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Table of Contents
Disclaimer Disclaim er 2 Introduction 3
The Closest Closest Free Free Alternative Alternative to Every Font on Typewolf Typewolf 4
The 10 10 Best Serif + Sans-Serif Font Font Combinations Combinations on Google Fonts 37 The 40 Best Free Free Fonts Fonts That Aren’t on Google Google Fonts Fonts 48
The 10 Best Free “Hipster” “Hipster ” Fonts 89
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Disclaimer
This guide is for informational purposes only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information within. The font licensing information may not be accurate or may have changed since the time of publication. Always check with the type designer/ designer/type type foundry before using any free font. Copyright
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Introduction
Fonts! It goes a long Thanks for purchasing The Definitive Guide to Free Fonts long way to helping support my side project Typewolf . I spent a ton of time creating this guide, so I hope that you find it valuable.
Free fonts have come a long way in recent years. Professional designers have long looked down on free fonts as amateurish. But thanks to the web and open-source movements, that all has been changing. I article for for Smashing Magazine that explores this topic—I urge you to check it out. wrote an article An Exclusive Section of Typewolf Featuring Only Free Fonts
I created a special section of Typewolf available exclusively to purchasers of this guide. Please don’t share the link with anyone! It features only sites using free fonts and serves as a great source of design inspiration showing what can be done with free fonts. Check it out here. here. A Special Note About Free Fonts
In general, most free fonts make a poor alternative to commercial fonts. Always purchase commercial fonts whenever your project has the budget for it. Type designers need the support of the design community in order to continue producing quality typefaces. Only relying on free fonts will devalue the profession of typeface design and hurt us all as designers.
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A2 Typewriter Cutive Mono Aachen → Roboto Slab Aaux → Roboto Abadi → Equip (light weight (light weight is is f ree) ree) or Cabin Abolition → Quantic Quantico o Abril → Latin Modern Modern Roman Roman or Lora Abril Fatface Fatface → Abril Abril Fatface Academica Academi ca → EB Garam Garamond ond Acrom → Campton Campton or or Rig h hteous teous Acta Displa y → Playfair Playfair Di Display splay Acta Headline Headline → Pla yf air air Disp Display lay Acta Poster Poster → Playf Playf air air Display Acumin → Nimbus Nimbus Sans L or L or Arimo Arimo Adelle → Aleo or Roboto S Roboto Slab lab Adelle Sans Sans → Source Sans Sans Pro Pro Adieu Adi eu → Pro Prompt mpt Adobe Text → Libre Basker Baskerville ville AG Book → Nimbus Nimbus Sans L o orr Arimo Arimo Ag eentur ntur → Yatra One Agipo → Roboto Akkurat kkurat → IBM Plex Sans Akkurat Mono → IBM IBM Ple Plexx Mono
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Aktiv Grotesk → Nimbus Sans L or Arimo Akzidenz Grotesk → Questa Sans (regular weight is free) or Work Sans Albertina → Crimson Crimson T Text ext Albertus → Infin Infinii or Asul Asul Albertus Nova Nova → Infini or A or Asul sul Alegreya → A Alegreya legreya Alegreya Sans Alegreya Sans → Alegreya Alegreya S Sans ans Alix FB Alix FB → Cutive Mono Alright Sans → Cle Clear ar Sans or Source Source Sans Pro Alternate Gothic → Leagu Leaguee Gothic or Oswald Alverataa → Marcellus Alverat Amasiss → Roboto Slab Amasi Slab Amatic SC → A Ama matic tic SC Ambroise Ambroi se → Prat Prataa Americana → TeX Gyre Americana Gyre B Bonum onum or Quattrocen Quattrocento to Amerigo → Infi Infini ni or Asul Ames Roman → Salo Salome me or Playfai Playfairr Display Anarchy Grotesque → Questa Sans (regular (regular weight weight is free) or Work Sans Andale Mono → Incons Inconsola olata ta Andes Andes → Andes or Poir Poiret et One Anisette Ani sette Petite → J Josefin osefin Sans Ano → TeX Gyre Adventor Adventor or or Poppins Poppins Anonymous Pro → Anonym Anonymou ouss Pro Antenna → Kanit Antique Olive Olive → Lack or Cab Cabin in Anton → Anton Anton Antwerp → Crimson Te Text xt
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Apercu → HK Grotesk or DM Sans Apercu Mono → Ahamono or IBM Plex Mono Apex Serif → Rob Robot oto o Slab Apple Chancery → Quintes Quintessen sential tial Arbutus Slab Slab → Arbutus Slab Archer → D Domine omine Archive Archi ve → Libre Baskervill Baskervillee Archivo Narrow Narrow → A Arc rchivo hivo Narr Narrow ow Arial → Nimbu Nimbuss Sans L o orr Arimo Armitage Armita ge → Work Sans Arnhem → Ne Neut uton on Arquitecta → Josefin San Arquitecta Sanss ARS Maquette Maquette → Arim Arimo o Arvo → Arvo Ascender Sans Sans Mono → Roboto Mono Mono Ashbury → Ashbury (light weight is free) is free) o orr Libre Libre Baskerville ATC Harris → Fira Mono ATC Ripley → Rouge Scri Script pt Atlas Grotesk → Coop Cooper er Hewitt o Hewitt orr Arimo Atlas Typewriter Typewriter → Incon Inconso solata lata Austin → Pla yfa yfair ir Display Avenir → Agané or Nunito S Nunito Sans ans Averia Averia Serif Libre Libre → Av Aveeria Serif ria Serif Libre Averta → Poppins Poppins AW Conqueror Conqueror Didot → Pra Prata ta Azo Sans → Raleway Balto → So Source urce Sans Pro
