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11 best fonts for web design

Choosing the right font is vital for great web design. These 11 popular fonts are loved by designers because they balance visual impact and versatility.

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Font choice is a crucial detail that can make or break your web design.

From traditional serifs to creative scripts, choosing great font pairs is essential for every project. But with so many options out there, who can say which fonts are best suited to pack a visual punch?

To help determine some of the very best fonts for web design, we dug into the font choices of Webflow users over the past several years. We discovered 11 different fonts that hung out at the top of the charts year after year. 

Get to know some of the best fonts for web design 

Roboto (+ condensed and slab).

Roboto is an incredibly popular font choice for web designers, so it’s no surprise that basic, sans serif Roboto as well as the Condensed and Slab variations have been frontrunners for Webflow users for the past few years. 

The Roboto font family offers a wide range of variation in weights, widths and styles — making it a versatile choice for website design. The condensed versions provide more space efficiency, while the slab versions provide a serif option to pair with the classic Roboto.

Roboto has excellent character support for many major writing systems, including Latin Extended (for all European languages), Cyrillic (Russian/Bulgarian/Ukrainian etc.), Greek and Hebrew alphabets amongst others, making it perfect for multilingual websites. 

Libre Franklin

Libre Franklin is a modern and versatile web font that brings classic American typeface aesthetics to the internet. It’s a common choice for multilingual websites because it supports both Latin-based languages and non-Latin languages like Greek, Cyrillic, and Arabic. 

This digitally-optimized font was built with OpenType features like small caps, ligatures, fractions formatters, and other stylistic alternatives. This ensures that the font remains crisp and clear regardless of screen size or how far viewers are zoomed in or out. And with more than 700 glyphs and three different weights, Libre Franklin gives designers plenty of options for typographic design.

Raleway is a san serif font with open letterforms that make it easy to read on screens. Thanks to the various weights, widths, and stylistic alternatives — including swashes, ligatures, fractions, old-style numerals, arrows, and circled letters — designers have a lot of options to work with when designing with this classic font. 

Both Windows and Mac operating systems support Raleway. It’s also available on Google Fonts , making it one of the best fonts for web design because designers can access the font without having to worry about licensing or downloading any files. In Webflow, you can add Google Fonts directly to your project.

Inter was specifically designed for screens and user interfaces. Because it’s a variable font , Inter works especially well in responsive designs because it can easily adapt to different screen sizes and resolutions — ensuring that your content is always easy to read on all devices including small screens.

Inter features a range of stylistic alternatives which allow designers to add subtle nuances to their typography. And because Inter is an open-source project, designers have the option to customize it to suit their specific needs.

Source Sans Pro

Source Sans Pro is one of the best fonts for web design because it was specifically designed for maximum legibility and readability on the web. This sans serif font has clear and concise letterforms that make it skimmable. Generous spacing also helps Source Sans Pro stand out against busy backgrounds or images on webpages.

The character set of Source Sans Pro covers over 200 languages and variations like Cyrillic, Greek, and Vietnamese — making it ideal for multi-language and international websites. Plus, this typeface has been designed with anti-aliasing technology — a technique used to improve the appearance of fonts on digital displays — which makes it look great even on low resolution screens.

Poppins is a sans serif font that can handle characters from Latin alphabets and the Devanagari system used by languages like Hindi or Sanskrit. If you’re looking for an internationally versatile font, Poppins is a great choice. 

Poppins’ geometric shapes keep the type readable in small sizes, while its modern yet timeless curves look striking when blown up on big screens or mobile devices. It’s perfect for web and UI designs that demand style, clarity, and legibility. 

Plus, Poppins' OpenType features offer a ton of potential for customizing text. For example, ligatures can be used to combine two or more characters into one glyph shape – helping designers create more interesting typographic effects without compromising readability or compatibility across browsers and devices. 

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DM Sans offers a clean, modern appearance that works well in minimalist design. This sans serif typeface features a geometric form with rounded corners that give it a friendly yet professional look. You’ll often see DM Sans used as body text on websites because it was intended for small text sizes.

Thanks to the Latin Extended glyph set, DM Sans works well for English and Western European languages. In addition to the five weights, DM Sans includes OpenType features like fractions, ordinals, superscripts, subscripts, case-sensitive forms, proportional figures, and tabular figures.

Playfair Display

Playfair Display is a serif display font with strong, bold lines and a modern feel that works well for headlines and titles. The font features slightly condensed characters that have an open shape and rounded terminals, so it works in small text sizes as well.

FA (solid 900, brands 400, 400)

FA (Font Awesome) Solid 900, FA Brand 400, and FA 400 aren’t technically typefaces but rather, they’re three versions of the same powerful icon font library used in web design. Font Awesome is a collection of highly customizable icons that can be added to any website. These icon sets are worth mentioning because they’re incredibly popular in UI and web design. 

FA Solid 900 has the highest contrast and boldness available, making it ideal for headers. FA brand 400 on the other hand offers slightly less contrast but ​​offers several unique features such as color, animation and other styling options that can be resized on demand. The FA 400 version combines both quality and complexity suitable for larger user interfaces or small icons that require more detail without sacrificing clarity.

Rubik — named for the Rubik’s cube — is another geometric sans serif font available via Google Fonts. 

On websites, Rubik is great for headings and titles, especially when used in combination with a more traditional serif font for the body text. The Rubik font family includes nine weights and an impressive range of OpenType features as well, making it ideal for designers who want a legible font that still leaves room for some creativity. 

