You don’t always need graphics, photos, or images to make your design pop — sometimes the right font does the trick. But going to every corner of the internet isn’t feasible for most designers and marketers. You’ve got projects to create, often on deadlines that are way too tight. You’ve also got a fairly strict budget that you can’t blow installing a font here or there that might work with your designs.
So to help out, we’ve scoured the internet for you and compiled 100 of the most beautiful and useful free fonts to use in your marketing.
Including scripts, serifs, and a range of ligatures, these free fonts will give you greater flexibility in your designs, and add to your arsenal of design tools.
01. Linux Libertine
Format: TTF, OTF, WOFF
Linux Libertine was designed by the Libertine Open Fonts Project and, according to Wikipedia, “aims to create free and open alternatives to proprietary typefaces such as Times Roman”. The font is licensed under the GNU General Public License and the SIL Open Font License, and contains more than 2,000 glyphs and includes character sets such as the Greek Alphabet, Cyrillic script, and Hebrew.
02. Oranienbaum
Format: TTF
Described as ‘modern Antiqua’ (a group of classic ‘old style’ typefaces), Oranienbaum has been created by Ivan Gladkikh and Oleg Pospelov. And as free typefaces go, it’s a corker! Based on classics like Bodini, this font has pronounced serifs and makes a great headlines.
03. Adam
Format: OTF
Shrenik Ganatra is the designer behind Adam. Based in Mumbai, the independent artist comments on Behance: “Adam is an all caps, sans serif typeface inspired by Futura. The sharp, clean appearance makes it a suitable typeface for headlines, posters, titles and captions. It consists of 227 glyphs and is free for both personal and commercial use.”
04. Ailerons
Format: TTF
Ailerons was inspired by aircraft models from the 1940s. A clean, all-caps font, it was originally designed for an experimental air models project, but Brazilian designer Adilson Gonzales de Oliveira has since made the font available for personal use.
05. Arkhip
Format: TTF/OTF
Arkhip was created by the team at Moscow-based Klimov Design. A bold all-caps font “with a Russian soul”, it’ll add instant character to your headlines, posters and more. Arkhip is available in both Latin and Cyrillic, and free to use.
06. Aventura
Format: TTF
Inspired by the outdoors, Aventura was created by graphic designer Jimmy Kalman. With a full set of uppercase letters, numbers and a selection of special characters, Aventura is free for both personal and commercial use.
07. Azedo
Format: TTF
Portugal-based graphic designer Pedro Azedo is behind this gorgeous typeface Azedo. A personal project, Azedo was created off the back of the new identity Pedro created for himself.
08. Bariol
Format: OTF
Designed by Spanish studio Atipo, Bariol has already proved a massive hit with designers across the board. Crafted with versatily and readability in mind, the brand new, slightly rounded typeface is available in four weights.
The font is readable even at small scales and can be used as corporate typography, packaging design, infographics and even editorial design. You can download Bariol regular and italic for free by just ‘paying’ with a tweet or you can get the complete font family from as little as €3.
09. Baron
Format: TTF
Created by graphic design student Frank Hemmekam, this font family is designed for display with Hemmekam describing it as “a free uppercase display typeface inspired by the classic sans serif font families. This typeface is, because of its many alternative options and weights, perfect for usage in posters, logotypes and headlines.” Baron is free for both personal and commerical use.
10. Bohema
Format: OTF
An Art Deco font with a modern twist, Bohema was created by graphic designer and illustrator João Oliveira. Perfect for retro designs, Bohema is ideal for headlines, editorial letterings, branding, merchandising and special occasions. Available in eight distinct styles, payment is required for the full set but Oliveria generously offers the regular alternative style demo as a free download.
11. Building
Format: OTF
Building was created by Italian design student Leonardo Gubbioni. He comments on Behance: “With a strong visual impact, Building’s primary purpose is to capture the attention, in a world where you are constantly assualted by sensory stimuli.”
12. Cornerstone
Format: TTF
A no-nonsense modular font, Cornerstone was created by graphic designer Zac Freeland. It’s an eye-catching design that looks fantastic used for headlines, posters and much more.
