Phive
sans-serifcondensed grotesquecondensed
A digital revival of Stephenson Blake's Condensed Sans Serifs No. 5, offered across four optical sizes scaled from micro to display.
About
Phive adapts the narrow, upright forms of the Victorian-era Stephenson Blake condensed grotesque for contemporary digital use. Four optical size variants — Micro, Text, Standard and Display — allow the typeface to function across a range of settings, each tuned to its intended scale. The character set covers standard Latin with punctuation and currency symbols.
Classification
A condensed sans-serif revival of Stephenson Blake's Condensed Sans Serifs No. 5, with four optical sizes (Micro, Text, Standard, Display) that adjust proportions and detail for different use scales.
Weights
Regular
Optical sizes and widths
MicroTextStandardDisplay
Family
Phive MicroPhive TextPhive StandardPhive Display
Languages
Latin
Tags
condensedgrotesquerevivaloptical-sizesstephenson-blakedisplaytexthistorical