Not only does Rubik work well in Latin-based alphabets, it also supports Cyrillic script languages such as Russian or Bulgarian.

Lora is an elegant, modern font that features a unique blend of old-style serif letterforms and modern sans-serif elements, creating a beautiful aesthetic for any design project. With its slightly condensed letters, it helps to draw the eye to headings or important visuals on the page while still providing excellent legibility. 

In addition to its four widths and nine weights, Lora also includes many ligatures which allow its letterforms to be connected gracefully without compromising readability at different sizes or when used in different contexts.

Which fonts will you use in your next design?

Ultimately, choosing  the “right” font for your website comes down to striking a balance between creativity, legibility, and accessibility. When selecting fonts, be sure to consider not just the visual impact, but also whether it’s an accessible, web-safe font .

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Web Typography: The 21 Best Fonts for Websites

• BY Bogdan Sandu
• 11 February 2024

Picture this: The spotlights are on, the curtain rises, and your website takes center stage. But what’s capturing the audience’s eyes? Believe it or not, it’s your choice of typeface setting the scene. It’s a silent protagonist that can make or break your online presence.

Diving into the digital realm, we’re confronted with an ocean of  typography , where choosing  the best fonts for websites  is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. It’s not just a matter of aesthetics; it’s about  legibility, user experience,  and ensuring your message isn’t lost in translation on different  screen resolutions .

By the end of our journey together, you’ll not only have a list of elite font candidates but also the inside scoop on  web-safe fonts  and  responsive design  tactics that’ll have your site looking sharp on any device.

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The 40 Best Free Fonts Available on Google Fonts

Last updated on January 5, 2024

These are the 40 best free web fonts available on Google Fonts , in my humble opinion. They are all open-source and 100% free for commercial use. This collection focuses on typeface families from reputable type designers and foundries that contain multiple weights and styles. I’m purposefully avoiding single-weight display faces as they have limited usefulness in real-world design projects.

Wondering how to combine these fonts? Check out The Definitive Guide to Free Fonts for some recommended pairings.

Click on the image or font name to see examples of websites using the fonts in the wild. Click on the “Google Fonts” link to use the fonts on your website. The provided ZIP file downloads contain the latest versions of the font files to install on your desktop. The files come from the Google Fonts repository on GitHub —I regularly check the commits on GitHub to make sure the files provided here contain the latest versions.

* Note: An asterisk indicates the family is body text friendly, meaning it contains regular, italic and bold styles and has low-to-moderate stroke contrast, large counters, open apertures and a large x-height.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have any recommendations for pairing google fonts.

Clicking any of the font names above (or image samples) will take you to a page that shows examples of that font in use in the wild. This is a great way to gather inspiration and see the combinations that other designers have used. I also wrote an article sharing some of my favorite combinations with a focus on lesser-used typefaces. I have additional pairing recommendations in The Definitive Guide to Free Fonts , which also includes the closest free alternative on Google Fonts to every commercial font featured on Typewolf.

Can I use fonts from Google Fonts in commercial projects?

Yes. All fonts available on Google Fonts are released as open-source under either the SIL Open Font License version 1.1 or Apache License version 2.0 . That said, you should always double-check and read the individual license before using any font in a project.

Can I use fonts from Google Fonts in a WordPress theme that I am selling?

Yes. All fonts available on Google Fonts are released as open-source under either the SIL Open Font License version 1.1 or Apache License version 2.0 . Both licenses allow for redistribution with the requirement that a copy of the original license and copyright notice is included. That said, you should always double-check and read the individual license before redistributing any font.

Can I use fonts from Google Fonts in print?

Yes. You can download the ZIP files from this page (using the links located under the bottom right corner of the sample images) and then install the font files locally on your system like you would any other font. Some fonts are optimized for use on screens, so it’s always a good idea to print some test copies to see how they read on a printed page.

Can I use fonts from Google Fonts in Photoshop?

Yes. You can download the ZIP files from this page (using the links located under the bottom right corner of the sample images) and then install the font files locally on your system like you would any other font.

Do you recommend self-hosting or serving the fonts directly from Google?

I recommend using the Google Fonts API (the HTML / CSS embed code snippets provided by Google). This allows you to take advantage of cross-site caching, which means a user will already have the fonts cached locally in their browser if they have visited another website that uses the same fonts (and due to the popularity of Google Fonts, this is oftentimes likely). If you use self-hosting, every user will have to download the fonts directly from your server which is usually much slower.

What are your favorite script/handwritten fonts on Google Fonts?

A few of my favorite script fonts are Tangerine , Dancing Script , Bad Script and Sacramento .

What are your favorite condensed sans-serifs on Google Fonts?

Archivo Narrow (included in the list above) is really great. Roboto and Open Sans come in condensed widths as well. A few other nice choices are Barlow Condensed , Pathway Gothic One , Fjalla One and Oswald .

What are your favorite chunky display serifs on Google Fonts?

Abril Fatface is super nice (it didn’t make the top 40 list as it only includes a single style). Also check out Rozha One and Ultra .

What are your favorite blackletter fonts on Google Fonts?

Check out UnifrakturMaguntia , UnifrakturCook , Pirata One , New Rocker , Germania One and Fruktur for some nice typefaces in the blackletter (sometimes referred to as Fraktur or Old English ) style.

Do you have any other favorites that didn’t make this list?