13. Fabrica
Format: OTF
Created by Canadian designer Alvin Kwan, Fabrica was designed with one thing in mind: to create the most legible typeface for mobile screens. In a world where people read more text on their smartphones and tablets, rather than on actual paper, Fabrica is a typeface that’s well worth looking in to. Although the download is free for all, you can also donate however much money you would like to Alvin for his work.
14. Habana
Format: TTF
Habana is a geometric sans-serif inspired by Cuba’s capital city. Available only in uppercase, this curvy offering was designed by New York based designer Bonnie Clas. What’s more, Bonnie didn’t only design the font but she also crafted the sultry illustration that showcases the typeface. That’s one talented lady right there!
15. Infinity
Format: TTF
Thai graphic designer Tarin Yuangtrakul mainly focuses his work on illustration, which has been exhibited in Bangkok, South Carolina and New York City. At the tender age of 20, Tarin is already making waves on the design circuit. Here, Tarin turns his hand to typography to create Infinity.
16. Jaapokki
Format: OTF
Jaapokki was created by Finnish designer Mikko Nuuttila. With clean lines, two alternatives and large set of glyphs, Jaapokki is great for headlines, posters, logos and more.
17. KanKin
Format: TTF/OTF
The designer of this contemporary yet ‘old style’ sans serif, Alexey Frolov, claims it’s perfect for posters, logos, print and web. It’s certainly clean and bold, and it’s no surprise, given the nationality of the font’s designer, that the Russian characters look particularly good in this set.
18. Langdon
Format: OTF
Langdon is a free typeface from XLN Telecom and leading graphic designer, illustrator and typographer Steven Bonner. The result of the collaboration is a typeface that is solid, serious and dependable. Langdon is available as a free download and can be used privately and commercially with no restrictions on usage.
19. Locksmith
Format: TTF
Technically not a sans, but we just feel this gorgeous font fits best here. It was created by California based designer Kenji Enos. Having worked on everything from print, web, motion graphics, animation, video editing and 3D modelling, it’s clear that Kenji has some serious talents when it comes to typography. You can grab the regular Format of Locksmith for the mere price of a tweet or Facebook share.
20. Lovelo
Format: OTF
Designed by Austrian typographer Renzler Design, the Lovelo font is a remake of the original Lovelo Inline. It’s a geometric sans serif typeface with two line versions, making it an eye-catching choice for any large text or headlines. As always, the font is free but there is a donation option if you’d like to show the designer your appreciation.
21. Manifesto
Format: TTF
Tomaz Leskovec’s clean, uppercase show font Manifesto was inspired by the geometric aesthetic of the Italian rationalist movement in the mid 1920s. Angular and eye-catching, it’ll add impact to headlines, posters and more.
22. Manteka
Format: TTF
Manteka is designed by Spanish typographer Eduardo Araya and was crafted especially for use in print, but equally has a spectacular web performance. The free font has already proved very popular with designers across the globe.
23. Moderne Sans
Format: TTF
A clean and elegant sans serif typeface, Moderne Sans was created by graphic designer Marius Kempken. “Moderne Sans is a free font, inspired by 1920s typography,” Kempken comments on Behance. “The design is based on uppercase letters, but I created lowercase letters, numbers and some alternative letters too.”
24. Nevis
Format: TTF
Nevis is another fantastic typeface brought to you by Ed Merritt of Ten by Twenty. The website description is spot on: “Nevis is a strong, angular typeface and is ideal for headings, text, buttons and everything in between.
It’s assertive and bold, but manages to retain a friendly tone, and looks especially good when used in all caps.” The font can be used for both personal and commercial purposes but it cannot be redistributed or sold. Although you can download the font for free, Ten by Twenty say they always appreciate a donation, however small. If you can’t do that, a link back to the site is hugely appreciated!
25. Nexa: light and bold
Format:OTF
The Nexa font family includes 16 styles and weights. The font family has great legibility, and works very well as a headline font. Here you get two parts of the family for free, and if you want the rest then you’ll have to put your hand in your pocket.
