
Nimbus needs a few extra points to get an identical size match. Built in HN and Nimbus Sans are very similar in all respects but point size. NOT exploiting the Mac's built in "NimbusSansNovusDBoldCondensed" at all) because it leads to a design that is more uniform across browsers. You can get it at for $20 (desktop) and $20 (web, 10k pageviews). In fact, it is also derived from Helvetica. UPDATE: I discovered a much closer match to Helvetica Neue Condensed Bold is Nimbus Sans Novus D Condensed bold. Then if a Mac user loads your site they see Helvetica Neue, but if they're on another platform they see Franklin. In both cases you also get to download the font for your desktop so you can use it in Photoshop for comps.Ī very cheap compromise is to buy Franklin from fontspring and then use "HelveticaNeue-CondensedBold" as the preferred font in your CSS. Looking for Bold Condensed Helvetica fonts Click to find the best 11 free fonts in the Bold Condensed Helvetica style.

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