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Basetica → Basetica or Arimo Baskerville → Libre Baskerville Basic Sans → Work Work S Sans ans Basier → Ro Roboto boto Basis Grotesq ue ue → Work Sans Sans Basis Grotesque Grotesque Mon Mono o → Roboto Mono Baton → Work Sans Battersea Slab Slab → Roboto Slab Slab BC Falster Grotesk Grotesk → FreeU FreeUni niversal versal or Arimo Arimo Beatrice Beat rice → Work Sans Sans Beatrice Display Display → Archiv Archivo o Black Beausite Beau site → Tenor Sans Sans Bebas Neue → Bebas Bebas Neue or or Oswald Oswald Begum → Pra Prata ta Beirut → Ba Bagnard gnard or or Inknut Inknut Ant Antiqua iqua Bell → Lo Lora ra Belwe Mono → Cut Cutive ive Mono Mono Benton Modern → Old Stand Standard ard TT Benton Sans Sans → Libre Frankli Franklin n Berlingske Serif → Playfair Playfair D Display isplay Bernini Sans Bernini Sans → Eau Sans or O or Open pen Sans Bianco Sans Sans → Work Sans Sans Bianco Serif → Quattroc Quattrocento ento Big Caslon → Libre Libre Caslon Display or Lusitana Lusitana BioRhyme BioRhy me → BioRhyme Bitter → Bitter Bitter Blanco → Merriweath Merriweather er
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Blender → Chakra Petch Block Berthold → Shadow or Rubik Bluu → BluuNe BluuNext xt or PT Serif Serif Bodoni → Libre Libre Bodoni or Prata Prata Bodoni Bodo ni Egyptian → Arvo Arvo Bodoni Poster Poster → A Abril bril Fatface Boita → Prat Boita Prataa Bonobo Bono bo → Co Cous ustard tard Bookman → T TeX eX Gyre Bon Bonum um or Vollkorn Vollkorn Bookmania → TeX TeX Gyre Gyre Bonu Bonum or Vollko Vollkorn rn Bosca → Infi Infini ni or Asul Bourrasq ue ue → Work Sans Sans Boutique → Tenor Tenor Sa Sans ns Brandon Grotesque → W Woodford oodford Bourn Bournee or Lato Lato Brandon Printed Printed → Bernier or Lato Brauer Neue → Ru Rubi bik k Brevia → V Varela arela Round Round Brezel Grotesk Grotesk → Work San Sanss Brighton → Cor Corbe ben n Brix Sans → True Truen no or Roboto Brotherss → Royals Brother Royals o orr Chakra Petch Brown → Campt Campton on or Popp Poppins ins Brunel → Playfair Playfair Disp Display lay Bryant → Han Hanken ken Round or Nu Nunito nito Buenos Aires → C Campton ampton or Poppins Poppins Bureau Grotesque Grotesque → Work Sans Burgess → Free FreeSerif Serif or or Quattroc Quattrocent ento o
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Butler → Butler Bw Gradual → Space Mono Cabin → Cabin Calendas Plus → Calen Calendas das Plus or EB G EB Garamond aramond Calibre → Cooper Hewitt or Roboto Roboto Calibri → Carlito or or Lato Lato Calluna → Calluna (reg ular ular weight is free) o free) orr Crimson Tex Textt Calluna Sans → Calluna Sans (reg ular ular weight is free free)) or Alegreya Alegreya Sans Calvert → Sanchez Campton → Campt Campton on or Popp Poppins ins Canela → Reforma (1918 (1918 variation) or or Marcellus Marcellus Cantarell → C Cantarell antarell Caponi → Old Standa Standard rd TT Cardo → Cardo Cardo Carlton → Quattrocen Quattrocento to Caslon → Libre Caslon Caslon or Lusi Lusitana tana Caslon Graphique → G Grandee randee or or Playfair Playfair Display Caxton → Stoke Centimaa M Centim Mono ono → PT PT Mono Ce Centaur ntaur → C Card ardo o Centra No2 → Poppi Poppins ns Ce Cent ntral ral Avenue → Oswald Centur y Old Old Style Style → Crimson Text Century Schoolbook → T TeX eX Gyre Gyre Schola Schola o orr Domi Domine ne Century Schoolbook Schoolbook Mo Mono → Cutive Mono Mono Cerebri Sans → Poppins Chalet → DM DM Sans Sans
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Champion Gothic → League Gothic or Archivo Narrow Chap → Facultad or Yatra One Ch Chap aparral arral → Merr Merriweather iweather Chapeau → Quicksa Quicksand nd Cheltenham → Verona Serial (regular (regular weig weig ht ht is free) or Della Della Respira Chesterfield → Mo Mops ps Antiqua or Antiqua or Della Della Respi Respira ra Chiswick Serif → Playfair Displa Displa y Chivo → Ch Chiv ivo o Chobani Sans Sans → Karla Chobani Serif → Verona Serial Serial (regu (regular lar weight is free) free) or or Domine Domine Chronicle Display → Playfair Display Display Chronicle Chronic le Text → Lora Cimarron Cima rron → PT Sans Sans Cindie Mono Mono → Sou Sourc rcee Code Pro Circe → Wo Work rk Sans Sans Circular → Manrope or DM DM Sans Clarendon → Mu Munson nson or Dom Domine Clearface Gothic Gothic → Galdeano Cochin → Cardo Colfax → C Co ooper Hewitt or Roboto or Roboto Columbia Sans Sans → Arya Columbia Titling → Wood Poster Poster Eigh Eightt or Domine Domine Comic Com ic Sans → Dekk Dekko o Co Compacta mpacta → Press Pressuru uru or Teko Co Conc ncept ept → Source Serif Serif Pro Consolas → Inconsolata Inconsolata Contax Sans → Contax Sans (reg ular ular and itali italicc are free) or Tenor Tenor Sans
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Cooper → Shrikhand Cooper Hewitt → Cooper Hewitt or Roboto Coranto 2 → Neuton Neuton Cormor Cor moran antt → Cormorant Cortado Corta do Script → Ka Kaushan ushan Script Cotoris Coto ris → Tenor Sans Sans Courier → Courier Prime or C or Cutive utive Mono Courier Prime → Courie Courierr Prime or Cu Cutive tive Mono Mono Courier Sans → NotCourierS NotCourierSans ans or R or Roboto oboto Mono Cousine → Cousine Crimson Crim son Text Text → Crimson Text Cubano → Rubik Cutive → Cutive Cutive Mono Mono → Cutive Cutive M Mono ono Dala Floda → Butler Sten Stencil cil or Stardos Stencil Stencil Dala Moa → Allerta Stenci Stencill Dala Prisma → Monoton Monoton Damien → PT PT Serif Danzza → Glacia Glaciall Indiff erence erence or Poppins Darby Sans Sans → Arya David → A Arimo rimo Dear Sarah → Meddon Meddon De Decima cima → Tit Titillium illium Web Decima Mono → S Share hare Tech Tech Mono Mono DejaVu DejaV uS Serif erif → D DejaV ejaVu u Serif or Mer erriweather riweather Dia → Sporting Grotesque Grotesque or Work Work Sans Didot → Prata
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DIN → OSP DIN or Roboto DIN Mono → Source Code Pro DIN Round Round → Mis Miso o or Ru Rubik bik Dinamit → Questr Dinamit Questrial ial Displace Disp lace → Nova Cut Cut Distillery → Bett Bett y y or Milto Miltonia nian n Tattoo Domaine Display → Salome or Ju or Judson dson Domaine Domai ne Sans Sans → Arya Do Domaine maine Text Text → Quattrocento Dominee → Domine Domin Droid Sans → D Droid roid San Sanss Droid Sans Mono → Droid Droid Sa Sans ns Mono Mono Droid Serif → Droid Serif Druk → Archivo Narro Narrow w Drury Lane Lane → Ovo Eames Century Modern → TeX Gy Gyre re Schola or Domine Domine Eames Century Modern Stencil Stencil → Butle Butlerr or or Stardos Stencil Stencil Eczar → Eczar Editor → PT Serif Edmondsans → Work San Sanss Edwardian → TeX G yre Bonum or Qu Quattrocento attrocento Eff rraa → Clear Sans Sans or Cantarell Cantarell Egyptienne Egy ptienne → Domin Dominee Ehrhardt Ehrh ardt → Fa Fanw nwood ood Text Text Eksell Display → Bagnard Bagnard or or Tinos Eldorado → C Crimson rimson Tex Textt Electra → Teh Tehuti uti or Fanwoo Fanwood d Text Text
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Elementa → Cutive Mono Elena → Merriweather Elephant → BenchNi BenchNine ne Elmhurst Elmhu rst → Alegrey Alegreyaa Engravers → Engr Engravers Engr y y or Diplomata SC Engravers Gothic → Qu Questrial estrial Equip → Equip (light (light weight is f rree) ee) or Cabin Equitan S Equitan Sans ans → Work Sans Erato → Erato (light weig h htt is free) or Crimso Crimson n Text Eskapade → Grenz Grenzee or No Nova Cut Euclid Flex → Big Big John John / Sli Slim m Joe or Poppin Poppinss Europa Eur opa → Montserrat Montserrat Eurostile → Michro Michrom ma Exchange → Domine Executive → Roboto F Grotesk → Arimo F37 Bella → Abril Fatf ace ace F37 Jan → League Spartan Spartan or Poppins Fabrik Fabr ik → HK Grot Grotesk esk or Karla Facit Fac it → Fira San Sanss Fakt → Co Cooper oper Hewitt or Roboto Falafel Grotesque → Questa Sans (regular Sans (regular weig h ht is t is free) or Work Sans Farnham Farnham → Sourc Sourcee Serif Pro FatFrank → Shadow or Rubik Favorit → Liberation Liberation S San anss or DM DM Sans Sans Favorit Fav orit Mono → Roboto Mono Mono Faunus → Vollkorn
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Fedra Mono → Oxygen Mono Fedra Serif → Merriweather Feijoa → Quando Ferry → Rubik Mono On Onee FF Atma Serif → Libre Baskerville Baskerville FF Bau → Work Sans FF Clan → Titillium Titillium Web FF Dagny → S Source ource San Sanss Pro FF Franziska Franziska → Source Serif Serif Pro Pro FF Good Headline Headline → Source Sans Sans Pro FF Kievit → Eau Sans or Cab Cabin in FF Kievit Slab Slab → En Enriq riq ueta ueta FF Mark → Geo Geomanist manist or or Poppins Poppins FF Meta Meta → Fira Sans Sans FF Meta Serif Serif → PT Serif FF Mister K → Reenie Bea Beanie nie FF Olsen Olsen → Mer Merriw riweather eather FF Oxide → Summit or Teko Teko FF Scala Scala → And Andad adaa FF Scala Scala Sans → Alegreya Sans Sans FF Super Grotesk Grotesk → Lovelo or Poppins FF Tisa → Merriwe Merriweat ather her FF Tisa Sans Sans
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FF Unit Slab → Robot Roboto o Slab Slab Filosofia → Old Standard Filosofia Standard TT TT Filson → Pop Poppi pins ns Financier Display → Playfair Playfair Display Display
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Financier Text → Merriweather Fira Sans → Fira Sans Fjalla One One → Fjalla One One Fjord One One → Fjord On Onee Flama → Roboto Flama Flandria → Born Born or or Libre Baske Baskerville rville Flyer → Lea League gue Spartan or Po Poppins ppins Folio → Nim Nimbus bus Sans L or Arimo Forma Forma → Mul Mulii Formula Condensed Condensed → Pressuru Pressuru or or Oswald Oswald Foro → Foro (extralig (extralig h ht weight t weight is f ree) ree) or Roboto Roboto Slab Fort → Ka Karla rla Fortescue → Quattr Quattroc ocento ento Forza → Exo 2 Founders Grotesk Grotesk → Work Sans Sans Founders Grotesk Mono Mono → Inco Inconsolat nsolataa Fournier → Source Serif Serif Pro Fraktur → Unifraktu UnifrakturMa rMagu guntia ntia Frauen → Roc Roche hester ster (script) (script) / Kavivanar (roman) Franklin Frankl in Gothic → Libre Fran Franklin klin Freeland → Againts or Rock Rock Salt Salt Freight Big Big → Play Playfair fair Display Freight Display Display → Playfair Display Freig h htt Neo → Te Tenor nor San Sanss Freight Sans → Open San Sanss Freight Text → Source Serif Serif Pro Friz Quadrata → Infini or A or Asul sul
