Fonts
Choosing the right font can make-or-break any design project. Explore hundreds of free and premium fonts. Everything from classic, vintage typefaces to bold, modern fonts that pack a contemporary punch. Find the perfect font for your next project.
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![View Information about Cairlinn Elegant Vintage Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Cairlinn-Elegant-Vintage-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
Cairlinn Elegant Vintage Font
Cairlinn vintage font has a classic design inspired by old vintage advertisements. It includes two stylesâregular and italic with 300 glyphs, sty...
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Bandito Script Tattoo Font
Introducing of our new product the name Bandito fonts. Bandito includes uppercase and lowercase letters, numerals, a large range of punctuation and li...
Learn About Fonts
How Do I Add Fonts to Photoshop?
Learn how to add fonts and start working with them quickly.
What Is a Font License?
Learn the ins and outs of what type of font license you need for your project.
Where Can I Find Free Fonts?
Our pick of the greatest free sources for typefaces online.
How Should I Pair and Combine Fonts?
Tips and tricks for combining stylish fonts in unique and interesting ways.
![View Information about Historic Tattoo Lettering Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/tattoo-font-1-1-736x491.jpg)
Historic Tattoo Lettering Font
Historic is an outstanding tattoo letting font that will really separate your designs from the crowd. It comes with uppercase characters, numerals, pu...
![View Information about Hornbuckle Vintage Tattoo Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Hornbuckle-Vintage-Tattoo-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
Hornbuckle Vintage Tattoo Font
This vintage-style tattoo font features lots of alternative characters and extras. It’s ideal for crafting labels, especially for classic drink ...
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Chicano Tattoo Style Font
Chicano is a stylish font that comes with a design inspired by classic tattoo designs. It features a set of characters with creative curves and waves ...
![View Information about Acuentre Vintage Tattoo Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Acuentre-Vintage-Tattoo-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
Acuentre Vintage Tattoo Font
Acuentre is another elegant tattoo font that comes with a classic vintage design. This font is a great choice for all kinds of tattoo-style designs as...
![View Information about Helofone Modern Sport Logo Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Helofone-Modern-Sport-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
Helofone Modern Sport Logo Font
Helofone is an all-caps font that comes with a set of professional and modern letters. This font is perfect for designing logos and badges for sports ...
![View Information about Norwill Bold Sport Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Norwill-Bold-Sport-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
Norwill Bold Sport Font
Norwill is a bold sports font with a very professional design. It’s the type of font you usually see on product labels for Tennis rackets, sport...
![View Information about Controwell Victorian Slab Serif Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Controwell-Victorian-Slab-Serif-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
Controwell Victorian Slab Serif Font
Controwell is an elegant slab serif font that features a design inspired by the Victorian era. According to the creator, the font comes with two layer...
![View Information about Sendha Retro Techno Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Sendha-Techno-Display-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
Sendha Retro Techno Font
A classic retro-style techno font that features a 3D-like letter design. This font will fit in perfectly with your DJ and music festival flyers. It co...
![View Information about MBF Space Modern Sci-Fi Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/MBF-Space-Modern-Sci-Fi-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
MBF Space Modern Sci-Fi Font
It’s clean, modern, and simple. This font has everything you need to design a beautiful title for a movie poster or a website header. It’s...
![View Information about Poison Freak Gothic Style Old English Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Poison-Freak-Gothic-Style-Old-English-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
Poison Freak Gothic Style Old English Font
As you can see in the preview image, this font looks incredible for crafting label designs for drinks and beer. It’s also great for badge design...
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The Simbiod Classic Adventure Pirate Font
It’s Simbiod not Sinbad but it has the same adventurous look and feel. This font has one of the most creative letter designs we’ve seen in...
![View Information about Vaporfuturism Trendy Number Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/number-font-1-1-736x491.jpeg)
Vaporfuturism Trendy Number Font
Neonize your text designs with Vaporfuturism, a trendy and colorful font featuring a full set of letters and corresponding numbers. The pack also come...
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Polaris Space Movie Font
Polaris is a font that features a futuristic and bold design. If you’re working on a title design for a movie, book, or anything that takes plac...
![View Information about Grafic Minimalistic Sans-Serif Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/Grafic-simple-font-1-736x491.jpeg)
Grafic Minimalistic Sans-Serif Font
Here we have Grafic, a clean, and modern typeface inspired by the simple things in life. It can be used to design posters, flyers, logotypes, album co...
