# Archivo Narrow font

> The narrow cut of the Archivo grotesque family: four variable weights from Regular to Bold, with italics.

Archivo Narrow is a narrow grotesque sans serif family from Omnibus-Type, part of the Archivo family. Archivo Narrow is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 700: four weights from Regular to Bold, each with an italic, for eight styles. Archivo Narrow covers Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Omnibus-Type
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 8 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 400–700)
- Glyphs: 798
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Archivo+Narrow
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/archivo-narrow
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Interfaces, Editorial, Condensed

## About Archivo Narrow

Archivo Narrow is the narrow member of Archivo, a grotesque sans serif family from Omnibus-Type. Its letters are condensed without being squeezed: bowls stay rounded, the a is double-storey, terminals are cut flat, and the lowercase is tall, so more text fits on a line. The official description says Archivo was derived from Chivo, was first drawn for headlines and highlights, and was built for print and digital use together; the family became variable in April 2020. Archivo Narrow has a weight axis from 400 to 700 with four named weights, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold, and an italic for each, eight styles in all. Nothing lighter than Regular or heavier than Bold is included. The fonts hold 798 glyphs across Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. The name table names Hector Gatti, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2019 The Archivo Narrow Project Authors (https://github.com/Omnibus-Type/ArchivoNarrow)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Data tables and listings**: Narrow letters and figures fit more columns across a screen or page than a normal-width grotesque.
- **Mobile interfaces**: Labels and headings take less horizontal space, and four weights give a working hierarchy.
- **News headlines in tight columns**: Archivo comes from a headline tradition, and the Narrow cut holds a long title to fewer lines.
- **Dense reports and footnotes**: Regular with its italic handles captions, sources and notes where space is short.
- **Vietnamese-language layouts**: Vietnamese is among the subsets, which Archivo Black does not offer.

## Things to know

- **Weight range is 400 to 700**: The axis starts at Regular and ends at Bold. Lighter or heavier settings are not available.
- **Two variable files**: Upright and italic are separate variable fonts, each with the full weight range.
- **No Cyrillic or Greek**: Coverage is Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese.

## FAQs

### Is Archivo Narrow free for commercial use?

Archivo Narrow can be used free of charge in personal and commercial work under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modifying and redistributing the fonts; they cannot be sold on their own, and derivatives stay under the same license.

### Who designed Archivo Narrow?

Archivo Narrow is credited to Omnibus-Type, and the font's name table names Hector Gatti. The copyright notice names The Archivo Narrow Project Authors.

### Is Archivo Narrow a variable font?

Yes. Archivo Narrow is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 700; the family was converted to variable in April 2020.

### How many weights does Archivo Narrow have?

Archivo Narrow has four weights, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold, each with an italic, for eight styles.

### Which languages does Archivo Narrow support?

Archivo Narrow includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese. It has no Cyrillic or Greek.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/archivo-narrow (trendhub)