It was hard to narrow this list down to 40 options, so here are some other contenders that didn’t quite make the cut: Zilla Slab , Overpass , Josefin Sans , Josefin Slab , Old Standard TT , Gentium Basic , Varela Round , Rajdhani , Bitter and Nunito Sans .

Also, here are some newer releases that are really great that I haven’t had a chance to feature in-use examples on Typewolf yet: Instrument Sans , Instrument Serif , Bricolage Grotesque , Roboto Serif , Newsreader , Plus Jakarta Sans , Familjen Grotesk , Azeret Mono , Spartan , DM Serif Text , DM Serif Display , Literata and Outfit .

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50+ Modern Fonts to Use on Your Website

When creating a site, you need to have all the right tools in place to make an effective impact. This includes a slew of modern fonts!

However, your theme might not have the selection of HTML fonts you need to choose from. Or, you might not be happy with the ones that have been selected for you.

Because of these factors, being able to install some custom fonts is essential. We’ll be discussing a variety of font options here today. But first, let’s get the technical stuff out of the way.

What Really Makes a Font Modern?

Modern fonts aren’t new at all. The style was originally developed in the 18th century. Despite that, their designs remain relevant in the modern world. In fact, you see them quite literally everywhere.

So, what do modern fonts look like?

Modern fonts are sharp, sleek, bold, professional, and stylish. They are also often sans serif (but not always) and sometimes fit into the cursive fonts category. Their design is immediately distinctive and they are often used in headers and logos. They can be distinctly corporate but not aggressive. Rather, they’re bold and demand attention.

Here’s an example of a portfolio site using a modern font.

Notice how condensed and narrow it is?

These are generalities, of course. Modern typography has evolved and you can often find more stylistic examples as well. But hopefully, this gives you a general idea of what a modern font is (and why you might want to use one).

How to Upload Downloaded Fonts to WordPress

Custom fonts downloaded from the web need a little extra work to get them running since you can’t just import them like you could for an online service like Google Fonts . Instead, you’ll need to either manually upload your fonts or use a plugin to do the job.

But before you do any uploading, you need to first ensure your fonts are web-ready. What do we mean by that? Well, not all fonts are web-safe or compatible with all web browsers straight out of the box.

But this isn’t a huge hassle. Just use the free Webfont Generator tool to transform any custom font you’ve found online into a format that’s readable and usable by all web browsers.

Completing this step will go a long way toward speed optimizing your fonts as well. However, that’s not all there is to it. You should also follow a few tips to ensure your custom fonts aren’t eating up resources or slowing down your site’s load time unnecessarily:

• Check performance . Using GTmetrix , Monitor the number of HTTP requests . If there’s a lot, it could mean your site is using way more fonts that you even realized. I’m talking about fonts automatically installed alongside plugins and themes here (not the ones you’ve added manually).
• Check your analytics. Here, you can see which font container formats are accessed the most on your site. The most common choices are EOT, TTF, WOFF, and WOFF2. When considering which ones to support, this can help you determine which ones to prioritize.
• Make sure fonts cache locally. It’s not like you’re updating fonts every other day. That means fonts can be cached in frequent visitor’s browsers safely. This will limit the number of HTTP requests over time.

Uploading fonts manually requires a bit of technical skill but it’s not out of reach for most website owners.

• Download your chosen custom modern font (lots of examples below).
• Save a backup of your website (including all content and the database ) and/or use a child theme for the following changes.
• Upload the font files in a .zip to the folder wp-content/themes/your-theme-name/fonts. If there’s no “fonts” folder, go ahead and make one then upload your .zip font file there. Use any FTP clien t of your choice to accomplish this.
• In the WordPress dashboard , navigate to Appearance > Theme Editor and access the style.css file . You’ll need to add a custom code snippet to this file. Add the appropriate font family and URL to the code snippet then click Update File .

The above code adds the font to your site. Next, you need to tell WordPress where the font should be used. For that, open style.css again and use this code snippet:

In this code snippet, you need to identify which aspect of your site you want the font to apply to and specify the font name before updating the file.

Conversely, if you want to skip all this manual uploading stuff, you can use a plugin to add fonts to WordPress. A solid option includes Use Any Font . As its name suggests, you can use it to upload any custom font to your site and assign it to CSS elements.

56 of the Most Modern Fonts to Use

Now that you know how to optimize and upload custom fonts, we can now offer up a healthy list of modern fonts and options to choose from.

Intro is a standard-looking modern font that offers bold lines and presentation that could easily be used for headers or titles. This font family includes 72 fonts with 8 different weights from thin to thick, giving you tons of flexibility.

Another choice is Komoda. This font is condensed and super interesting to look at. It’s all caps and sans serif with a blocky look where the midline of each letter is raised high. And its ligatures make a statement. A perfect choice for logos here.

Stoked is another all caps selection that offers a unique look for headers and logos. It’s interesting while remaining legible. Its defining feature is the inclusion of double lines on each letter, as well as line breaks that give it a sort of stenciled look.

4. Classy Marisa

There’s also Classy Marisa . This modern font is elegant and flowy, offering a thinner and more dainty font option for your logos and headers . It has really interesting ligatures, alternative glyphs, and ornaments as well that add further character to whatever text you want to share.

Canter is another great choice. This one is a sans serif font that features all caps and has condensed spacing. It comes in six different weights as well, including a 3D option and one with a prominent drop shadow.

Lucky is another modern font worth considering. It’s another sans serif selection that could work well as a logo or header. It has a distinctly editorial quality as well that could easily be applied to magazines and online publications .

