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20+ Must-Have Retro Condensed Fonts (Trend for 2023!)

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Retro condensed fonts are one of the hot font trends for 2023. Why not try one of these condensed fonts from Envato Elements? There you'll find thousands of premium digital assets like fonts, graphic templates, logos, photos, and much more for one monthly fee.

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Looking for a retro vintage font for branding or logo creation? How about the Ronald Condensed Font? It offers loads of options for creating a distinct look that will set you apart from the pack.

Blocker Condensed Retro Arcade FontBlocker Condensed Retro Arcade FontBlocker Condensed Retro Arcade Font

You can create the look you want with the Blocker Condensed Retro Arcade Font. It offers four weights and tons of alternate glyphs and ligatures to create that one-of-a-kind look you need.

Kionsa Retro Condensed Font Kionsa Retro Condensed Font Kionsa Retro Condensed Font 

This ultra-condensed font offers a mix of squared and rounded corners in different letters. The combination of heavy and slender lines makes the Kionsa Retro Condensed Font beautifully balanced.

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How about the Moby retro bold condensed font for your next project? This elongated font with soft curves offers both uppercase and lowercase characters, as well as numbers and punctuation.

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With its solid, elongated lines and slender serifs, the Global serif condensed font screams individuality. Use this distinct font for magazine titles, headers, and branding.

Bondie Old Condensed FontsBondie Old Condensed FontsBondie Old Condensed Fonts

The Bondie condensed fonts offer a bit more room between characters, which creates a more elegant effect. Though this is a retro condensed font, it offers a touch of modernity.

Uphead Retro Condensed FontUphead Retro Condensed FontUphead Retro Condensed Font

Inspired by street signs from Eastern Europe, Uphead Retro Condensed Font offers an irresistible combination of hard lines and soft curves. It's a great choice for logo designs, headers, and signage.

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As a fun 70s retro font, Retrohols is a great option when you want to reference the seventies. It's also a great choice for whenever you just need a strong condensed font to go retro in 2023.

Condensed Vintage Serif FontCondensed Vintage Serif FontCondensed Vintage Serif Font

If your taste leans towards clean minimalism, then the Monetizer retro vintage font will be your cup of tea. This simple display font is highly versatile and adaptable for a number of projects.

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The Howard Retro Bold Condensed Font is the very essence of the ultra-condensed font found in loads of vintage projects. It's all-caps and also includes numbers, punctuation, and various symbols.

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When you need retro fonts for your new magazine or brochure covers, look no further than the Galcia retro font. This unique typeface offers plenty of rounded character without sacrificing the elongated quality.

Aeroxys Condensed Display Sans FontAeroxys Condensed Display Sans FontAeroxys Condensed Display Sans Font

The Aeroxys condensed fonts reach their full potential when you use them in OpenType-friendly software like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, or CorelDRAW.

Theadzan Super Bold CondensedTheadzan Super Bold CondensedTheadzan Super Bold Condensed

The Theadzan retro bold condensed font is an excellent choice for branding, logos, signage, and other areas where you need to capture and hold attention. It's the perfect font to go retro in 2023.

Grandmaid Condensed TypefaceGrandmaid Condensed TypefaceGrandmaid Condensed Typeface

What's not to love about the Grandmaid retro bold condensed font? This eye-catching retro vintage font comes in four styles: regular, rounded, rough, and stamp. Have fun mixing and matching!

Calcio Ultra CondensedCalcio Ultra CondensedCalcio Ultra Condensed

This retro bold condensed font works beautifully in large-scale projects which need some help to stand out. The Calcio condensed font offers all-caps characters, numbers, and punctuation.

Yokori FontYokori FontYokori Font

It doesn't get better than the Yokori retro condensed font. This stunning retro font is perfect for branding, titles, and other large-scale projects. It's a super stylish retro bold condensed font.

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Inspired by street posters, the Hochland condensed font is just what you need when you're looking for a 70s retro font. Hochland has an ultra-condensed effect that's perfect for signage and more. 

Nordin Rounded Condensed SansNordin Rounded Condensed SansNordin Rounded Condensed Sans

The Nordin condensed font offers six styles: regular, italic, thin, thin italic, bold, and bold italic. That gives this condensed retro arcade font a great deal of versatility for many projects.

Redig FontRedig FontRedig Font

Looking for cool condensed fonts to go retro in 2023? You can't go wrong with Redig. This works well as a condensed retro arcade font. It offers uppercase characters, numbers, punctuation, and more. 

Thailone Block Sans SerifThailone Block Sans SerifThailone Block Sans Serif

The Thailone condensed font is simple yet stylish. Though the characters are bold and square, condensed fonts like this offer plenty of alternates and ligatures.

Ottenburg Display TypefaceOttenburg Display TypefaceOttenburg Display Typeface

The Ottenburg retro condensed font is an incredible choice to go retro in 2023. It offers four weights: regular, medium, semibold, and bold. Play with it to find out which weights suit your projects.

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