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FS Emeric → Alegreya Sans Fugue → Karla Fugue Mono Mono → Roboto Mono Funkis → Poppi Poppins ns Futura → Jos Jostt or Pop Poppins pins Gabriela Stencil → Bu Butler tler Stencil Stencil or St or Stardos ardos Stencil Galano Classic → Work Sans Sans Galano Grotesque → Glacial Ind Indiiff erence erence or or Poppins Galaxie Copernicus Copernicus → S Source ource Serif Serif Pro Galaxie Polaris → Coope Cooperr Hewit Hewittt or Roboto Roboto Galliard Galliar d → Card Cardo o Garage Gothic Gothic → Rubi Rubik k Garamond Gara mond → EB Gara Garamond Gascogne Gasc ogne → Corben Genath → Crimson Crimson T Text ext Gentona → Gentona (extrabold and extrabold extrabold it itali alicc are free) free) or Cantarell Geogrotesque → Norwester Norwester or or Armata Armata Georgia → Neuton Gerbera → Lac Lack k or Cabin Cabin Gesta → Fira San Sanss Gibson → Eau Sans or Nunito S Nunito Sans ans Gill Gill Facia → Lekea or Q or Quattrocento uattrocento Gill Sans Sans → Cabin Gin → Royals or Ch Chakra akra Petch Ginto → Lack Lack or Ca Cabin bin Giorgio Sans → League League Gothic Gothic o orr Oswald Glosa Displa y → Playfair Display Display
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Glypha → Roboto Slab Google Sans → Manrope or Montserrat Gordita → M Montserrat ontserrat Gotham → Metropolis or Metropolis or Montser Montserra ratt Gotham Rounded Rounded → Varela Rou Round nd Gothic 13 → League League Goth Gothic ic or Archivo Nar Narrow row Gothic 720 720 → Arim Arimo o Gothic 821 → S Shadow hadow or Rubik Rubik Gothic Goth ic A1 → Gothic A1 Goudy Old Style Style → Sorts Mill G Mill Goudy oudy Grad Gra d → Dom Domin inee Graebenbach → Questa Sans (regular (regular w weight eight is f ree) ree) or Work Work Sans Granite Grani te → Arvo Granvillee → Arya Granvill Graphik → Cooper Hewitt Hewitt or DM Sans Sans Graphite → K Kavivanar avivanar Grifinito → Oran Oranienbau ienbaum m Grifo → Bagnard or Tinos Grifo Grumpy → Salome or Ram Ramaraja GT America America → Work San Sanss GT America Mono Mono → Robot Roboto o Mono GT Cinetype Cinetype → Ro Robo boto to GT Eesti → Montserrat Montserrat GT Flexa Flexa → Space Grotesk Grotesk or Space Mono Mono GT Flexa Mono → Space Mon Mono GT Haptik → W Droge Droge or or Montserrat Montserrat GT Pressura Pressura → Rub Rubik ik
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GT Pressura Mono → Inconsolata GT Sectra → Eczar GT Super → Play Playfa fair ir Display GT Walsheim Walsheim → Glac Glacial ial Indi Indiff erence erence or Poppins Poppins GT Zirkon → W Work ork Sans Guardian Gua rdian → Source Source Se Serif rif Pro Gza → Bagnard or Inknu Inknutt Antiqua Halis Grotesque → Open Sans Halis Rounded Rounded → Woodf o ord rd Bourne or Lato Lato Halyard → Lib Libre re Franklin Handsomee → Satisfy Handsom Harbour → Inknut Antiqua Antiqua Harmonia Sans Sans → Nexa or Pop P oppins pins Harriet → Playfair Playfair Display Hawthorn → Bagnard Bagnard or or Ramara Ramara ja ja Heimat Sans Sans → R Rob oboto oto Heimat Stencil Stencil → Allerta Stencil Stencil Heldane Display Display → Co Corm rmorant orant Heldane Text Text → Cardo Hellenic Wide → Citizen Slab or Stin Stintt Ultra Expanded Expanded Helvetica Helveti ca → Nimbus Sans Sans L L or Arimo Helvetica Monospaced Monospaced → Roboto Roboto M Mono ono Helvetica Neue Neue → Nim Nimbus bus Sans L Sans L or Arimo Helvetica Now → Nimbus Sans Sans L L or Arimo Hera Big Big → Prata Hercules → TeX Gyre Schol Sch olaa or Playfair Display Heroic Condensed → Ost Ostrich rich Sans or Roboto Condensed Condensed
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Highway Gothic → Overpass Hind → Hind Hoboken High High → Chakra Pe Petch tch Hoefler Text → EB Gara Garamond mond Hoefler Titling → EB Gara Garamond mond Hope Sans → Ch Chivo ivo Hurme Geometric Sans → Ral Raleway eway IBM Plex Mono Mono → IBM Plex Plex Mono IBM Plex Plex Sans → IBM IBM Plex Sans Ideal Sans Sans → Lato IM Fell French Canon → IM Fell Frenc French h Canon Canon Impact → Pressuru Pressuru or Osw Oswald ald Inconsolata Inconso lata → Inconsol Inconsolat ataa Industry → Arm Armat ataa Industry Inc Inc → Norwest Norwester er or Teko Infini → Infi Infini ni or Asul Inknut Antiqua Antiqua → Inknut Ant Antiqua iqua Input Mono Mono → Rob Robot oto o Mono Integral CF → Chivo Interstate → Overpass Intro → Museo Sans (500 (500 weight is free) free) or or Montserrat Montserrat Introspect Introsp ect → Della Respir Respiraa Iosevka Ios evka → Iosevka Italian Old Style → Go Goudy udy Booklette Bookletterr 1911 ITC American Typewriter Typewriter → Latin Modern Modern Mono Mono or Cutive Cutive ITC Avant Avant Garde Gothi Gothicc → TeX Gyre Adv Adventor entor or Poppins Poppins ITC Benguiat Benguiat → Della Respir Respiraa
