Finding a free font can be even more of a hassle. So what's a budget-strapped designer to do? Here's how we sorted them: Free Scripts Free Serifs Free Modern/Sans-Serifs Good Fonts for Logos Old-Fashioned Fonts Many of the free fonts featured here were developed by designers, for designers, so they understand the need for versatile, polished, free typefaces firsthand. Check out the fonts below and keep them in mind for your next design project. A decidedly modern serif typeface, Butler comes in 14 different weights to suit a wide variety of different uses. Free Modern Fonts Have you exhausted your library of simple and free sans-serif typefaces? This all-caps font was designed with bold headlines and big type settings in mind. This cool typeface is decorative without being over-the-top, making it ideal for headlines, logotypes, and other design projects that focus primarily on the text. Good Fonts for Logos Give your next project an outdoorsy, authentic feel with this hand-painted brush sans, which makes for a playful logo as well. Old-Fashioned Fonts Horizon is a simple but retro font that elicits images of an old outer space movie.
Finding stylish fonts for your design projects can be a major time sink — especially when you have to wade through seemingly endless pages of typefaces that don’t suit the vision you have in your head.
Finding a free font can be even more of a hassle.
So what’s a budget-strapped designer to do?
We’ve scoured the depths of the internet so you don’t have to, coming up with 27 of the best free fonts you deserve to have on your computer. Here’s how we sorted them:
- Free Scripts
- Free Serifs
- Free Modern/Sans-Serifs
- Good Fonts for Logos
- Old-Fashioned Fonts
Many of the free fonts featured here were developed by designers, for designers, so they understand the need for versatile, polished, free typefaces firsthand. Check out the fonts below and keep them in mind for your next design project.
27 of the Best Free Fonts for Designers of All Skill Levels
Free Script Fonts
What happens when you combine Scandinavian minimalism with classic brushstrokes? You get Hello Stockholm, a casual script that plays well with sans-serif fonts.
We think this whimsical, light-weight script would look right at home in a fairy tale (or in your next project).
Subtle hand-drawn details set this script apart from the pack. Mightype is sophisticated without being stuffy.
Selima’s breezy brushstrokes are perfect proof that script typefaces don’t have to look old-fashioned or uptight — they can be casual and modern.
Free Serif Fonts
From small print to bold headlines, multi-tasking Oranienbaum is up to the challenge.
A decidedly modern serif typeface, Butler comes in 14 different weights to suit a wide variety of different uses.
If you’re looking for a slab serif font with a modern edge, give Arctic a try. It’s a great way to give your headlines some character.
We love the versatility of Bitter ht, a contemporary serif typeface that looks stylish at any size or weight.
With bold lines and contrasting stems, this elegant font is a fresh take on old-fashioned serif typefaces.
If you’re concerned that serif typefaces come across as too uptight or formal, consider Yeseva, a laid-back option for headlines and subtitles.
Free Modern Fonts
Have you exhausted your library of simple and free sans-serif typefaces? Add Moon…
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