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Sofia Sans Semi Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Sofia Sans Semi Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sofia Sans Semi 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 Semi Condensed has an x-height shorter than 78%, is narrower than 76% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Barlow Semi Condensed
Sofia Sans Semi Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, Barlow Semi Condensed (78 out of 100) and Barlow (76). Barlow Semi Condensed is 6% narrower and 9% lighter, with an x-height 4% taller; Barlow is 16% lighter and 5% wider, with an x-height 4% taller.
Sofia Sans Semi Condensed and Barlow Semi Condensed laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Sofia Sans Semi CondensedBarlow Semi Condensed…
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 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
Sofia Sans Semi 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 Semi 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 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 Sofia Sans Semi Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sofia Sans Semi 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 Semi Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 78% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 76% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 69% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sofia Sans Semi Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Sofia Sans Semi Condensed's own familySofia SansSofia Sans CondensedSofia Sans Extra CondensedSofia
- Barlow Semi Condensed786% narrower · 9% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- Barlow7616% lighter · 5% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Barlow Condensed6618% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Ropa Sans667% narrower · 8% heavier
- Recursive6222% wider · x-height 9% taller
- Anek Latin623% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Sofia Sans Semi Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Sofia Sans Semi Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sofia Sans Semi Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Anek Latin62text 2.9% wider · same x-height
- Gafata61text 0.7% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
- Rajdhani61same text width · x-height 4.7% taller
- Blinker55text 1.3% wider · x-height 1.4% taller
- Titillium Web53text 2.7% wider · x-height 2.7% taller
- Carlito51same text width · x-height 1.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Sofia Sans Semi Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.8% of its size, so running text keeps Sofia Sans Semi Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sofia Sans Semi Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.77%;
ascent-override: 97.01%;
descent-override: 32.34%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sofia Sans Semi Condensed', 'Sofia Sans Semi Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Sofia Sans Semi Condensed
Of the 683 home pages that load Sofia Sans 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
- Sofia Sans36%249 sites · 744× chanceSofia Sans Semi Condensed’s own family
- Sofia Sans Condensed13%88 sites · 769× chanceSofia Sans Semi Condensed’s own family
- Roboto8.1%55 sites · 0.4× chance
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed7.8%53 sites · 416× chanceSofia Sans Semi Condensed’s own family
More than chanceSofia Sans Condensed 769×Sofia Sans 744×Sofia Sans Extra Condensed 416×
Pair checkerSofia Sans 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 Sofia Sans Semi Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sofia Sans Semi Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Sofia Sans Semi 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 Semi Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Sofia Sans 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 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 Semi Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sofia Sans 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 Sofia Sans Semi Condensed Thin and Sofia Sans 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 Sofia Sans Semi Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sofia Sans Semi Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sofia Sans Semi Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Sofia Sans Semi 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 Semi Condensed have?
Sofia Sans Semi 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 Semi Condensed?
Sofia Sans Semi 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 Semi Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Barlow Semi Condensed (78), Barlow (76) and Barlow Condensed (66), out of 100. Next to Sofia Sans Semi Condensed, Barlow Semi Condensed is 6% narrower and 9% lighter, with an x-height 4% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Sofia Sans, Sofia Sans Condensed, Sofia Sans Extra Condensed and one more. See all 100 fonts like Sofia Sans Semi Condensed.