26. Nord
Format: OTF
Nord is a new font created by Alex Frukta and Vladimir Tomin to celebrate the launch of the Nord Collective, their new motion graphics studio. Free for both personal and commercial use, it’s an OpenType font that comes in four weights – Bold, Light, Medium and Regular – and which included Cyrillic as well as Latin characters.
27. Parisish
Format: TTF
This is one of the most elegant typefaces, and was created by type designer George Williams; it has the feel of old Paris about it. One of 57 fonts created by the designer, this is one of his most popular, having received over 200,000 downloads. It’s free for both personal and commercial uses.
28. Pier
Format: OTF
Pier is a clean sans-serif font that’s perfect for any-sized design, big or small. Created by Montreal-based senior art director Mathieu Desjardins, it comes in four weights, has a selection of glyphs and is free for personal use.
“The idea was to create a slightly off geometric font that would look good big or very small,” he says. “It was made to fit your everyday designs and text needs.”
29. RBNo2
Format: TTF
RBNo2 is inspired by late 19th century industrial fonts with German roots regarding straightness and geometry. Combined with other sans serifs, slab serifs and serif fonts it catches the eye when used in headlines and short copy texts.
Added to the regular styles the alternate versions will turn the font into a perfect partner for modern, technical and contemporary impressions as well as high quality, luxury and timeless environments. You can grab the light and light alternative Formats for free.
30. SciFly Sans
Format: OTF
Tomi Haaparanta, the famous and prolific font designer from the Suomi Type Factory, has created a new typeface, commissioned by Flyerzone. Anyone can download and use SciFly Sans within their projects to create a unique style.
31. Shumi
Format: OTF
For all your bold, geometric typeface needs, look no further than Moscow-based designer Ivan Shumikhin’s free font Shumi. Packed with Latin and Cyrillic characters, it’s perfectly suited to those times when you need to add impact to your designs.
32. Stellar
Format: OTF
Designed to give purpose to your ideas, whether they’re “galactic or atomic”, Stellar is a slick, condensed sans serif with an elongated x-height that gives the font legibility and personality.
Senior art director Mathieu Desjardins created four weights, which come at a price – but a stripped back option is also free for personal use.
33. Tracks
Format: OTF/TTF
Tracks type is all caps fonts and alphabet only, inspired with railway tracks slash, static, dynamic, and clean. It was designed by Indonesia-based design student Gumpita Rahayu and is available in two different styles – medium and slanted. This font was designed for display purposes, so will look great when used for headlines.
34. Ziamimi
Format: OTF
Ziamimi is a gorgeous font that comes in capitals – making it perfect for headers and eye-catching statements. Its sleek finish allows it to really stand out as one of the best free typefaces we’ve come across. It also comes with numbers and a few punctuation marks.
35. Zwodrei
Format: OTF
Perfect for personal headline use, Zwodrei was designed by 27-year-old German based graphic designer Lukas Bischoff. After graduating from his studies of communication design at the University of Applied Science, Lukas has gone on the create some beautiful typefaces – including this one!
36. Anders
Format: TTF
Geometric design Anders was an experimental project by creative advertising student Tom Anders Watkins. “Using influences from modern font design, I wanted something very minimal and a little unique, here’s the result,” Watkins comments on Behance.
37. Cassannet
Format: OTF/TTF
Released earlier this year, Cassannet is a gorgeous addition to our best list, which captures the essence of vintage Cassandre posters. The art deco typeface is available in bold, regular and outline weights.
Containing ligatures, capitals, numbers, small capitals and also titling alternates, the font will be perfect for any purpose. You can be really nice and offer a donation to the makers or simply repay them with a tweet.
38. Farray
Format: OTF
Farray was created by French graphic designer Adrien Coquet. A generous guy, Coquet recently put the finishing touches to his Bauhaus-inspired design and now offers it as a free download for both personal and commercial use.
39. Haymaker
Format: TTF
Designer Trevor Baum created this vintage-inspired typeface. Proclaiming a love of bicycles, type and Jewish delis, Trevor wanted to create a font that was both rugged and refined, and we think he’s got the balance spot on.
The inspiration for the typography design came from the workmanship, lettering and baseball jerseys of the 1930s and 1940s. The font comes in uppercase, lowercase, numerals and also contains punctuation.
40. Kilogram
Format: OTF
This font was created by KalleGraphics and based on Nick Curtis’ font Anagram. The bold design includes a full set of upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters. Free for personal use.
41. Makhina
Format: TTF
Nuno Dias is a graphic designer with a passion for typography and illustration. He is also the artist behind Makhina. “This is my second attempt on typefaces,” Dias comments on Dribbble.
“I don’t have much experience yet, but this time I tried something more functional and simple. Inspired by gas pipes, the basic shape is a rounded square.”
42. Metropolis
Format: OTF
It’s no wonder this font has become so popular, thanks to its modern twist on a vintage style. Designed by Australian graphic designer Josip Kelava, Metropolis is influenced by the industrial movement of the 1920s.
Kelava wanted to create his own Art Deco font without being too much of a copycat. The result was this bold and daring typeface, perfect for catching your user’s eye. It only comes as capital letters, so it won’t be relevant for set body text. It does however, look amazing on a poster or homepage!
43. Monthoers
FormatS: TTF/OTF
If you’re looking for a distressed retro font, Monthoers could well be the answer. Created by Indonesia-based graphic designer Agga Swist’blnk, it’s the latest incarnation of her Rochoes typeface, and free for personal and commercial use.
44. Nougatine
Format: TTF
Designed by 25-year-old Frenchman Fabien Laborie, the graphic designer describes Nougatine as “a titling font inspired by the smell of freshly baked cookies.”
Delivered with 380 glyphs, a host of varying ligatures and a panel of alternative letters, it enables the power of versatility. Used for editorial and commercial purposes, Nougatine is a great all-rounder.
45. Ostrich Sans
Format: TTF
This superb typeface is created by New Yorker Tyler Finck. Tyler has created a number of fonts and regularly allows designers to download them for free.
He describes Ostrich Sans as an open source font family that he’s very happy to offer for free from The League of Moveable Type. The typeface comes in six styles, including Sans Light, Sans Regular, Sans Bold and Sans Rounded. It only comes in caps but we think that it’s the perfect font to make an instant impact.
46. Reckoner
Format: TTF
Reckoner was created by Sydney-based graphic designer Alex Dale. “Drawing inspiration from popular industrial sans serif typefaces such as Bebas Neue, Alegre Sans & Dharma Gothic, I set out to design a typeface with a modern twist whilst keeping the fundamentals of a traditional font,” Dale comments on Behance.
“The result is Reckoner, a free for commercial and personal use typeface that features a secondary set of characters in the lowercase setting that can be placed in your designs to add a unique touch to certain words.”
47. Rex
Format: OTF
This three-weight font type is brought to you by the folks at Fontfabric. Designer Svetoslav Simov, who is based in Sofia, Bulgaria, founded the independent type foundry back in 2008. Every week, a typeface is rolled out of production and is put up on the site to download absolutely free.
Rex is one of those fonts, designed in three weights: light, bold and bold inline. It’s a caps font, but there is a difference between both caps and small caps, which can be seen in the examples on the website. It’s available for both personal and commercial use.
48. Sketchtik Light
Format: OTF/TTF
This cute font is taking us back to our school days. Designed by Hiekka Graphics founder Ossi Gustafsson, Sketchtik echoes chalk boards from the classroom without looking immature.
It’ll give a sense of fun to any design, which could work well for portfolios or branding. The font comes in light, regular, bold and black so there’s plenty of versatility for titles, headings and set body text. (You only get the Light version for free.)
49. Timber
Format: TTF/OTF
Istanbul-based designer Mehmet Reha Tugcu’s trendy inline font Timber has a retro-futuristic vibe. Free for both personal and commercial use, it’s perfect for logos, posters, headlines and any design situation where you have a bold typographic message to convey.
50. Vagtur
Format: OTF
An old university project by Berlin-based graphic artist Simon Becker with support from graphic and type designer Sabrina Ekecik, Vagtur is a headline font that features a sharp contrast between rounded sans serif and calligraphic script.
This is no coincidence, as it’s a compound font made up of classic typefaces VAG and Fette Fraktur. It’s free for download in exchange for a tweet or a share.
51. Abraham Lincoln
Format: TTF
There are no vampire hunters in sight, we’re afraid; just an awesome font created by designer Frances MacLeod. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, Frances creates stunning typography and has worked with book covers, leaflets, posters and more.
She created this Abraham Lincoln font to resolve a constant search for a condensed serif. The promotional specimen featurrs the font in use and folds out to a poster of Abraham Lincoln’s address to the 166th Ohio Regiment in 1864 on the reverse. You can see the examples on her personal website.
52. Bevan
Format: TTF
This is Vernon Adams’ reimagining of a traditional 1930s slab serif by Heinrich Jost. The letterforms have been digitised, reshaped and optimised for the web, with more open counters and stronger stems to ensure that Bevan functions as an ultra-bold display font that suits modern browsers.
53. Che’s Bone
Format: EPS
This gorgeous font was created by Filiz Sahin. She says of the font, “My dog loves bones. I experimented with this font for Che and other dog lovers. It has round edges and condensed skinny forms.
The corner of each letter has a bone shape which is Che’s favorite part. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!” It is free for personal and commercial use and Filiz would be grateful for credits!
54. Moonshiner
Format: OTF
Mattox Shuler designed this font in a few days, and it lacks accents and support for some common characters, but as a heading font – especially for graphic design work – it’s a great, free option.
55. Muchacho
Format: TTF
Designer Jeff Schreiber describes his typeface Muchacho as “a western-style serif font with quirky legs”. Based in the Netherlands, Schreiber’s design contains all capital letters, numbers, diacritical marks and most punctuation marks. Muchacho is a free version of his Wild West-inspired typeface Gringo.
56. Bobber
Format: Ai
More vintage? You bet! Bobber is a classic font developed by Brazilian typograher Lucas Perdido and Russian graphic designer Dmitry Goloub.
Described as an “alternative slab serif”, the font is totally free and the guys are happy for you to use it for commercial purposes. We think it’d look create on an illustration portfolio, for those of you that love all things vintage!
57. Delicate
Format: TTF
For a minimal option, French studio FAAK&PAAT’s Delicate is an elegant serif stencil with a contemporary geometric twist. The classy design is available in three versions; rounded, bold and strict, and is free for both personal and commercial use.
58. Forum
Format: Google Web Font
Designed by Russian graphic designer Denis Masharov, ‘Forum’ is just one of the many fonts this man is responsible for. Currently working for Time Out Moscow, Denis has been a professional typographer since 2008.
The font’s intended use is for headings and titles, but we’re sure it would look great in set body text too! It’s classic feel is clear to see, with its clever arches and direct lines. If you love this font, we suggest you check out the rest of Masharov’s creations. The man’s a genius!
59. Glamor
Format: OTF/TTF
Glamor is a free font created by 26-year-old French graphic designer Hendrick Rolandez. Designed in 2013, Glamor includes a set of 24 fonts, from light to bold, with more than 200 unique characters for each font.
60. Johanna
Format: TTF
Johanna is a modular typeface based on six basic modules and as a result, there are 147 glyphs of versatility in each style. It was created by Spanish graphic designer Adrià Gómez and also comes in an italic version.
We love the slight vintage feel to this one and think it could be used best in web design. The colours that Gómez has used to showcase the font are also a brilliant touch.
61. True Love
Format: TTF
Davide Cariani is a UX designer and web developer with a passion for typography, which led to him creating this entry in our list. True Love was created in his spare time and his first type experiment. Inspired by old-school tattoo fonts, glyphs available include letters, numbers, dash and dot.
62. Valentina
Format: OTF
Produced by Spanish typographer Pedro Arilla, Valentina is described as a sincere tribute to his grandmother; which is where the name also stems from.
A self-professed minimalist, Pedro created Valentina as a classic didone. Incorportating many antique Spanish techniques with influences of Bodoni, Valentina is great for editorial purposes. It is compiled of 457 glyphs, with 125 alternative lower cases or the 46 ligatures.
