Arial Narrow vs Arial

Arial Narrow is a condensed sans-serif typeface in the Arial family. Its reduced character widths allow more words to fit in a line than in the standard Arial design while retaining the family’s generally plain, low-contrast appearance. It is used for headings, tables, labels, captions, forms, and other layouts where horizontal space is limited, although its narrow proportions can reduce readabili...

Arial is a sans-serif typeface designed by Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders for Monotype. Its forms were created for use in office documents, printing, and computer display, and its metrics were made compatible with Helvetica for practical typesetting and document substitution. Arial became widely distributed through Microsoft software and is commonly used for body text, headings, forms, and u...