I am currently writing my dissertation. I am looking for a compressed font like the picture below for my headers. What is the nearest font to this, preferably open type? I am using xelatex and memoir for my thesis, So I can easily change fonts.
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1Have you tried the methods suggested in How do I find out what fonts are used in a document/picture? ? – Andrew Swann Oct 11 '12 at 10:39
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For your headers or for your headings? – raphink Oct 11 '12 at 10:47
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WhatTheFont shows that this seems to be a Univers Ultra Cond Thin font: http://tinyurl.com/982w2xw – raphink Oct 11 '12 at 10:51
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@AndrewSwann, those methods are for when you have the original PDF that I don't have. – rowman Oct 12 '12 at 06:06
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@ℝaphink, For the headings like section and title headings. Your url is not working but I found the font:http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/univers/ultra-cond-thin/ Unfortunately it is not free, Is there any free alternative that matches as much as possible? – rowman Oct 12 '12 at 06:09
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@rowman: It's hard to find good alternatives for condensed fonts. One that is quite similar is Steelfish. – raphink Oct 12 '12 at 06:36
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No, What-the-font allows you to upload an image for font recognition. – percusse Oct 12 '12 at 07:54
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@ℝaphink: Could you post an answer to the canonical question, showing how to use WhatTheFont / how it works? So far, it's only been mentioned in a meager comment there. – doncherry Oct 12 '12 at 16:30
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@percusse: Well the question was not really about how to identify the font. Using WhatTheFont is very straightforward, all you need to do is upload the picture and help the program recognize the letters, and it will suggest matching fonts. – raphink Oct 12 '12 at 17:00
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This font seems to be a Univers Ultra Condensed Thin:
A free (as in free beer) replacement might be Steelfish Rg:
Steelfish Rg is a bit bolder than Univers Ultra Cond Thin. There are Steelfish Light and Steelfish Ultralight faces, too, but they are not free. Example with Steelfish Light:
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