Franklin Gothic – American Industrial Gothic Sans

Franklin Gothic - American Industrial Gothic Sans

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Franklin Gothic is a Sans Serif typeface from Morris Fuller Benton, URW Design Staff, published by URW TYPE Foundry.

Why you should consider Franklin Gothic

Find Franklin Gothic on MyFonts: https://www.myfonts.com/collections/franklin-gothic-font-urw. Drawn originally by Morris Fuller Benton and later extended by URW Design Staff, the family is presented on the MyFonts listing in Pro and Std flavors with many compressed and condensed cuts. The product page highlights individual style purchases as well as a complete family option for desktop and web licensing.

Visual character

On display Franklin Gothic reads as a compact grotesque: lowercase forms show a short x-height and relatively tight counters, while terminals are broad and often blunt, which boosts legibility in heavy weights. The family includes a wide range of widths—extra condensed, condensed and compressed—so spacing and proportions vary dramatically between cuts; italics are present and small caps appear in Std releases, supporting hierarchical display work.

Best use cases

Newspaper and magazine headlines that need compact, punchy set type
Large-format posters and outdoor advertising where condensed impact is required
Web and app headers where short line-lengths demand tight, high-impact display faces

Font pairing ideas

Humanist serif for extended body text — the serif’s open counters and diagonal stress contrast well with Franklin Gothic’s compact, blunt terminals, improving long-form readability beneath bold headlines.
Neutral geometric sans for secondary UI elements — a lighter geometric sans tempers Franklin Gothic’s weight and provides clear typographic hierarchy without clashing with its industrial forms.
Soft humanist sans for subheads or captions — a friendlier humanist sans (larger x-height, more open counters) complements the condensed grotesque and prevents layouts from feeling too dense.

Font Features

Pro and Std releases listed on the product page
Multiple widths and weights including Extra Condensed, Condensed, Compressed, Medium, Demi and Heavy (with Italics) as shown in the style list
Small caps available in Std styles (Std Small Caps Book Condensed appears in the listing)
OpenType variants noted; certain alternates accessible in OpenType-aware applications

What’s Included

Individual desktop styles available for purchase
Complete family package available (complete family listing shown on page)
Pro and Std style sets, including condensed/compressed cuts and small-caps variants
Webfont and desktop licensing options indicated on the MyFonts listing

Pricing

Individual styles from $39.99 USD (listed on page)
Complete family package price shown as $345.99 USD

Font details

Font Style: Sans Serif
Font Mood: Vintage, Bold, and Modern
Font Use Case: Poster, Editorial, and Web
Designer: Morris Fuller Benton and URW Design Staff
Foundry: URW TYPE Foundry
Design credits on the page: Morris Fuller Benton and URW Design Staff (Source: $345.99 USD The Franklin Gothic Font Family was designed by Morris Fuller Benton, URW Design Staff and published by URW Type Foundry.)
Publisher/foundry listed as URW Type Foundry on the MyFonts product page (Source: MyFonts Skip to content Skip to main content Home / Fonts / URW Type Foundry / Franklin Gothic Franklin Gothic™ by URW Type Foundry Individual Styles from $39.99 USD Complete family of 23 fonts:)
Product page lists both Pro and Std releases and shows many condensed/compressed style names (Source: Franklin Gothic Pro Light ▲ Franklin Gothic Pro Light Franklin Gothic Pro Book Franklin Gothic Pro Book Italic Franklin Gothic Pro Medium Franklin Gothic Pro Demi Franklin Gothic Pro Demi Italic Franklin Gothic Pro Heavy Franklin Gothic Pro Heavy Italic Franklin Gothic Std Book Extra Compressed Franklin Gothic Std Demi Extra Compressed Franklin Gothic Pro Book Compressed Franklin Gothic Std Book Compressed Italic Franklin Gothic Pro Demi Compressed Franklin Gothic Std Demi Compressed Italic Franklin Gothic Pro Book Condensed Franklin Gothic Std Small Caps Book Condensed Franklin Gothic Pro Book Condensed Italic Franklin Gothic Std Small Caps Medium Condensed Franklin Gothic Pro Medium Condensed Franklin Gothic Pro Medium Condensed Italic Franklin Gothic Pro Demi Condensed Franklin Gothic Std Regular Franklin Gothic Std Extra Condensed Franklin Gothic Std Regular Condensed Franklin Gothic Pro Medium Italic Franklin Gothic Std Demi Condensed Italic Franklin Gothic Pro Light – Glyph count:)
Pricing shown on page: individual styles from $39.99 USD and a complete family price of $345.99 USD (Source: MyFonts Skip to content Skip to main content Home / Fonts / URW Type Foundry / Franklin Gothic Franklin Gothic™ by URW Type Foundry Individual Styles from $39.99 USD Complete family of 23 fonts:)