# Encode Sans Condensed font

> The narrow member of the five-width Encode Sans superfamily, in nine static weights from Thin to Black.

Encode Sans Condensed is the condensed width of the Encode Sans superfamily led by Impallari Type. Encode Sans Condensed has nine weights, Thin 100 to Black 900, supplied as static files without italics, and 1,200 glyphs covering Latin and Vietnamese. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits tight headings, tables and labels.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Impallari Type, Andres Torresi, Jacques Le Bailly
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 9 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 1200
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2026-06-30
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Encode+Sans+Condensed
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/encode-sans-condensed
- Tagged for: Headlines, Interfaces, Condensed, Signage

## About Encode Sans Condensed

Encode Sans Condensed is a narrow sans serif, one of five widths in the Encode Sans superfamily alongside Normal, Semi Condensed, Semi Expanded and Expanded versions. In the specimen the letters are tall and compressed, round shapes have partly straightened sides, and the strokes stay almost uniform from the hairline Thin to a dense Black. The family offers nine weights, Thin 100 to Black 900, as nine static files; it is not a variable font and has no italic. Each font holds 1,200 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Impallari Type, a foundry from Rosario in Argentina, leads the project; Pablo Impallari and Andres Torresi drew the first version, and Jacques Le Bailly is also credited. The fonts are published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 with the Reserved Font Name Encode Sans.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2012 The Encode Project Authors (impallari@gmail.com), with Reserved Font Name "Encode Sans”.

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

- **Headlines in narrow columns**: Compressed letters fit long titles on one line, and Bold to Black keep them dark.
- **Data tables**: The narrow width leaves room for more columns, and Regular with SemiBold separates values from headers.
- **Navigation bars and tabs**: Short labels take less horizontal space than they would in the Normal width.
- **Wayfinding and schedules**: Nine weights give a clear hierarchy for timetables and signs where space per line is fixed.
- **Layouts mixing widths**: It shares its design with the other Encode Sans families, so a condensed heading can sit over normal-width text.

## Things to know

- **Static files, not variable**: This family is delivered as nine separate TTF files. The regular Encode Sans family is the one with variable axes.
- **No italic**: All nine styles are upright.
- **Reserved Font Name**: The copyright notice reserves the name Encode Sans for the original version.

## FAQs

### Is Encode Sans Condensed free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Encode Sans Condensed may be used, altered and passed on in personal and commercial work, but the font files cannot be sold on their own and derivative fonts remain under the same license. Read the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Encode Sans Condensed?

Encode Sans Condensed is part of a project led by Impallari Type. Pablo Impallari and Andres Torresi drew the initial design, and Jacques Le Bailly is also credited.

### How many weights does Encode Sans Condensed have?

Encode Sans Condensed has nine weights, from Thin 100 to Black 900, all upright.

### Is Encode Sans Condensed a variable font?

No. Encode Sans Condensed is not a variable font; its weights come as separate static files.

### Which languages does Encode Sans Condensed support?

Encode Sans Condensed includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Turkish, Polish, Romanian and Vietnamese. It has no Cyrillic or Greek.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/encode-sans-condensed (trendhub)