Built in HN and Nimbus Sans are very similar in all respects but point size.
![helvetica neue bold condensed helvetica neue bold condensed](https://gridfiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Gridfiti_Blog_CarFonts_Volkswagen.jpg)
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).
![helvetica neue bold condensed helvetica neue bold condensed](https://www.fonts.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdnimg.fonts.net/CatalogImages/23/1264199.png)
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.
#Helvetica neue bold condensed download
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.
#Helvetica neue bold condensed license
![helvetica neue bold condensed helvetica neue bold condensed](https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/iRgSVKXHLm5xx7opICO202cWhhE/w_1500/canvas/~artwork/s6-0017/a/6103813_14179610/~~/helvetica-neue-bold-condensed-canvas.jpg)
This works because I'm using the postscript name (find the font in Font Book, hit cmd+ I), which is non-standard behaviour. After a lot of fiddling, got it working (only tested in Webkit) using: font-family: "HelveticaNeue-CondensedBold" įont-stretch was dropped between CSS2 and 2.1, though is back in CSS3, but is only supported in IE9 (never thought I'd be able to say that about any CSS prop!)