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Barlow Condensed font: free download & CSS embed
Barlow Condensed is a free, open-source sans-serif typeface from Google Fonts with 18 styles (9 weights, italics) and 3 character subsets. Free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License or Apache 2.0.
Click the text above to type your own preview.
Weights & styles
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
Embed Barlow Condensed with Google Fonts
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Barlow+Condensed:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,800;1,900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<style>
body { font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif; }
</style>Self-host Barlow Condensed (faster, GDPR-friendly)
Download the ZIP above and serve the woff2 files from your own domain:
@font-face {
font-family: "Barlow Condensed";
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
src: url("https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/barlowcondensed/v13/HTx3L3I-JCGChYJ8VI-L6OO_au7B6xHT2g.woff2") format("woff2");
}Fonts that pair well with Barlow Condensed
About the Barlow Condensed typeface
Barlow Condensed is a sans-serif font family distributed through Google Fonts (version v13, last updated 2025-09-08). It supports the latin, latin-ext, vietnamese subsets, which makes it suitable for multilingual websites, apps and print. Available styles: 100, 100 italic, 200, 200 italic, 300, 300 italic, 400, 400 italic, 500, 500 italic, 600, 600 italic, 700, 700 italic, 800, 800 italic, 900, 900 italic.
When to use Barlow Condensed
Sans-serif fonts like this one are the workhorse of UI design: use it for body text, navigation, buttons and dashboards where legibility at small sizes matters. Pair it with a serif for headlines to add contrast.
License
Like all Google Fonts, Barlow Condensed is open source. It can be used freely in commercial projects, websites, apps, logos and printed products, and it can be redistributed and self-hosted under the terms of its license (OFL 1.1 or Apache 2.0).
Frequently asked questions
Is Barlow Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Barlow Condensed is published on Google Fonts under an open-source license, so you can use it in commercial websites, apps, logos and print without paying royalties.
How do I download Barlow Condensed?
Use the download button on this page to get a ZIP with woff2, woff and ttf files for Barlow Condensed, or download the family from Google Fonts. Install the TTF files on Windows or macOS to use it in Figma, Photoshop or Word.
How do I add Barlow Condensed to my website?
Copy the Google Fonts stylesheet link from this page into your HTML head, then set font-family: "Barlow Condensed" in CSS. For best performance and privacy, self-host the woff2 files instead.
What weights does Barlow Condensed have?
Barlow Condensed ships with 18 styles: 100, 100 italic, 200, 200 italic, 300, 300 italic, 400, 400 italic, 500, 500 italic, 600, 600 italic, 700, 700 italic, 800, 800 italic, 900, 900 italic.
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