Author's note

Tempest Narrow, a free narrow sans serif from The Font Farm, has a clean early-2000s display feel built from tall, pared-back letters and smooth, rounded joins. The font keeps things plain and focused: the strokes stay even, the forms feel compact without becoming rigid, and details like the open e and long p give it a slightly airy rhythm.

It works well anywhere you need a slim headline voice - magazine cover lines, poster subtitles, packaging names, title cards, and simple wordmarks all make sense here. As a free font, Tempest Narrow is especially useful for short editorial labels, web banners, and stacked branding where the narrow letters save space while still feeling calm and contemporary.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) The Font Farm,, 2001. All rights reserved.
Font family
Tempest-narrow
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
TheFontFarm,: Tempest-narrow: 2001
Full font name
Tempest-narrow
Name table version
2001; 2.32768
Postscript font name
Tempest-narrow
Trademark notice
Tempest-narrow is a trademark of the The Font Farm,.
Designer
George Herbert Hirst & Wilfred Rhodes 2001
Description
Tempest-narrow is sans serif, medium bold and slightly condensed, with a modern feel that is standard rather than trendy.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1996-08-03
Revision2
Glyph count222
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightSemi-light
WidthCondensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Tempst-n.ttf
Tempest.ttf