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LiteON Minimal Font Family
LiteON is a family of minimal fonts that feature clean letter designs. There are 6 different fonts in this family, with weights ranging from thin to b...
![View Information about San Lorenzo Cute Chunky Simple Font](https://designshack.net/wp-content/uploads/San-Lorenzo-Cute-Chunky-Simple-Font-1-736x490.jpg)
San Lorenzo Cute Chunky Simple Font
The fun, cute, and chunky letter design of this font makes it a great choice for all kinds of casual designs. Whether it’s a T-shirt, fun logo, ...
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The Ancient Medieval Decorative Font
Another bold medieval decorative font with strong characters. This font is most suitable for designing big titles for posters, YouTube videos, movies,...
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Yukimi Shoji Japanese Font
This awesome font definitely deserves a place on our list of the best Japanese-style fonts. Harnessing the form of Japanese lettering to create an out...
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Maztech Gaming & Technology Font
Maztech is a unique font that combines military technology style with futuristic designs to create a very uncommon letter design. It’s perfect f...
FAQs About Fonts
What are the different types of fonts?
Fonts can be divided into several categories based on their characteristics. The most common categories include Serif fonts, Sans Serif fonts, Script fonts, and Display fonts. Serif fonts have small lines or strokes attached to the ends of larger strokes in a letter or symbol. Examples include Times New Roman and Georgia. Sans Serif fonts, such as Arial and Helvetica, do not have these extra strokes.
Script fonts mimic handwriting and calligraphy. They can range from formal types like Old English style to more casual styles like Brush script. Display fonts are typically used for headers or logos rather than body text, as they can be a bit extravagant for regular reading. They come in a large variety of styles and are often used to convey a specific mood or theme.
What is a web font and how does it differ from a desktop font?
A web font is a font that is used on a website or a web application. Unlike desktop fonts, they are designed to be used on a web platform and to be compatible with different browsers and devices. A web font is hosted on a server and loaded into the user's web browser as needed, thus allowing websites to use typefaces that aren't installed on visitors' computers.
Desktop fonts, on the other hand, are fonts that you install directly onto your computer or workstation. They can be used in any application on your computer like Word, PowerPoint, or Photoshop. Unlike web fonts, they are not designed to be used on a web platform. Each type has its specific uses, and the main difference between them is where and how they are used.
How do I install a font on my computer?
Installing a font on your computer is typically straightforward. First, you download a font file from a trusted source. The downloaded file would usually be in .ttf or .otf format. On a Windows computer, you just right-click on the downloaded font file and select 'Install'. Alternatively, you can go to the 'Fonts' folder in the Control Panel and then drag and drop the font file there.
On a Mac, you open the downloaded font file, which should open in Font Book. From there, you simply select 'Install Font'. For both Windows and Mac, after installing the font, it should be available for use in your applications. Note that some applications may require a restart to register the newly installed font.
Why does a font matter in design?
Fonts play a crucial role in design as they help establish the mood, evoke emotion, and set the tone of the message. The typography you choose can make your design appear serious, comedic, light-hearted, professional, or even whimsical. An inappropriate font can miscommunicate the intended message and put off your audience. Ensuring you choose the right font can create a strong impression and enhance the impact of a design, whether it's a website, poster, or business card.
Moreover, fonts are significant for readability and legibility. Some fonts are more readable than others and make the text easy to scan at a glance. For example, for longer text, it's usually better to use a Serif or Sans Serif font. On the other hand, Script or Display fonts are typically suited for headlines or short pieces of text.
What is kerning and why is it important in font usage?
Kerning refers to the adjustment of space between individual letter pairs in a typeface. Not to be confused with tracking, which adjusts the spacing uniformly over a range of characters, kerning is specific to pairs of letters that may create an awkward or irregular visual space, for example 'AV' or 'WA'. Effective kerning ensures better legibility and aesthetic outcomes in typography. Without proper kerning, a word can look unbalanced, which can affect readability.
This procedure is particularly important in logo design and headlines, where type is at a large size, and kerning issues are more noticeable. While most software offers automatic kerning, often manual adjustments need to be made. Remember, the goal is not to create equal space between letters but to create the illusion of evenly distributed space, making the word visually pleasing and easy to read.