Why FontStretch does not work in WPF?

Question

I am trying setting FontStretch property on a TextBlock in WPF but it seems that it does not work. I tried Expanded, Condensed, etc. but the text appearance

Answer 1

To get a similar effect to FontStretch in a font that doesn't support it, you can use a LayoutTransform on the TextBlock:

  
  


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This can also be set in a style if you want to have all text in TextBlocks appear condensed: