Free Fonts for Every Project
Style matters.
As a creative designer, you understand exactly how important it is to use the right font for every project. The style of the words on the page influences the overall tone of the content, draws the eye to particular points, and affects readability.
But with so many free downloadable fonts available on the web, it’s getting more and more difficult to find the fonts that can actually elevate your work.
And that’s why we’ve put together our collection of the best free fonts available. You can download each one of these fonts free to use in your projects. There are even free fonts for commercial use. And to help you find exactly what you’re looking for, we’ve broken it down into a few categories.
Free Sans Serif Fonts
Sans Serif fonts are fonts that don’t have serifs (the small lines often seen at the ends of most letters.) They’re popular for their modern, simple, and minimalist style. Because of this styling, you’ll often see sans serif fonts used in short blocks of text. They’re also usually the default font style in many apps and websites.
Need a san serif font? Check out Story Choice Sans Serif and Sans Serif Plus 7
Free Serif Fonts
Serif fonts include a small stroke (known as a serif) at the end of the lines in most letters. Serif fonts have a classic look to them, and the serifs are also known to aid in the readability of text. Because of this, serif fonts are popular fonts for long blocks of text like books, newspapers, and magazine articles.
If you’re searching for free serif fonts, check out popular fonts like NIGHTMARE PILLS and Playfair Display.
Free Brush Fonts
Brush fonts include artistic details meant to make them appear hand-painted. You can typically see lines that make each individual letter look as though someone took the time to handcraft the words rather than type them. These artistic details make brush fonts a popular choice for greeting cards, posters, and rustic themed websites.
Check out Calligraphy and Angel Tears if you’re looking for great brush fonts to include in your next project.
Free Handwriting Fonts
Handwritten notes are indisputably more intimate than typed letters, and that’s exactly the feeling that free handwriting fonts bring to a project. Handwriting fonts imitate real handwriting, making them appear authentic, intimate, and classic. These fonts are available in many different styles, from whimsical to elegant and everything in-between.
Looking to download free fonts in the handwriting style? Take a look at Hello Ketta and Great Day! Or browse our selection of cursive font styles.
Free Retro and Vintage Fonts
Conjuring the essence of years gone by isn’t always easy, but using the right retro and vintage fonts can help you achieve the feel you’re striving for. Perfect for posters, cards, and website headings, these fonts are pure nostalgia from a simpler time.
Whether you’re looking for a font that reminds you of the bravado of the New Wave era or makes you want to go to a hop from 1958, we have the vintage fonts you need. Check out Retro New Version or Bratsy Script for some inspiration.
Free Graffiti Fonts
Looking to add an urban edge to your next project? Graffiti fonts can help you capture a rebellious, streetwise feel. Plus, they’re artistic and can be incorporated into just about any project you might be working on. From posters to greeting cards and website headings, these fonts will give you the stand-out style you’re looking for.
Explore fonts like Ghang and Fat Wandals to capture the edgy, artistic vibe of graffiti in your next project.
Free Tattoo Fonts
Whether you’re searching for the perfect font to use in your next tattoo or you’re just looking to bring the style of a classic tattoo to your next project, there are hundreds of free tattoo fonts for you to choose from. These free fonts range in style from bold and rebellious to elegant and artistic, so there’s always one to match the project you’re working on.
Check out Easy November and S&S GreyHood Seven for some inspiration.
Free Unusual Fonts
Some free fonts are so unique that they need a category all their own! These original and unique designs are the definition of imagination. You’ll find unusual fonts to compliment any project you can think of—greeting cards, posters, party invitations, and more.
Take a look at Poland Canned into Space and Bogeyman Eroded to take a look at a few of our favorite unusual free fonts.
No matter what kind of project you’re working on, you’re sure to find free font downloads that fit your needs right here at Fontspace. Our library of over 66,000 fonts has everything from classic serif fonts to creative and cool fonts, and everything else in-between.
Have more questions? Contact us today or use our font generator. Our team is always happy to help!
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Most applications (such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) include fonts that are automatically installed when you install the software. For example, applications that are created especially for document design projects, such as Microsoft Publisher, often come with quite a few extra fonts that you can use with any other program on your computer.
However, sometimes you may want to install custom fonts that you’ve created, purchased or downloaded from somewhere else. In this article we’ll talk about how to install those fonts so you can use them in Microsoft Office.
Locate custom fonts on the Web
In addition to acquiring and using fonts installed with other applications, you can download fonts from the Internet. Some fonts on the Internet are sold commercially, some are distributed as shareware, and some are free. The Microsoft Typography site site provides links to other font foundries (the companies or individuals outside of Microsoft who create and distribute fonts) where you can find additional fonts.
After you find a font that you would like to use with an Office application, you can download it and install it through the operating system that you are currently using on your computer. Because fonts work with the operating system, they are not downloaded to Office directly. You should go through the system’s Fonts folder in Windows Control Panel and the font will work with Office automatically. On the Mac you use the Font Book to add the font and then copy it to the Windows Office Compatible folder.
Many third parties outside of Microsoft package their fonts in .zip files to reduce file size and to make downloading faster. If you have downloaded a font that is saved in .zip format double-click the zip file to open it.
Install a custom font you have downloaded
Once you’ve downloaded the font you want to install you need to install it in the operating system. Once the font is properly installed in the operating system Microsoft Office will be able to see and use it. For detailed instructions select the operating system you’re using from the drop-down box below.
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Find the font file that you downloaded, keeping in mind that it may be contained within a .zip file. It’s probably located in your downloads folder.
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Double-click the font file to open it in the Font Previewer
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If you’re satisfied that this is the font you want, click Install at the top left.
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Close the Font Previewer, and open your Office program. You should now see your new font included on the font list.
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Find the font file you downloaded — it likely has a .ttf or .otf extension and it’s probably in your downloads folder. Double-click on it.
Note: If the font file has a .zip extension you need to open that .zip file and open the font file from there.
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It will open in the font previewer. Click Install Font. It will open in the Font Book.
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Close the Font Book. Your font should now be available to Microsoft Office.
Note: If you’re using Office 2011 for Mac, you may need to drag and drop the font to the Windows Office Compatible collection in the Font Book to make it available to Microsoft Office.
Sharing files that contain non-standard fonts
When you install a custom font, each font will work only with the computer you’ve installed it on. Custom fonts that you’ve installed on your computer might not display the same way on a different computer. Text that is formatted in a font that is not installed on a computer will display in Times New Roman or the default font.
Therefore, if you plan to share Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files with other people, you’ll want to know which fonts are native to the version of Office that the recipient is using. If it isn’t native, you may have to embed or distribute the font along with the Word file, PowerPoint presentation, or Excel spreadsheet. For more information about this see Fonts that are installed with Microsoft Office.
See also
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Microsoft Typography
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Change or set the default Font in Microsoft Office
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Language Accessory Pack for Office
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