# Barlow Semi Condensed font > The middle width of the Barlow superfamily, a slightly rounded grotesk with nine weights and italics. Barlow Semi Condensed is the in-between width of Jeremy Tribby's Barlow superfamily, narrower than Barlow and wider than Barlow Condensed. Barlow Semi Condensed has nine weights with matching italics, 18 styles in static files, and 680 glyphs. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits interface text, tables and subheads where space is limited. ## Facts - Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif) - Designed by: Jeremy Tribby - License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/) - Styles: 18 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900; with italics) - Variable font: No - Glyphs: 680 - Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese - Last updated: 2025-09-16 - Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Barlow+Semi+Condensed - Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/barlow-semi-condensed - Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces, Condensed, Signage ## About Barlow Semi Condensed Barlow Semi Condensed is a grotesk sans serif with low stroke contrast and slightly rounded ends, set a little narrower than normal. It is one of three widths in the Barlow superfamily and sits between Barlow and Barlow Condensed. The specimen shows letters that save space without looking squeezed: the counters of a, e and g stay open, and the figures remain easy to tell apart. Its style comes from everyday Californian lettering such as vehicle plates and road signs. Nine weights run from Thin to Black, each with an italic, for 18 styles in separate static files; the family is not a variable font. Each font contains 680 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. The project is led by Jeremy Tribby, whose foundry appears in the name table as Tribby Type, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1. ## License SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2017 The Barlow Project Authors (https://github.com/jpt/barlow) 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 - **Sidebars, cards and compact UI**: The moderate narrowing fits longer labels into fixed-width components while the open counters keep them readable. - **Forms and data tables**: Regular and Medium save a little width in every cell, which adds up across many columns. - **Subheads and captions next to Barlow**: The same nine weights exist in all three Barlow widths, so a semi condensed subhead matches the body weight for weight. - **Text in narrow columns**: On phones and in multi-column layouts the slightly tighter set gets more words per line than the normal width. - **Timetables and transit information**: The design borrows from road and transport lettering and holds times and stop names in tight rows. ## Things to know - **Static files only**: There are 18 files, one per style, and no variable font in the package. - **Shares weights with its siblings**: Barlow and Barlow Condensed offer the same Thin to Black range, so widths can be mixed in one layout. - **Latin and Vietnamese only**: The 680 glyphs cover Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese; Cyrillic and Greek are not included. ## FAQs ### Is Barlow Semi Condensed free for commercial use? Barlow Semi Condensed can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution, but the font files cannot be sold on their own and derivatives must stay under the same license. ### Who designed Barlow Semi Condensed? Barlow Semi Condensed was designed by Jeremy Tribby, the lead of the Barlow project. The font files name Tribby Type as manufacturer. ### How many weights does Barlow Semi Condensed have? Barlow Semi Condensed has nine weights from Thin to Black. With an italic for each there are 18 styles. ### How does Barlow Semi Condensed differ from Barlow Condensed? Barlow Semi Condensed is only slightly narrowed, which keeps it comfortable for text, while Barlow Condensed is the tightest width of the superfamily and is aimed at headlines and labels. ### Which languages does Barlow Semi Condensed support? Barlow Semi Condensed includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Romanian and Vietnamese. --- Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/barlow-semi-condensed (trendhub)