Zafir offers another modern font choice well worth considering. It’s super minimal in the presentation. Zafir is another all-caps option. It’s a serif font with curved lines and an overall interesting look that could work well for logos and titles .

Or you could use Coves . It comes with two weights, light and bold, and offers an elegant and streamlined font option for your latest projects. Use it for standard text and for titles and headers, too. It’s truly multipurpose.

Azonix provides another modern font selection, this time with a futuristic bent. It’s a sans serif typeface that emphasizes a geometric look. It’s all caps and easily looks like it could be used in the opening credit sequence of a sci-fi film.

Arkhip is another free font selection that maintains a modern design while recalling back to bygone eras. It uses elements of Russian typography to create something modern and truly new.

There’s another font to consider called Prime . It’s a modern sans serif font that features bold lines and has an overall futuristic look. It has geometric corners and looks perfect for futuristic or technology themed websites.

Glober is another modern font you should take a look at. This font family includes 18 weights with an even split of 9 uprights and 9 italics. It’s a san serif font that’s easy to read and easy to apply to a number of different situations, including titles as well as body text .

13. MADE Gentle

MADE Gentle is another modern typeface worthy of consideration. It’s considered a soft serif and was inspired by the Cooper Black font. This one is a bold but rounded retro font that looks reminiscent of old book covers and signage from the 1970s.

Nordic is both modern and classic offers two typefaces and three weights to choose from. The design was inspired by Norwegian runes and would be perfect for use in titles, headings, and logos.

The Maddac font offers a stylish option for your website . It’s bold, blocky, and sans serif. It’s modern in design and unique in execution. Each letter has a slight angle or slant to one aspect of its design, offering a bit of style to the equation.

Isn’t Croc such a cool font? It’s a bold serif typeface with an iconic style that’s nostalgic while still remaining fresh.

Aqua is another font you should take a look at. This one has an art nouveau quality to it that makes it appear timeless. It’s bold yet simple and features embellishments and ligatures that make it stand out from other similar fonts.

18. Manifesto

Make a bold statement with Manifesto . This font was inspired by the Italian rationalist movement and has a decidedly editorial quality to it. Use it for headings, logos, and titles. Use it for print and online designs. It’s truly versatile in that way.

Orkney is a lovely professional-looking font. The typeface is geometric in design and can be used for a wide variety of purposes. Use it for titles or logos. Use it for standard text. Use it in print or in digital media . The sky’s the limit here.

Elppa has a futuristic look that’s captivating and multifaceted. The typeface is quite minimal while also capturing a space-age sort of feel. Use it for print and web designs . It would work for logos and titles, probably not body text, but definitely useful for graphics and such.

Corn is an interesting font that has rounded corners and a farm-style feel. It consists of 14 different styles that you can start using immediately for titles, headers, and logos. Some styles can even be used for body text if you wish. You could build an entire site design with this one.

Or you could opt for Koliko , a seriously fun font that has instant appeal for a wide variety of purposes. It comes with three styles, each embracing a perfect marriage of form and function.

Quirk is actually a quite quirky-looking font. The name for it is a good choice. It’s an all-caps font that includes fun ligatures and stackable elements.

24. Le French

Le French is a sophisticated font choice especially if you’re looking to replicate that vintage French cafe feel. An excellent choice for menus and food-related websites all around. Use it for titles, headers, logos, and body text, too.

Munich is a lovely sans serif font choice that would be an excellent choice for a logo or title graphic. It stands tall and imposing without being threatening.

26. Northwest

Northwest is a modern style font with a retro feel. It’s reminiscent of campaign gear logos and outdoor magazine titles. With boxy serifs and decorative elements, this font would work well for any sort of outdoor-themed content.

Modeka is boxy and modern and honestly just super cool. It’s a modern choice that can be adapted for use in a variety of ways. With added angles on each letter, it offers a unique style that might just suit your next project.

28. Disclaimer

Disclaimer is a narrow and bold font choice that’s excellent for a wide variety of purposes. It’s got a super-condensed style that makes the letters stand tall and imposing. This would work great for a header or title.

29. 5th Avenue

5th Avenue is positively fancy with a classic air well suited to official logos and branding. It’s a bold font with serifs that stands out thanks to plenty of alternative letters that add style and interest.

30. Quakiez

Quakiez is another modern font choice that offers a serif option to our list. It was designed with luxury in mind yet still maintains an element of minimalism. It comes with two styles and can be used for logos, titles, headers, and more.

31. Modern Outdoor

Or you could opt for Modern Outdoor and immediately invoke camping and outdoors on sight. This font is perfect for titles, headers, and logos and would make a real impact statement on posters. It demands attention and sitting pretty in all caps further secures its outdoorsy feel.

32. Hyperbola

Hyperbola is rounded and futuristic. In fact, it looks positively spacey — in a good way. This font has rounded counters while maintaining an overall boxy shape.

The Boxing font is boxy and clean, perfect for headers, titles, and logos. It’s all caps, tall, and interesting to look. Best of all, it’s extremely functional and can be repurposed in an innumerable number of ways.

Sonder is another multifaceted font, truly. It comes with a slab and sans serif font option. It comes with multiple weights as well as a regular and rough style. The rough style features some gaps in the letters, creating a rustic and natural look.

Lombok is a thin typeface that’s extremely elegant. It’s a sans serif option with geometric elements that make it stand out and appear quite unique. It’s an ideal choice for headers, logos, and titles.

