Sans serif · Omnibus-Type
Saira Semi Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Saira Semi Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Saira Semi Condensed is a free sans serif by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Saira Semi Condensed has an average x-height, is narrower than 74% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Play
Saira Semi Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Play (83 out of 100) and Blinker (76). Play is 8% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter; Blinker has an x-height 3% shorter.
Saira Semi Condensed and Play laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Saira Semi CondensedPlay…
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 Semi 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 Semi 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 Semi 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 Semi 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 Semi Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Saira Semi Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Saira Semi 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
- 46.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%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 74% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 64% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Saira Semi Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Saira Semi Condensed's own familySairaSaira CondensedSaira Extra CondensedSaira Stencil
- Play83more stroke contrast · 8% wider · x-height 5% shorter
- Blinker76x-height 3% shorter
- Strait73Nearly identical proportions
- Metrophobic6911% wider · 7% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
- Titillium Web68Nearly identical proportions
- Secuela6716% narrower · x-height 6% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Saira Semi Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Saira Semi Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Saira Semi Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Blinker76text 1.2% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Strait73text 0.9% wider · x-height 2.0% taller
- Titillium Web68text 2.6% wider · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Anek Latin67text 2.8% wider · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Gafata58text 0.8% narrower · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Share56text 1.0% narrower · x-height 2.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Saira Semi Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.8% of its size, so running text keeps Saira Semi Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Saira Semi Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.84%;
ascent-override: 122.26%;
descent-override: 47.29%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Saira Semi Condensed', 'Saira Semi Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Saira Semi Condensed
Of the 1,569 home pages that load Saira Semi 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
- Roboto16%257 sites · 0.8× chance
- Saira12%185 sites · 111× chanceSaira Semi Condensed’s own family
- Open Sans10%158 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter8.2%129 sites · 0.8× chance
- Saira Condensed7%110 sites · 169× chanceSaira Semi Condensed’s own family
- Montserrat5.3%83 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceSaira Condensed 169×Saira 111×
Pair checkerSaira Semi 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 Semi Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Saira Semi Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Saira 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 “Saira”.
How do I download and install Saira Semi Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Saira Semi 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 Semi Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Saira Semi 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 Semi Condensed Thin and Saira Semi 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 Semi Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Saira Semi Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Saira Semi Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Saira Semi 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 Semi Condensed have?
Saira Semi Condensed comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900).
Who designed Saira Semi Condensed?
Saira Semi 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 Semi Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Play (83), Blinker (76) and Strait (73), out of 100. Next to Saira Semi Condensed, Play is 8% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Saira, Saira Condensed, Saira Extra Condensed and one more. See all 100 fonts like Saira Semi Condensed.