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ITC Clearface → Verona Serial (regular weight is free) or Domine ITC Conduit → Dosis ITC Garamond Garamond → E EB B Garamond ITC Grouch → S Salome alome or Ramaraja ITC Johnston → Rail Railway way or Ca Cabin bin ITC Lubalin Graph Graph → Arv Arvo o ITC Pioneer → Bungee Bungee Shad Shadee ITC Ronda → Didact Gothic Gothic ITC Serif Gothic → Rig h hteous teous ITC Souvenir → Corb Corben en ITC Stepp → TeX Gyre Gyre Bonum or Qu Quattrocento attrocento ITC Tiff any any → Salome Salome or or Rama Ramaraja raja ITC Usher Usherwood wood → St Stoke oke Ivar → D DM M Serif Di Display splay JAF Domus Titling Domus Titling → Varela Rou Round nd JeanLuc → Jea JeanLuc nLuc o orr Oswald Jenna Sue → Jenna Sue or or Shadows Into Lig h htt Tw Two o J Jigsaw igsaw → Lat Lato o J Josefin osefin Slab Slab → Josefin Slab Jubilat → Domine Jude → Almendra Just Lovely Lovely → Qwigl Qwigley ey Kamerik Kamer ik → Poppin Poppinss Karlaa → Karla Karl Karnak → Arvo Kepler → Playfair Display Kepler Display Kicker → Os Ostrich trich Sans or Ra jd Ra jdhani hani
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Knockout → League Gothic or Archivo Narrow Kostic Serif → Libre Baskerville Kuenstler Script → Pinyon Pinyon S Script cript Kulturista → R Roboto oboto Slab Slab L10 → Geoman Geomanist ist or or Raleway La Fabriq ue ue → Work Sans Lab Grotesque → Montserra Montserratt Lab Grotesque Mono → Office Code ce Code P Pro ro or Source Code Code Pro Labil Lab il Grotesk → Arimo Lacrima → Cutive Cutive Mon Mono o Lamplig hter hter Scrip Scriptt → Satisfy Laplace Mono → Cutive Mono Mono Lapture → Almend Lapture Almendra ra Larish Alte → Young Serif Serif or Vollkorn Larish Neue Neue → Young Seri Seriff or Vollkorn Vollkorn Lars → DM Sa Sans ns Lars Mono → Roboto Mo Mono Larsseit Larss eit → DM Sans Lasiver → Coo Cooper per Hewitt or Roboto Roboto Lato → Lato Lausanne → Nimb Nimbus us Sans L or Ari Arimo mo Lava → Merri Merriwe weather ather Le Jeune Jeune → Prata Le Monde Journal Journal → PT Ser Serif if League Gothic → Leag ue ue Got Gothic hic or Arch Archivo ivo Narrow Narrow Leighton Leighto n → Cabin Leitura Leit ura → PT Serif
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Leitura Display → Playfair Display Leitura News → PT Serif Lemur Lem ur → Didact Goth Gothic ic Letter Let ter Gothic → Source Code Pro Lettera ettera → Robo Roboto to Mono Lexia → Crete Round Round Libre Baskerville Baskerville → Libre Bas Baskerville kerville Libre Franklin Franklin → Lib Libre re Franklin Franklin Life Life → C Car ardo do Linotype Linoty pe Brew Brewery ery → Asu Asull Livory → Corben Lodgecode → Spinnak Spinnaker er Lora → Lora Louize Loui ze → Bell Bellefair efair Louize Display Display → Bellefair Lovelo → Lovelo or or Josefin Josefin Sans Lucida Grande → Luxi Sans Sans or No Noto to Sans Sans Lusitana → Lusitana Lutz Headline → Robo Roboto to Lust → Salome or Playfair Display Lydia → Facultad or Yatr or Yatraa One Lydian → Facultad Facultad or Yatra Yatra One Lyon Display Display → DM Serif Dis Display play Lyon Text → D DM M Serif Serif Text Mabry → Questa Sans (regular (regular weight weight iiss free) or Work Work Sans MAD Serif → Comp Computer uter Modern Serif Serif or Domine Madina Script → Againts o Againts orr Qwigley
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Maison → Inter UI or Roboto Maison Mono → Inconsolata Maison Neue Neue → Inter UI UI or or Roboto Maiola Maio la → Ale Alegreya greya Majesti Banner → Salom Salomee or Pla yf air air Display Display Mallory Mall ory → Lack or Cabin Manuka → League Gothic Gothic or or Oswald Manus → A Againts gaints or Rock S Rock Salt alt Maple → Cotham Sans or Wor Work k Sans Marche → Michroma Michroma Maria → Nim Nimbu buss Sans L or Arim Arimo o Marian → Nova Cut Marr Sans → Wo Work rk Sans Sans Martha → Inconsolat Inconsolataa Mate → Ma Mate te Medula One → Medul Medulaa One Meliorr → Lora Melio Memphis → Sanche Sanchezz Menlo → DejaVu DejaVu Mon Mono oo orr Source Code Pro Pro Mercury → Cardo Merkury Mer kury → Quicksand Quicksand Merriweather Merriweath er → Mer Merriweath riweather er Messina Sans Sans → Nimb Nimbus us Sans Sans L or Arimo Arimo Messina Sans Mono Mono → Ro Robo boto to Mon Mono o Metier → Pop Poppi pins ns Metric → Equip (light weight weight is free) free) or Cabin Cabin Microbrew → Runaway or Oswald Microbrew
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Miller → Playfair Display Mikro → Chakra Petch Minion → Cardo Ministe Mini sterr → Crimso Crimson n Text Minotaur Min otaur → Com Comp puter Modern Serif Modern Serif or Domine Minotaur Sans → W Work ork Sans Sans Miso → Miso or Rubik Mistral → Nothing Nothing You Co You Could uld Do Moderat → D DM M Sans Modern 216 → Latin Modern Modern Roman or Playf Playf air air Display Display Monaco → Share Tech Mono Mono Monospace Monospa ce 821 → Ro Robo boto to Mono Monosten Mo nosten → Cousine Monotype Mon otype Grotesque → Wo Work rk Sans Montserratt → Montser Montserra Montserra ratt Monument Grotesk Grotesk → Nimbus Sans L or or Arimo Morion → Bagnard or Inknut Antiqua Antiqua MPI Sardis → Facultad or Yatra Yatra One One Mr Eaves Modern Modern → J Jos osefin efin Sans Mr Eaves Eaves Sans → Cabin Mramor → Junge Mrs Eaves Eaves → Libr Libree B Baskerville askerville MTT Milano → Arca Majora Majora or or Josefin Josefin Sans Sans Muli Mu li → Muli Museo Sans → Mu Museo seo Sans (50 ( 500 0 weight is free) or Montse Mon tserrat rrat Museo Slab → Museo Slab (500 (500 weight is weight is free) free) or Roboto Roboto Slab MVB Solano Gothic → League League Go Gothi thicc or Teko Teko
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MVB Solitaire → Open Sans Myriad → Agané or Open Sans Nantes Nantes → Playfair Display Display Nashville → Prata Prata National Natio nal → Work Sans National 2 → Work Sans Sans NB Akademie Akademie → Arim Arimo o NB International International → Ari Arim mo NB International International Mono → Rob Robot oto o Mono Neographik Neogra phik → A Anton nton Neue Droschke → Mar Market ket Deco o Deco orr Poiret One Neue Haas Grotesk Grotesk → Nimb Nimbus us Sans L or Arim Arimo o Neue Haas Unica → Nimbus Sans Sans L L or or Arimo Neue Swift → A Amethys methysta ta Neusa → Teko Teko Neuton → Neuton Neutraface → Josefi Josefin n Sans Neutral Neut ral → Nimbus Sans L o L orr Arimo Neuzeit → Mon Montse tserrat rrat Nevis → Nevis or Montserrat Montserrat New Caledonia Caledonia → Playfair Display Display New Rocker Rocker → New Rocker News Cycle → News Cycle Newzald → Neuton Newzald Nexa → Montre Montreal al or Monts Montserrat errat Nexa Rust → Bernie Bernierr or Montser Montserrat rat Nimbus Roman → Nimbus Nimbus Roman Roman or Tinos
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Nimbus Sans → Nimbus Sans L or Arimo Nitti → NotCourierSans or Cousine Nitti Grotesk Grotesk → Wo Work rk Sans Sans Niveau Niv eau Grote Grotesk sk → Raleway Nobel → Lovel Lovelo o or Josefin S Josefin Sans ans Nocturno → Pesaro (lig ht ht weig h ht is t is free) or Ovo Noe Display Display → Bagnard or PT PT Serif Noe Text → PT Serif Serif Northwell → Againts Againts or or Qwi Qwigley gley Notable → Notable Notable NotCourierSans → No NotCouri tCourier erSans Sans or Cousine Noto Not o Sans → Noto Sans Novecento Sans Sans → Novec Novecen ento to Sans (wide styles are free) or Montserrat Montse rrat Nowie Vremena → Overp Overpas asss Nudista → Roboto Nuckle Nuck le → Arimo NY Irvin Irvin → Verona Serial Serial (regular (regular weight is free) or Limelight Obsidian → Salom Salomee or Playfair Playfair Display OCR B → Source Co Code de Pro Office Code Pro → Office Code Code Pro or Source Source Code Code Pro Ogg → Jung e Ohm → M Monoton onoton Old Standard Standard TT → Old Sta Standard ndard TT Omnes → V Varela arela Round Round Open Sans Sans → Open Open Sans Operator → Victor Mono or Ubuntu Ubuntu Mono Opposit → S Savate avate or Prompt Prompt
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Optima → URW Classico or Belleza Orelo → Tenor Sans Orpheus → Cinzel Cinzel Ostia Antica → W Work ork San Sanss Oswald → Osw Oswal ald d Outag e → Norwe Norwest ster er or Rajdhani Overpass Mono → Over Overpa pass ss Mono P22 Underground Underground → Railway or or Cabin Cabin Pacific Northwest Letters → Su Sunday nday o orr Loved by the the King Pakenham → Pakenham (regular (regular weig ht ht is is free) or Rubik Rubik Palatino → Crimson Crimson Te Text xt Panama → Cutive Mono Mono Pano → Prompt Prompt Patron → Roboto Patron Pegasus → Amethysta Amethysta Peggs → Latin Modern Modern Mono or Mono or Cutive Cutive Peignot → Federo Federo Peristyle → Tenor San Sanss Perpetuaa → Lustr Perpetu Lustria ia Pica 10 Pitch Pitch → Cutiv Cutivee Mono Piek → Slabo 27px 27px Pirata Pira ta One → Pirata One One Pitch Pitc h → Cutive Mono Pitch Sans → Cou Courier rier Prim Prime Sans or Cous Cousine ine Plaid → Arch Archivo ivo Black Black Plain → Roboto Plak → R Rubik ubik
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SangBleu King → Junge SangBleu Sans → Arya Saol Display → A Antic ntic Didon Didonee Saol Text → Antic Antic Di Didone done Satyr → Vollkor Vollkorn n Savate → Savate Savate Schear Grotesk → League Gothic Gothic or Oswald Oswald Schneidler → Buenard Buenard Schynder → Pla yfa yfair ir Display Scotch Modern → Old Standar Standard d TT Scout → Ro Roboto boto Scto Grotesk → Nimbus Nimbus Sans Sans L L or Arimo Selador → Fac Facultad ultad or Yatra Yatra One One Self Modern Modern → Gil Gilda da Display Selfie → Nickainl Nickainley ey Script or Sacrament Sacramento o Sentinel → Munson or Dom Domine ine Separat → Reglo Separat Reglo o orr Rubik Seravek Sera vek → Source Source Sa Sans ns Pro Serrano → Lato Shadows Into Light → Shadow Shadowss Into Into Light Sharp Grotesk → Kon Konstant stant Grotes Grotesk k or Work Sans Sharp Sans → Leagu Leaguee Spartan or or Poppins Poppins Shift → Cuti Cutive ve Sign Painter → Rochester Rochester Signalist → Kaus Kaushan han Scr Script ipt Simple → Sh Share are Tech Mono Mono Simplon Simpl on → Roboto