36. Distrito

Distrito is an all-caps font that has a distinct style. Each letter is slightly slanted, offering a unique look that could translate well for use in logos and headers. It’s also an all-caps font inspired by Columbian modular design.

37. Ailerons

Ailerons looks like the font that would appear on alien signage. And it achieves this aesthetic well. It’s sans serif and all caps and makes an impact no matter where you place it, though titles and headers would be best for it.

Ethna has a classic look but a modern style. It’s a sans serif font family inspired by humanist design and does a good job of combining vintage and modern design elements to create something new. This one works well in any use case.

Noelle is a geometric serif font that’s poised to make a positive first impression. It’s minimalist in design and would work well for titles and headers in any industry. It has a few vintage elements but still looks fresh. Use it online or in print. Plus, it comes with a script font as a bonus.

Sequel is a rounded font perfect for logos and headers. Best of all, it comes with a slew of ligatures that offer style and added interest to anything you create with them. The design here is bold but not imposing.

Higher is another sophisticated font choice that offers a classic look. This all caps font is super condensed and demanding, offering immediate style to anything you use it on.

Nano is a non-serif font that has a futuristic look and is all lowercase, making it a unique option on this list. The letters themselves are super modern and identifiable, making this a great choice for logos and other branded materials. It’s best for short phrases, however, as longer sentences might be a tad illegible.

Jollin is a modern font with curly cues on some letters and an all-around chunky look. This sans serif font comes in a regular and italic version and includes a variety of alternate letters so you can make your text look simpler or fancier depending on your mood.

44. Phenomena

Phenomena is a narrow and blocky font with rounded edges. It makes a statement and can easily be used for titles, logos, or headers. It comes with 7 different styles from thin to bold, offering plenty of standard text usage opportunities as well.

45. Calibre

Calibre is a super condensed font that can tower over your content if you let it — in a good way. It’s an all-caps option that also includes numbers, glyphs, and western characters for good measure.

46. Sundays

Sundays is a serif font that is definitely of the present era but also has a classic feel to it that’s undeniable. It’s thinner and curvier than classic similar fonts, and has a style that would fit magazine headings and titles, website logos, headers, and more.

47. Cornerstone

Cornerstone is another blocky font that offers a modular design that could work in a number of different applications from logos to headers.

48. One Day

One Day is a thin font with interesting disconnecting lines that make it unique. It’s another all uppercase font with a light and thin style. It includes numbers and glyphs and feels geometric without being too boxy.

49. Kollektif

Kollektif is a classically modern font that could be used in a wide number of ways. It’s geometric in design and comes in two weights. It’s also optimized for both print and web use .

50. Nostalgia

Then there’s Nostalgia , a modern font with enough retro appeal to make it feel as though it were created decades ago. It includes 3 fonts as well as alternative glyphs, ligatures, and flowers. It would make a great choice for logos, titles, posters, or invitations.

Elixia has an ethereal look befitting of an alchemist’s lair. It’s geometric and includes extra line angles on each letter that offer a unique style.

Or you could opt for Salmon . This sans serif font is bold and minimal. It’s ideal for titles, logos, and headers. It’s an all-caps design and includes a filled and outlined version that pairs well together as well.

Thinoo is another san serif font. It comes with a thin and bold style and includes all letter styles, including numbers, symbols, and punctuation. It’s professional and clean. Simple yet eye-catching. This one would work well for any type of website as well as printed materials.

54. Summer Loving

Or you could use Summer Loving , a super fun modern font that includes multiple font styles so you can create a whole design using just one font. It comes with a sans font as well as a paintbrush detail that can immediately add dimension to your projects. It includes ligatures and alternate letters as well.

55. Silverfake

Silverfake offers a widely-spaced serif font option for titles, logos, headers, and printed materials. This one would look great as a T-shirt logo, for instance.

Lastly, there’s Vienna . This modern font is a serif option that has all the appeal of a classic font used on magazine covers with enough modifications to appeal to current day aesthetics. It’s minimal and includes all-caps letters, numbers, and punctuation.

There are a number of reasons why you might want to use custom fonts on your site. Whether you want to better suit your branding or make your content more readable across all browsers, uploading your own modern style fonts is worth doing.

Even so, the process might seem daunting at first. You do have to find a font, download it, put it in a .zip file, then upload it to the correct directory on your website using an FTP client . You’ll need to paste code snippets into the appropriate areas of your theme’s CSS file . You can choose to do this manually or through the use of a plugin (or you could hire a developer ).

No matter how you approach this process, however, you can rest assured that the end result will be stylish and add character to your site’s overall look. Hopefully, this collection of modern fonts we’ve curated here will aid you in discovering the appropriate one for your site. Whether it’s bold or thin, rounded or harsh, embellished or plain, the font you choose will make an impact!

(Suggested reading: How to Hide the Page and Post Titles in WordPress )

Brenda Barron is a journalist and copywriter from California. She contributes to sites like WPMU DEV, Envato, and Torque.

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The 33 best web fonts (and web safe fonts) for your website

• Mar 12 2021
• 14 min read
• Web & digital design

After a long and gruelling search of the best web fonts and web safe fonts for your brand, you’ve finally found the perfect one: it’s Comic Sans. But alas! Comic Sans is too perfect! Your visitors will be so busy admiring the subtle beauty of Comic Sans that they won’t pay any attention to what you’re actually saying. What other fonts can make your website look amazing without stealing all the glory for themselves?

