Sans serif · Omnibus-Type
Saira Extra Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Saira Extra Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Saira Extra Condensed is a free sans serif by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Saira Extra Condensed has an average x-height, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Secuela
Saira Extra Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Secuela (82 out of 100) and Pathway Gothic One (80). Secuela is 14% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller; Pathway Gothic One is 7% heavier, with an x-height 6% taller.
Saira Extra Condensed and Secuela laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Saira Extra 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 Extra 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 Extra 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 Extra 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 Extra 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 Extra Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Saira Extra Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Saira Extra 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
- 34.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.14 : 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 96% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 62% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 61% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Saira Extra Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Saira Extra Condensed's own familySaira CondensedSaira Semi CondensedSairaSaira Stencil
- Secuela8214% wider · x-height 6% taller · 7% lighter
- Pathway Gothic One80x-height 6% taller · 7% heavier
- Hubot Sans789% wider
- Alumni Sans SC78more stroke contrast · 9% lighter · 4% narrower
- Agdasima77x-height 7% shorter
- Strait7635% wider · 9% lighter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Saira Extra Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Saira Extra Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Saira Extra Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Alumni Sans SC78text 0.8% narrower · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Alumni Sans74text 0.8% narrower · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Homenaje61text 2.1% wider · x-height 2.0% taller
- Yanone Kaffeesatz51text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Saira Extra Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 68.4% of its size, so running text keeps Saira Extra Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Saira Extra Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 68.41%;
ascent-override: 165.90%;
descent-override: 64.17%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Saira Extra Condensed', 'Saira Extra Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Saira Extra Condensed
Of the 1,109 home pages that load Saira Extra 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
- Open Sans26%289 sites · 1.4× chance
- Poppins25%276 sites · 2.3× chance
- Playfair Display15%166 sites · 5.6× chance
- Roboto13%142 sites · 0.6× chance
- Saira Condensed8.3%92 sites · 200× chanceSaira Extra Condensed’s own family
- Saira7.4%82 sites · 69× chanceSaira Extra Condensed’s own family
More than chanceSaira Condensed 200×Saira 69×Playfair Display 5.6×
Pair checkerSaira Extra 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 Extra Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Saira Extra Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Saira Extra 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 Extra Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Saira Extra 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 Extra Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Saira Extra 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 Extra Condensed Thin and Saira Extra 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 Extra Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Saira Extra Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Saira Extra Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Saira Extra 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 Extra Condensed have?
Saira Extra Condensed comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900).
Who designed Saira Extra Condensed?
Saira Extra 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 Extra Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Secuela (82), Pathway Gothic One (80) and Hubot Sans (78), out of 100. Next to Saira Extra Condensed, Secuela is 14% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Saira Condensed, Saira Semi Condensed, Saira and one more. See all 100 fonts like Saira Extra Condensed.