela laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Saira CondensedSecuela…
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 Saira 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
Saira Condensed in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Saira Condensed, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2017
- 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, under another name. Not as “Saira”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Saira 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 Saira Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Saira Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Saira Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.16 : 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 91% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Saira Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Saira Condensed's own familySaira Extra CondensedSaira Semi CondensedSairaSaira Stencil
- Secuela85x-height 6% taller
- Strait8115% wider
- Cuprum73more stroke contrast · 12% heavier · 6% wider
- Hubot Sans727% narrower
- Agdasima7214% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
- Khand69x-height 12% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Saira Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Saira Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Saira Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gemunu Libre54same text width · x-height 3.9% shorter
- PT Sans Narrow53text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Bertioga Sans Condensed51text 2.6% wider · x-height 3.6% taller
- Rationale40text 2.1% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Saira Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 80.2% of its size, so running text keeps Saira Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Saira Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 80.17%;
ascent-override: 141.58%;
descent-override: 54.76%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Saira Condensed', 'Saira Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Saira Condensed
Of the 2,608 home pages that load Saira 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
- Roboto18%473 sites · 0.9× chance
- Saira16%424 sites · 152× chanceSaira Condensed’s own family
- Open Sans13%336 sites · 0.7× chance
- Inter9.7%252 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat7.7%200 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins7.2%188 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceSaira Extra Condensed 200×Saira Semi Condensed 169×Saira 152×
Fonts that go with Saira Condensed: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerSaira 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 Saira Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Saira Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Saira 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 “Saira”.
How do I download and install Saira Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Saira 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 nine 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 Saira Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Saira 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 Saira Condensed Thin and Saira 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 Saira Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Saira Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Saira Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Saira Condensed is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Saira Condensed have?
Saira Condensed comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900).
Who designed Saira Condensed?
Saira Condensed was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2017. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Faustina and 22 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Saira Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Secuela (85), Strait (81) and Cuprum (73), out of 100. Next to Saira Condensed, Secuela has an x-height 6% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Saira Extra Condensed, Saira Semi Condensed, Saira and one more. See all 100 fonts like Saira Condensed.