To help you find the right fonts for your website, we’ve collected all the best web fonts and the best web safe fonts for you to browse.

Web fonts vs. web safe fonts: what’s the difference? —

Before we begin, let’s clear up a little terminology. What is the difference between the fonts already installed on your device and the ones you have to download? One is known a “web safe font” and the other a “web font”:

• Web safe fonts: also known as “system fonts” or “browser fonts,” web safe fonts are the fonts installed on all devices and browsers.
• Web fonts: although vague, web fonts refer to all fonts that are not web safe fonts, particularly commercial and independently designed fonts.

So web safe fonts are the ones that are most common, available on Windows or Mac, Chrome or Safari. Web fonts, then, would be the ones that aren’t as readily available, and typically you have to download and install them themselves.

Which one should you use in web design?

They both have their own particular advantages and disadvantages.

For web design, which is the medium under focus in this article, the main advantage of web safe fonts is that they load faster, reducing the amount of time it takes for your site to load. This isn’t a huge difference, but if you’re looking to cut out every wasted millisecond, they make a difference.

The downside of web safe fonts, though, is that they’re generic. There’s nothing unique or original about them—they’re literally available to everyone. If you want style or artistry, you’ll have to use another web font.

Web fonts feature a lot more variety; they’re a pool of fonts that’s constantly being added to and expanded on. You can get the best web fonts for your brand specifically designed based on what you’re looking for, or you can license a preexisting one online from a font hub. Their main advantage is, of course, originality. If you want a font that stands out, web safe fonts won’t cut it.

If you’re having trouble deciding, this helpful flow chart from David Gilbertson at Hackernoon (keep in mind he uses “system fonts” to mean “web safe fonts”).

What about the individual font aesthetic?

But deciding between the best web fonts and the best web safe fonts isn’t your only decision. You also have to decide what style of typography would suit your branding and function of the site. Different fonts work better for long blocks of text than for attention-grabbing headlines, to say nothing of how they influence your brand perception.

In this guide, we break them all up into three categories that are based on typeface aesthetic: serifs, sans serifs and decorative. For those who don’t know, serifs are those little tags or “flags” that sometimes appear at the ends of letters. We’ll explain the recommended usage of each below, as well as how they reflect on your brand identity.

Learn how to select the right typography for your website in our in-depth guide on choosing fonts for web design .

When to use serif fonts in web design —

Serifs have a long history in typography. But if you’re looking for fonts for websites, all you need to know is this: serifs fall on the “serious” side of the spectrum. That makes them great for professional and formal brands, but a bit counterintuitive for friendly and casual brands, unless they’re customized accordingly.

Whether you’re searching for the best web font or web safe font, serifs work best for brands that want to convey authority, sophistication and class. They have a classical appeal from history, so they work well with brands that have been around for a long time—or brands that want to appear that way. The trade-off is that serif fonts can be perceived as serious, perhaps overly formal, so if you’re using one it’s got to work with your brand values to avoid alienating target audiences.

It’s also worth noting that serif fonts are good for readability, which is why they’re a common choice for body text, headings and subheadings. That’s not to say sans serif fonts are bad for readability; they work perfectly fine for long blocks of text. But there’s a reason why high-end publications like The New York Times and Boston Globe still use serif web fonts for their digital articles. And, not by coincidence, both of those newspapers lean towards “formal” and “classical” branding styles while promoting longform text.

The size and style of the serifs are crucial as well. Large and garish serifs will make your font more stylized, and in extremes appear more flamboyant and professional. Likewise, smaller and tiny serifs are less formal—ideal if you’re looking for a middle ground between “serious” and “fun.”

The best web safe fonts with serifs:

Baskerville.

One for the history lovers, Baskerville was designed by John Baskerville in the 1750s. It’s a solid, popular serif font, promising readability and character.

Cambria was designed specifically to be read onscreen. Its spacing and proportions are particularly even, so it’d be a great option for text-heavy sites like a blog.

It feels like it shot straight out of a typewriter and into your computer, Courier brings a retro style and readability to your copy.

You may recognise this one from the Vogue title font emblazoning their magazine covers. Didot is curvy, stylish and harking back to the late 1700s; it’s timeless.

Perhaps the most unusual out of this bunch of web safe fonts with serifs, Garamond is a favorite for designers. Be aware that this font works best in print—it’s great for text-heavy designs as it’s proportions are so easy on the eyes.

Times New Roman

Ever-serious, always direct, Times New Roman works really well with factual, formal content such as academic text or a law firm’s font of choice for text bodies.

The best web fonts with serifs:

Apparel feels like it belongs in a coffee table magazine to me, it’s so styled and minimal. It would suit branded copy of a similar aesthetic, so perhaps if you’re launching a fashion or interiors brand, this could work brilliantly in your style guide.

This one is a gorgeous title font, it works well with a minimal aesthetic and high quality or luxury product. It could work introducing recipes in a new cooking book, on the website for an upmarket salon or introducing your latest photoshoot in an online portfolio.

Bogart is a smooth, nostalgic and innovative title font that was designed in 2020. It’d pack a punch of personality to connect with audiences in product packaging designs or book covers.

Read between the letters: the spacing of a Giveny font is to be appreciated. Together with the simplistic structures of its letter, Giveny boasts accessibility and would do well for designs with short, impactful copy such as posters, banners or business cards.

Juana contrasts thick and thin strokes, curves and edges. It feels hypnotic to look at and would distinguish brands from competitors across logo designs, magazine editorials and landing pages.