63. WalkOn
Format: Ai
Designed by Hong Kong-based creative Hanson Chan, Walk On is a retro font fusing an Art Deco feel with a contemporary approach. It was originally designed as a corporate typeface for fashion brand Wang & Lynch, but is now available for free download.
With simple shapes and reduced ornamental structures, WalkOn is well-suited for headlines but can also be utilised for editorial copy thanks to its vast set of alternate letterforms and numerals. Simply email Chan to request the file.
64. Airbag
Format: TTF
This trendy display typeface was created by designer Simon Stratford after he failed to find a free font online suitable for his artwork. The slab serif typeface is the Stratford’s first, the designer creating a full set of uppercase letters, numbers and a few special characters. And all he asks for in return for the download is a simple tweet.
65. Ansley
Format: TTF
Detroit-based graphic designer Kady Jesko created Ansley after not being able to find a free retro-style font. Inspired by “past and modern retro typography”, it’s perfect for display use.
Jesko offers Ansley as a free download for both personal and commercial use, with donations, as ever, gratefully received.
66. Carton
Format: OTF
Here’s another awesome find on Lost Type, the typography co-op that ensures its designers receive 100 per cent of the donations given for their fonts. This time, the typeface comes from talented Newcastle based graphic designer Nick McCosker.
It only comes in upper case but we think that’s all a typeface of this kind needs. It’s immediately striking to the eye and will work really well with any titled-based designs; possibly less so in body text.
67. Chunkfive
Format: OTF
Chunkfive derives from the team at The League of Moveable Type. With a motto of providing only the best fonts within the interweb, Chunkfive is a perfect example of their high standards.
An ultra-bold slab serif, Chunkfive has all the ingredients for great headings and titles. The fact that it also contains lower case means that it could also work in body set text. If you’re looking for a vintage Americana feel, then Chunkfive is your guy.
68. Distractor
Format: OTF
Distractor a new typeface designed by London-based graphic designer Simon Stratford. Loosely based on Bevan, the inspiration behind this font was the old letterpress styles and hand printed lettering – a passion of Simon’s. Use for personal projects and be sure to let Simon know what you think of it!
69. Geared
Format: OTF
Geared is an industrial inspired Condensed Slab Serif that comes in four weights – thin, regular, bold and extrabold. It was designed by graphic designer Ben Dalrymple and with such an extensive character set, Geared could be a versatile addition to your next project.
70. Homestead
Format: TTF
An evocative yet forward thinking slab, Homestead is another stunning creation from the guys at Lost Type. Inspired by their desire and need to explore, Homestead represents the ways in which we are always searching for the place to call home. Designed by Luke Lisi, Homestead comes in uppercase only with numerals and punctuation.
71. Klinic
Format: OTF
In four weights (and italics), the eight-font Klinic Slab family is one of Lost Type’s most comprehensive releases to date. A contemporary, versatile slab serif, Klinic is a workhorse that marries personality and functionality. Designed by Joe Prince, it’s free to download, but if you decide to use it then we’d encourage you to make a donation.
72. Lumberjack
Format: OTF
Distressed typeface Lumberjack is the first font produced by designer Aleksei Kalinin. A bold design, Lumberjack is great for a variety of projects, headlines and poster in particular.
73. Molesk
Format: TTF
This vintage-style inclusion in our rundown was designed by communication and multimedia student Pedro Lobo. A slab serif font with shadows on the right, the design includes a full set of upper-case letters, numbers and a selection of special characters.
74. Silverfake
Format: OTF
Silverfake is a new contemporary slab serif wide free font designed Alexey Frolov, aka MRfrukta. This vintage font is presented in contemporary curves that make the font applicable for both retro and modern designs. Silverfake contains only capital letters but also some alternate characters are also included.
75. BellaBoo
Format: TTF and OTF
This bold, all-caps font from Marcelo Reis Melo contains Latin and Swedish characters. Guaranteed to add a quirky, handmade flavour to your designs, it’s free to download – both for commercial and personal use – and comes in both TTF and OTF Formats.
76. Bizon
Format: TTF
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