Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Name: Fira Sans Extra Condensed
Author: Erik Spiekermann

Fira Sans Extra Condensed delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Erik Spiekermann67% Accessible

Characters512

Glyphs614

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Best Ways to Use Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Best Font Pairings for Fira Sans Extra Condensed

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Fira Sans Extra Condensed, including combinations with Quattrocento Roman, Scheherazade and Arvo.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Fira Sans Extra Condensed with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans serif characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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Fira Sans Extra Condensed Specimen Gallery

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Fira Sans Extra Condensed Editorial Specimen

Fira Sans Extra Condensed in Editorial Context

Fira Sans Extra Condensed is a sans serif typeface by Erik Spiekermann suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Erik Spiekermann

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Fira Sans Extra Condensed demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a sans serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Fira Sans Extra Condensed supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Erik Spiekermann, Fira Sans Extra Condensed balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Fira Sans Extra Condensed Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Fira Sans Extra Condensed Specimen

Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Fira Sans Extra Condensed is a sans serif typeface by Erik Spiekermann built for display contexts.

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Tagline Pairings

Fira Sans Extra Condensed— sans serif typeface

Fira Sans Extra CondensedBy Erik Spiekermann

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Fira Sans Extra Condensed Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Body Text with Fira Sans Extra Condensed

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Fira Sans Extra Condensed, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Fira Sans Extra Condensed demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Fira Sans Extra Condensed for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Fira Sans Extra Condensed small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Fira Sans Extra Condensed delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Fira Sans Extra Condensed italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Fira Sans Extra Condensed bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Fira Sans Extra Condensed typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Fira Sans Extra Condensed typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Fira Sans Extra Condensed'; }

Quick Start

Using Fira Sans Extra Condensed in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Fira+Sans+Extra+Condensed:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Fira+Sans+Extra+Condensed:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Fira Sans Extra Condensed';
  src: url('https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Sans+Extra+Condensed');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Styling with Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Fira Sans Extra Condensed', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Fira Sans Extra Condensed', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'fira-sans-extra-condensed': ['Fira Sans Extra Condensed', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-fira-sans-extra-condensed">Your text here</p>

About

The Design of Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Erik Spiekermann

Sans Serif

Open Source

Fira Sans Extra Condensed, a distinctive sans-serif typeface, exhibits structured forms and precise geometry, making it well-suited for corporate branding. Its geometric forms and modern aesthetic contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for mobile applications and corporate branding, Fira Sans Extra Condensed adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Fira Sans Extra Condensed supports a wide range of languages, including most Western European langua....

Fira Sans Extra Condensed was crafted by Erik Spiekermann. Known for sans-serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Fira Sans Extra Condensed's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Fira Sans Extra Condensed features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Fira Sans Extra Condensed is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Best Ways to Use Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Best Font Pairings for Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Test Fira Sans Extra Condensed Font Pairings Live

In Context

Fira Sans Extra Condensed Typography

Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Character Set

Type Scale

Body Text with Fira Sans Extra Condensed

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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