Another versatile number, the charming Maiah could work across mediums for the right brand. It works well with a minimal aesthetic and a top quality product or service.

When to use sans serif fonts in web design —

Sans serif fonts are the exact opposite of serif fonts, both in form and in how they come across to the viewer. In this case sans literally means “without,” so sans serif fonts are all fonts without serifs.

As you can imagine, sans serif fonts are more casual and carefree. They don’t put on airs like serif fonts do. Sans serifs are fonts for friendly conversation and informal messages, reminiscent of simple handwriting. They’re designed for speed and simplicity, perhaps at the cost of decorum.

Sans serif fonts work best for websites who want to show their visitors, “we’re just like you”.  They’re casual and easygoing, perfect for educational material and digital publications or blogs. If you make a lot of jokes or use emojis in your writing, a sans serif font would theoretically fit best.

For that same reason, sans serif fonts are the preferred choice for informal and complementary text: image captions, social media posts, bylines, disclaimers and web advertisements. Sans serif fonts work better in text when reading is done quickly and without urgency, so it’s vital to understand how your target audience consumes the type of content you’re wanting to create before choosing whether it could be the best web font (or web safe font) for you.

The best sans serif web safe fonts:

Arial, in my opinion, is a cool, no frills sans serif web safe font. It’s versatile across industries and offers great readability, after being designed primarily for digital use.

Informal, simple and pleasant, Calibri feels almost conversational. A great choice if you want to really connect with your reader on a friendly level.

Dejavu Sans

Casual and easy to read, Dejavu Sans shines with lighthearted copy. It also can make technical content more accessible, so it could be good if you’re a consumer-facing finance brand.

Geneva is known for following the Grotesque style. It’s slightly narrow and a favorite for big brands like Facebook and Apple (the company from which it originated).

Helvetica is renowned for legibility. Some think it to be the most popular contemporary font, it’s long been regarded as “safe” for reflecting long, dense amounts of copy.

The best sans serif web fonts:

Devant Pro is almost spilling over in character. It feels like it just hopped out of a film poster from the 60s—strong option for contemporary brands wishing to develop their own style.

Another expression of the Grotesque movement—Grafton is a friendly, informal and a great contender to complement a   text-heavy design in header position.

IBM Plex Sans

IBM Plex Sans was designed to represent the relationship between machine and mankind. The result is arbitrary but friendly—use to give your brand a more humanistic feeling.

Italico screams contemporary, minimal and eco-friendly product packaging to me. It’s charismatic, original and begs consumer trust.

A major point about Monolith is that it has full multilingual capacities. It has a light and a regular version and it’s pretty cool, if you ask me.

TT Norms Pro

TT Norms Pro is a high flyer amongst the geometric fonts. It’s simplicity and legibility means that it’s pretty universal to different mediums and copy types.

When to use decorative fonts in web design —

Last, we have decorative fonts, which can be either serifs or sans serif fonts. They can also be the best web font or web safe font for your headers and titles. Decorative typefaces are designed lavishly; they’re meant to be artistic or stylistic, with more emphasis on how they look than what they say. While most typography is designed for function, these fonts are meant to be a spectacle.

Decorative fonts work best as highlights and accents, e.g. headlines, highlighted quotes or article titles. They’re the cherry on top of the cake, so use sparingly and for dramatic effect. They add personality, humor and creativity, just don’t overdo it. Think of it like adding salt to your cooking and avoid overwhelming your audience’s palate. This means that they won’t work for long blocks of text or image captions. Neither would they for your brand’s contact info nor the copy in your footer navigation.

Because they can fit all styles and personalities, decorative web fonts can work great in combination with simpler serif or sans serif fonts. But never sacrifice legibility for looks. Decorative fonts are only fun until the reader can’t make out what they’re supposed to be saying.

The best decorative web safe fonts:

Bradley hand.

Bradley Hand is pretty fussy for text bodies, but it adds a personal touch to any short headline or title.

Brush Script M7

Brush Script M7 brings to my mind stationary and bumper stickers. It’s exuberant, creative and adds a personal touch to your brand identity.

Copperplate

Copperplate is known for working well with stationary products and brands; it adds a touch of quirky character to understated designs.

Sublimely Gothic, Luminari lights up any page it graces. Medieval, magnetic and niche.

A favorite for coding, Monaco goes hand in hand with dark mode. Great for referencing gaming or tech subcultures in work.

The best decorative web fonts:

A digital alternative to handwriting, Admara adds intimacy but it isn’t the most accessible. It’s actually only permitted for personal use, so it won’t be appropriate for commercial materials.

Danielle Signature

Danielle Signature is elegant, personal and fragrant. It would be a great logo option for an independent retail brand.

Whenever I see any text in Hypologic, I imagine it lit up in neon. It’s versatile, contemporary and aching to add edge to signs and wall displays.

With lengthy curves and a delicate stroke, Warton feels romantic. Would do well on wedding invitations or in titles or logos for small businesses with a very specific audience.

Wonder Night

Kooky, unconventional and fun! Wonder night is brilliant for brands targeting younger audiences, perhaps where text bodies are short. It could be a great tool to liven up educational copy!

Or you could just use Comic Sans —

Choosing a web font for your website is a big decision, shaping both how visitors use your site and how they perceive your brand. To be unique and gain authority in your web design, it’s often about finding the best web font, rather than the best web safe font. Applying the right typeface in the right places impacts which elements get seen first, and when used strategically can increase conversions, time-on-site and many other business goals.

