# Fonts Like Ubuntu Condensed

12 open fonts whose letters are closest to Ubuntu Condensed, ranked by a glyph comparison. All free for commercial use.

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Ubuntu Condensed is Fira Sans Extra Condensed (similarity 84), then PT Sans Narrow and Asap Condensed. Fira Sans Extra Condensed is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is free for commercial use.

## Ranked Open Lookalikes (12 Fonts)

| Rank | Font | Similarity Score | Licence | Details |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| #1 | **Fira Sans Extra Condensed** | 84 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/fira-sans-extra-condensed/](/fonts/fira-sans-extra-condensed.md) |
| #2 | **PT Sans Narrow** | 83 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/pt-sans-narrow/](/fonts/pt-sans-narrow.md) |
| #3 | **Asap Condensed** | 83 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/asap-condensed/](/fonts/asap-condensed.md) |
| #4 | **Cuprum** | 80 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/cuprum/](/fonts/cuprum.md) |
| #5 | **Roboto Condensed** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/roboto-condensed/](/fonts/roboto-condensed.md) |
| #6 | **Fira Sans Condensed** | 76 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/fira-sans-condensed/](/fonts/fira-sans-condensed.md) |
| #7 | **Share** | 75 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/share/](/fonts/share.md) |
| #8 | **Sofia Sans Condensed** | 73 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/sofia-sans-condensed/](/fonts/sofia-sans-condensed.md) |
| #9 | **Saira Condensed** | 72 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/saira-condensed/](/fonts/saira-condensed.md) |
| #10 | **Homenaje** | 72 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/homenaje/](/fonts/homenaje.md) |
| #11 | **Carrois Gothic** | 72 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/carrois-gothic/](/fonts/carrois-gothic.md) |
| #12 | **Strait** | 72 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/strait/](/fonts/strait.md) |

## Scoring Method

62 letters and digits (A-Z a-z 0-9) rendered at 160px cap height on a 32x32 grid with 3px gaussian blur, combined with edge-orientation texture (15% weight). Scores are normalized so that 0 represents an average pair of fonts across the 1571 compared fonts, and 100 represents identical letter shapes. Computed on 2026-10-22 using glyph-shape + edge-texture v2.

## Machine API

JSON representation available at [/api/fonts-like/ubuntu-condensed.json](/api/fonts-like/ubuntu-condensed.json).