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Simplon Mono → Roboto Mono Sina Nova → Sina Nova (regular weight is free) or Merriweather Siri → Source Sa Sans ns Pro Skolar → So Source urce Serif Pro Pro SM Maxeville Maxeville → Arim Arimo o Sneak Sneak → Arimo Sofia → Sofi Sofiaa (light weight weight is free) or Poppins Söhne → Ro Robo boto to Soleil → Ilisarniq or or Mo Montserrat ntserrat SoLow → V VT3 T323 23 Sorts Mill Goudy → Sorts Mill Mill Goudy Source Code Pro → Source Cod Codee Pro Source Sans Pro Pro → Source Sans Sans Pro Pro Source Serif Pro Pro → Source Ser Serif if Pro Space Grotesk Grotesk → Space Grot Grotesk esk or Space M Mon ono o Space Mono → Space Mon Mono o Sparkle Script → Sacram Sacramen ento to Spectral Spectral → Spectral Spinnaker Spin naker → Spinnak Spinnaker er Sporting Grotesque → Sporting Grotesqu Grotesquee or Work Work Sans Stag → Aleo Aleo o orr Bitter Standard CT → Cooper Cooper Hewit Hewittt or or Arimo Stanley → Happ y Times Times at the IKOB or Tinos Stardos Stencil → St Stardos ardos Stencil Stencil Steinbeck → Work Sans Strangelovee → Am Strangelov Amat atic ic SC Stratos → Manr Manrope ope or or DM DM Sans
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Stratum 2 → Armata Studio Pro → FreeUniversal or Arimo Styrene → C Campton ampton or Po Poppins ppins Suisse International International → FreeUniversa FreeUniversall or or Arimo Suisse Suis se International Mono Mono → Roboto Mono Suissee Neue Suiss Neue → Tinos Suisse Works → FreeSer FreeSerif if or Tinos Sunday Sunday Clarendon → C Chu hunk nk or Ultra Superior Title → Salom Salomee or Playfai Playfairr Displa y Superstudio → Quick Quicksa sand nd Supria Sans → Cotham Sans Sans or Work Work Sans Sans Surt Surt → Nimbus San Sanss L or Arimo Surveyor → Be Bent ntham ham Suti → Cou Courg rg ette ette Sweet Sans Sans → Questria Questriall Swiss 721 → Nimbus Sans L Sans L or Arimo Syne → Syne Syne or or Poppins Poppins Tablet Gothic → Tab Tablet let Got Gothic hic or Archivo Narrow Narrow Tacite → J Jun unge ge Tangier → Great Vibes Termina → Pro Prompt Terminal Grotesque Grotesque → Terminal Grotesq Grotesq ue ue or VT3 VT323 23 Text → UnifrakturC UnifrakturCoo ook k Texta → Trueno or Nunito Sans Sans Thirsty Script Rough Rough → Intro Rust Script or Gra Grand nd Hotel Th Thee Stroke Sans → Kav Kaviva ivanar nar Theinhardtt → Sour Theinhard Source ce Sans Sans Pro
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The 10 Best Serif + Sans-Serif Font Combinations on Google Fonts With over 800 font families available on Google Fonts, it can be a chal challenge lenge finding serifs and sans-seri sans-serifs fs that complement each other. A font used for setting body copy copy,, whether a serif or sans-serif, must meet certain criteria: it must include regular, italic, bold and bold italic styles and it must render well on screen at smaller sizes, meaning it should have low to moderate stroke contrast, large counters, open apertures and an adequate x-height. Each body copy font in the following list meets this criteria and includes a companion font that harmonizes nicely with it.
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1) Playfair Display + Fira Sans Sans is a humanist design, drawing its shapes from Erik Spiekermann’s Fira Sans is Spiekermann’s famous FF Meta. On first glance it might not be an obvious choice to pair with Playfair Display Display,, which clearly has more of a Modern/geometric Modern/ geometric influence. However However,, on closer examination you can see that the basic shapes of both typefaces are quite similar with short descenders, slightly condensed letterforms and a large x-height.
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2) Domine + Open Sans Sans is an extremely popular font on the web but, surprisingly Open Sans is surprisingly,, I don’t think I’ve ever encountered it paired with Domine Domine.. The two typefaces harmonize beautifully together. Notice the marked similarities of the “g” glyphs—other than the ear and slightly higher stroke contrast of Domine, the shapes are nearly identical. Both typefaces share similar large x-heights x-heights and as well as spacious counters.
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3) Alegreya Sans + Alegreya Alegreya Alegreya and and its sans-serif counterpart, Alegreya Sans Sans,, are among the most seldom used Google Fonts but that should really change as they are among the highest quality free fonts available. Both the serif and sans-serif version are built from the same calligraphic, humanist skeleton and share many of the same design details, such as the detached arm and leg on the “k”.
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4) Montserrat + Arvo Arvo Arvo is is a geometric slab serif that includes italics and renders surprisingly well at smaller sizes—this sizes—this makes it a perfectly viable option for setting body copy. copy. Both Arvo and the sans-serif Montserrat Montserrat are are derived from geometric shapes (notice how the “o “o”” glyphs are nearly perfect circles) and both have a stoutness to them that gives them a similar strong and sturdy appearance.
