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Berlingske Serif Extra Condensed

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Berlingske Serif Extra Condensed specimen from Playtype

An extra condensed serif cut from the Berlingske family, suited to narrow columns and bold editorial headlines.

About

Part of the wider Berlingske type system, this extra condensed serif is built for situations where horizontal space is at a premium. Its extreme compression makes it well suited to tabloid-format headlines, pull quotes and editorial contexts where the serif's structure still needs to read at large sizes. The Berlingske name suggests a connection to Scandinavian newspaper traditions.

Classification

The name and visual context suggest a tightly condensed serif, likely intended for editorial and display use given its extreme width compression.

Optical sizes and widths

Extra Condensed

Languages

Latin

Tags

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