Sans serif · Dalton Maag
Ubuntu Condensed
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CSSfont-family: 'Ubuntu Condensed', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ubuntu Condensed is a free sans serif by Dalton Maag, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ubuntu Condensed has an x-height taller than 66%, is narrower than 89% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of PT Sans Narrow
Ubuntu Condensed on one light table with its two closest fonts, PT Sans Narrow (79 out of 100) and Cuprum (78). PT Sans Narrow is 6% narrower and 7% lighter, with an x-height 5% shorter; Cuprum has more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter.
Ubuntu Condensed and PT Sans Narrow laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Ubuntu CondensedPT Sans Narrow…
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 Ubuntu 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 / Sizes
Ubuntu Condensed at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Ubuntu Condensed, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dalton Maag
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0
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. “Ubuntu Condensed derivative …” for a light change, another name for more.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notice and licence, even for a fee.
Ubuntu Condensed is under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. 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 Ubuntu Condensed, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ubuntu Condensed under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ubuntu Condensed, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.17 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 66% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 89% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 71% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ubuntu Condensed
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Ubuntu Condensed's own familyUbuntuUbuntu SansUbuntu MonoUbuntu Sans Mono
- PT Sans Narrow796% narrower · x-height 5% shorter · 7% lighter
- Cuprum78more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
- Expose7711% wider
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed76more stroke contrast
- Voltaire76Nearly identical proportions
- Carrois Gothic SC7630% wider · 27% lighter · x-height 7% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Ubuntu Condensed →Compare side by side →Get Ubuntu Condensed on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ubuntu Condensed without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed76text 2.9% wider · same x-height
- Voltaire76text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Changa Condensed55text 2.4% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Encode Sans49text 2.8% wider · x-height 3.4% taller
- Encode Sans Condensed49text 2.9% wider · x-height 3.3% taller
- Archivo Narrow46text 1.3% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Ubuntu Condensed loads, this sets Arial in its place at 83.7% of its size, so running text keeps Ubuntu Condensed’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ubuntu Condensed Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 83.73%;
ascent-override: 111.32%;
descent-override: 22.57%;
line-gap-override: 3.34%;
}
font-family: 'Ubuntu Condensed', 'Ubuntu Condensed Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Ubuntu Condensed
Of the 4,131 home pages that load Ubuntu 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 Sans27%1,099 sites · 1.5× chance
- Ubuntu21%864 sites · 17× chanceUbuntu Condensed’s own family
- Roboto14%576 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato8.4%348 sites · 1× chance
- Google Sans4.6%188 sites · 1.8× chance
- Montserrat3.5%143 sites · 0.3× chance
Not all of Roboto with Google Sans is design: Google’s maps and other widgets load Roboto and Google Sans into the pages they sit on.
More than chanceCuprum 43×Ubuntu 17×Google Sans 1.8×
Fonts that go with Ubuntu Condensed: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerUbuntu 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 Ubuntu Condensed
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ubuntu Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Ubuntu Condensed is under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version has to be renamed.
How do I download and install Ubuntu Condensed?
FontKind doesn’t host Ubuntu 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 a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Ubuntu Condensed in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ubuntu Condensed isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Ubuntu Condensed in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ubuntu Condensed under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ubuntu Condensed in Figma?
Yes: Ubuntu Condensed is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ubuntu Condensed have?
Ubuntu Condensed comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Ubuntu Condensed?
Ubuntu Condensed was designed by Dalton Maag. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2011. Dalton Maag also made Wix Madefor Display, Wix Madefor Text and Scope One.
What fonts are similar to Ubuntu Condensed?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are PT Sans Narrow (79), Cuprum (78) and Expose (77), out of 100. Next to Ubuntu Condensed, PT Sans Narrow is 6% narrower and 7% lighter, with an x-height 5% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Ubuntu, Ubuntu Sans, Ubuntu Mono and one more. See all 100 fonts like Ubuntu Condensed.