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Sofia Sans Extra Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Sofia Sans Extra Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sofia Sans Extra Condensed is a free sans serif by Lettersoup, Botio Nikoltchev and Ani Petrova, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Sofia Sans Extra Condensed has an x-height shorter than 79%, is narrower than 98% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Alumni Sans SC
Sofia Sans Extra Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Alumni Sans SC (87 out of 100) and Barlow Condensed (85). Alumni Sans SC is 15% lighter and 7% wider, with more stroke contrast; Barlow Condensed is 23% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 4% taller.
Sofia Sans Extra Condensed and Alumni Sans SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Sofia Sans Extra CondensedAlumni Sans SC…
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 Sofia Sans 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
Sofia Sans Extra Condensed in 11 weights
11 weights, 1–1000, with italics · variable from 1 to 1000
Variable weight, 1 to 1000
- 1, with its italic
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
- 1000, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Sofia Sans Extra Condensed, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Lettersoup, Botio Nikoltchev, Ani Petrova
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 11 weights, 1–1000, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 1–1000
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, 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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sofia Sans 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 Sofia Sans Extra Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sofia Sans Extra Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sofia Sans Extra Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 30.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.04 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 79% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 98% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 75% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 85% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sofia Sans Extra Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Sofia Sans Extra Condensed's own familySofia Sans CondensedSofia Sans Semi CondensedSofia SansSofia
- Alumni Sans SC87more stroke contrast · 15% lighter · 7% wider
- Barlow Condensed8523% wider · 10% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- BenchNine85more stroke contrast · 7% lighter · 3% wider
- Economica8011% wider · x-height 10% taller · 20% lighter
- Alumni Sans76more stroke contrast · 15% lighter · 7% wider
- Pathway Gothic One7514% wider · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Sofia Sans Extra Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Sofia Sans Extra Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sofia Sans Extra Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Sofia Sans Extra Condensed sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Sofia Sans Extra Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 61.7% of its size, so running text keeps Sofia Sans Extra Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 61.72%;
ascent-override: 145.82%;
descent-override: 48.61%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sofia Sans Extra Condensed', 'Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Sofia Sans Extra Condensed
Of the 1,171 home pages that load Sofia Sans 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
- Public Sans19%225 sites · 52× chance
- Inter17%200 sites · 1.7× chance
- Sofia Sans9.4%110 sites · 192× chanceSofia Sans Extra Condensed’s own family
- Montserrat6.7%79 sites · 0.5× chance
- Open Sans6.7%79 sites · 0.4× chance
- Roboto6.7%78 sites · 0.3× chance
More than chanceSofia Sans Semi Condensed 416×Sofia Sans Condensed 311×Sofia Sans 192×
Pair checkerSofia Sans 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 Sofia Sans Extra Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sofia Sans Extra Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Sofia Sans Extra 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 Sofia Sans Extra Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Sofia Sans 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 two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Sofia Sans Extra Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sofia Sans 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 Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Thin and Sofia Sans 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 Sofia Sans Extra Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sofia Sans Extra Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sofia Sans Extra Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Sofia Sans Extra Condensed is in Figma’s font menu with all eleven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sofia Sans Extra Condensed have?
Sofia Sans Extra Condensed comes in eleven weights, from 1 to 1000, each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 1 to 1000.
Who designed Sofia Sans Extra Condensed?
Sofia Sans Extra Condensed was designed by Lettersoup, Botio Nikoltchev and Ani Petrova. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2022. Ani Petrova also made Pacifico.
What fonts are similar to Sofia Sans Extra Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Alumni Sans SC (87), Barlow Condensed (85) and BenchNine (85), out of 100. Next to Sofia Sans Extra Condensed, Alumni Sans SC is 15% lighter and 7% wider, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Sofia Sans Condensed, Sofia Sans Semi Condensed, Sofia Sans and one more. See all 100 fonts like Sofia Sans Extra Condensed.