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5) Source Serif Pro + Source Sans Pro Pro unfortunately does not contain italics (they are currently in the works) so that rules it Source Serif Pro unfortunately out for setting body copy, however, it still makes an excellent serif for headlines. Source Sans Pro Pro is is an ideal sans-serif for setting body copy with its large x-height and open apertures. Both the serif and sansserif designs feature the same slightly condensed proportions that naturally harmonize.
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6) Neuton + Lato I would classify Lato Lato as as a “neo-humanist” design—its open apertures and subtly rounded corners give it a contemporary feel. Neuton, Neuton, although displaying ample evidence of the humanist pen, features many contemporary characteristics as well, such as a large x-height. Both typefaces feature similar large apertures—notice apertures —notice the extremely large opening in both of the “c” characters below.
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7) Merriweather Sans + Merriweather Merriweather Merriweather Merriweather is is one of my favorite serifs for setting body copy as it’ it ’s one of the few serifs available on Google Fonts that fall into the “contemporary” serif category. Contemporary serifs have large x-heights, low stroke contrast and open apertures which make them ideal for reading on screen. Merriweather Sans shares Sans shares these details and features the same slightly condensed letterforms as Merriweather Merriweather..
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8) Rosario + Crimson Text Old Style serifs such as Crimson Text Text are are sometimes classified as “humanist” serifs, as their shapes are derived from handwritten forms. They tend to harmonize well with humanist sans-serifs as both show Rosario,, with its subtly flared terminals and flowing italics, influence from a pen held in the hand. Rosario harmonizes well with the similar humanist characteristics of Crimson Text.
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9) Varela Round + Lora Round and Lora Varela Round and Lora both both have a warmth and friendliness to them that makes them an excellent pair pair.. The warmth of Varela Round comes from its soft, rounded corners and a similar feeling is derived from Lora with its open apertures and curvy curvy,, flowing italics. The ball terminals of L Lora ora (see the “a” and “g”) harmonize nicely with the rounded terminals of Var Varela ela Round.
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10) Roboto Slab + Roboto Slab is another font that doesn’t seem to be used very much, which is a shame because it’ Roboto Slab is it ’s one of the best slabs on Google Fonts. Roboto Slab and Roboto Roboto both both share similar geometric skeletons skeletons—you —you can see in the image below that the lowercase “g” characters are nearly identical between the slab serif and sans-serif versions, making them excellent companions.
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The 40 Best Free Fonts That Aren’t on Google Google F Fonts onts Google Fonts off ers ers a huge collection of free, open-source open-source fonts, howe however, ver, there are many excellent free fonts that aren’t available on Google’s service. The following pages contain the 40 best, in my opinion. For free fonts that are on Google Fonts, check out this list of the 40 best Google Fonts on Fonts on Typewolf.
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1) Young Serif Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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2) Metropolis Available in nine weights with matching italics. Free for personal and a nd commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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3) Salome Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use (although you have to pay with a share on social media). Download here. here.
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4) Syne ZIP.. Available in five styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP
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5) Wremena here.. Available in three weights. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here
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6) Glacial Indiff erence erence Available in three styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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7) Reforma here.. Available in 18 styles. Free for personal and commercial use (with attribution). Download here
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8) Butler Available in seven weights with both normal and stencil variations. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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9) Infini ZIP.. Available in three styles. Free for personal and commercial use (with attribution). Download ZIP
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10) Bluu Next Available in two styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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11) Cooper Hewitt ZIP.. Available in seven weights with matching italics. Free for personal p ersonal and commercial use. Download ZIP
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12) Anderson Grotesk here.. Available in nine styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here
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13) Facultad Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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14) Born Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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15) Inter UI ZIP.. Available in six weights with matching italics. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP
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16) Bagnard Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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17) Space Grotesk Available in five weights. Free for personal and ccommercial ommercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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18) Summit Available in five weights with 10 layering styles for each weight. Free for personal and commercial c ommercial use. here.. Download here
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19) Wonder Unit Sans Available in eight weights with matching italics. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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20) Sometype Mono Available in three weights with matching italics. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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21) Sporting Grotesque Available in two weights. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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22) Manrope Available in seven weights. Free for personal and ccommercial ommercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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23) Cotham Sans Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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24) HK Grotesk Available in five weights with matching italics. Free for personal p ersonal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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25) League Spartan Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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26) Lunchtype Available in 12 styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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27) Inria Sans Available in three weights with matching italics. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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28) League Gothic Gothic Available in four styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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29) Lack Available in four styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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30) Grenze Available in nine weights with matching italics. Free for personal and a nd commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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31) Gidole Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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32) Ilisarniq Available in five weights with matching italics. Free for personal p ersonal and commercial use. Download here here..
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33) Fivo Sans Available in seven weights with matching italics. Free for personal p ersonal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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34) Minipax Available in four weights. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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35) Eau Sans Available in three weights with matching italics. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here here..
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36) Courier Prime Available in two weights with matching italics. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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37) Clear Sans Available in eight styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP ZIP..
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38) Built Titling Available in five weights with matching italics. Free for personal p ersonal and commercial use. Download here here..
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39) Morganite Available in nine weights with matching italics. Free for personal and a nd commercial use. Download here. here.
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40) Faune Available in six styles. Free for personal and commercial use (with attribution). Download ZIP ZIP..
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The 10 Best Free “Hipster” Fonts How did the hipster burn his tongue? He drank his coff ee ee before it was was cool. This is a trendy style of design that everyone knows and finding fonts that work in this context can be tough. The following are my 10 favorites.
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1) Sunday Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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2) Bernier Available in three styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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3) Betty Available in two styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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4) Royals Available in four styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here here..
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5) Norwester Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download ZIP. ZIP.
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6) Bushcraft Available in three styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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7) Veneer Extras Available in two styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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8) Silverfake Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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9) Kino 40 Available in a single style. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here. here.
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10) Cymbria Available in six styles. Free for personal and commercial use. Download here here..
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