Font family
Barlow font
Barlow is a grotesque sans-serif with subtle rounded geometry, named after the street where Tribby lived. A versatile workhorse with personality.
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Font Details
- Designer
- Jeremy Tribby
- Foundry
- Unknown
- Source
- Google Fonts
- License
- OFL-1.1
- Category
- sans-serif
- X-height
- medium
- Styles
- normal, italic
- Subsets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Weights
- 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Variable
- Yes
- Popularity
- 76/100
- Tags
- geometric, rounded, friendly, ui
- wghtmin 100max 900default 400
Character and Use Cases
Barlow , Barlow is a slightly condensed sans-serif inspired by California highways and industrial signage. Its letterforms are clean and efficient, no excess decoration, giving it a utilitarian confidence that works across diverse design contexts.
Barlow is a versatile, affordable-feeling sans-serif for tech products, SaaS interfaces, and modern brands. Its condensed variant (Barlow Condensed) is particularly useful for dense UI layouts where horizontal space is at a premium.
Regular (400) and Medium (500) are the primary body text weights. SemiBold (600) and Bold (700) provide strong headline hierarchy. The condensed variants work best at larger sizes where the character reads clearly.
Production Code
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<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:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700;800;900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">Pairings using Barlow
View allThe art of typography
Good typography is the visible voice of design, quiet when it should be, loud when it must.
PreviewBarlow + Barlow
Barlow in two weights, a versatile single-family system. A grotesque with subtle rounded geometry that scales from headlines to fine print.
Barlow as a free alternative
Barlow appears in our alternatives guides for these commercial fonts. Each guide includes a similarity note and use-case comparison.
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Compare alternativesFrequently Asked Questions
- What is the difference between Barlow and Barlow Condensed?
- Barlow Condensed is a separate font within the Barlow family with narrower letterforms (approximately 75% of the regular width). Use it for headlines and UI elements where you need typographic contrast without switching to a different typeface family.
Test Barlow in the playground
Drop Barlow into the typography playground, mix it with another family, and check contrast on real text.