If that decision seems too much, you can always just use Comic Sans. After all, what use have you for mortals when you can walk amongst the gods?

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20 best fonts for your website (and tips on how to choose)

• Jenna Romano
• 11 min read

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When starting to build a website , you have to keep a lot in mind. Between writing content and choosing the perfect visuals, some fundamental elements may fall by the wayside. But make sure you don't overlook one important thing: your website fonts, also known as typography.

Typography is defined as the visual representation of type. In other words, it's the fonts you use to communicate your content and brand voice. In some cases, it can communicate more about your brand than words alone. Your selected fonts should amplify your brand voice, your graphic design and web design (or web redesign ), while looking sharp on the screen and easily conveying information.

In this guide, we’ll discuss twenty of the best website fonts, as well as tips for choosing the right ones for you when you're learning how to make a website .

The primary types of website fonts

The art of typography is rich and complex—ranging from aesthetics to text alignment and spacing. Before we dive into our 20 favorites, it’s important to understand the three main types of fonts: serif, sans serif and script. This will help you better understand each and narrow down which best fonts will suit your overall website design.

Here’s a quick summary:

Serif fonts

A serif is a small line at the end of a stroke in a letter or symbol. Many consider serif fonts as classical and elegant, and they are mostly associated with print publishing. Examples include Times New Roman, Georgia and Bodoni.

Sans serif fonts

These fonts don't contain serif lines at the end of their letters. Sans serifs are clean, modern and often neutral-looking, making them a great fit for web design. Examples include Wix's own Madefor font, Helvetica and the infamous Comic Sans .

Script fonts

Scripts, including cursive fonts, are modeled after handwriting styles. Keep this style limited to titles only, as visitors may find it hard to read body text in a script font. Examples include Lobster and Lucida Handwriting fonts .

20 of the best website fonts

These 20 fonts are ideal for website design since they are easy-to-read (see easiest to read fonts ) and can fit a variety of website types. Several of them come in font families, meaning each font has multiple versions that you can use throughout your website copy.

Tip: In case you’re making a website on Wix , you can use all these beautiful fonts on the Editor, in addition to hundreds of other typefaces. If you have a different typeface in mind, you can upload your own font to the Editor.

Magnific Caos

Eleven Twenty

Ratio Modern

Lil Grotesk

01. CoFo Sans

Designed by: Maria Doreuli

This sans serif font appears sleek and modern with Cyrillic undertones. It’s simple and easy-to-read.

Download CoFo Sans via Contrast Foundry.

Designed by: Łukasz Dziedzic

A sans serif font equally suited for both titles and body text, its rounded, classic proportions create a sense of harmony and warmth.

Download Lato via Google Fonts.

03. Abolition

Designed by: Mattox Shuler

Abolition offers a strong, easy-to-read sans serif font. Composed of only capital letters, this attention-grabbing font makes a bold statement.

Download Abolition via Adobe Fonts.

Designed by: Denis Masharov

This serif font works especially well for titles and headlines, making it a good choice for your website’s primary font. Its Roman proportions give it a vintage feel.

Download Forum via Google Fonts.

05. Sofia Pro

Designed by: Olivier Gourvat

One of MyFonts’ best-selling fonts, Sofia Pro is a sans serif typeface with a modern look and geometric lines. Designed specifically to be readable even in very small sizes, it’s perfect for web accessibility, usability, business cards and mobile screens.

Download Sofia Pro via MyFonts.

06. Graphik

Designed by: Christian Schwartz

With over 18 styles to choose from, Graphik boasts clean, elegant lines and a variety of letter widths. It suits not only for web design, but also marketing assets such as newsletters, logos and advertisements.

Download Graphik via Commercial.

07. BD Supper

Designed by: Lopetz

Offering whimsical vibes, BD Supper has a modern, cartoonish and childlike feel, while still appearing clean and bold.

Download BD Summer via Adobe Fonts.

08. Palatino

Designed by: Hermann Zapf

Palatino is an old-school serif font that is versatile and easy on the eyes. This typeface has structured, professional undertones and makes a strong, powerful statement, similar to these other professional fonts.

Download Palatino via MyFonts.

Designed by: Jeremy Tribby

The Barlow sans serif font is clean and low-contrast, making it effortlessly readable. The typeface designer looked to California license plates and highway signs for inspiration.

Download Barlow via Google Fonts.

10. Publico

Designed by: Christian Schwartz and Paul Barnes

This serif font has an old-school newspaper look that still works well for modern design. With several text families to choose from, the font is sharp and expressive with contrast between thick and thinner lines.

Download Publico via Commercial.

Designed by: Fontsmith

This sans serif font was specifically designed to enhance readability for people with learning disabilities. Larger dots on the “i”s, extended ascenders and longer tails are just a few of the unique characteristics that make this font ideal for enhancing web accessibility.

Download FS Me via Fontsmith.

12. Magnific Caos

Designed by: Billy Argel

This classic gothic serif font includes decorative ligatures on capital letters. It’s dark and bold, with hints of white in each letter to slightly brighten up the forefront and add depth.

Download Magnific Caos via Fontspace.

13. Diastema

Designed by: Issam Boufelja

Diastema has a modern, whimsical design that uses long and sometimes joining ligatures. It has a fancy, classy feel that pairs well with clean, modern imagery.

Download Diastema via MyFonts.

Designed by: Miguel Reyes, Christian Schwartz and Paul Barnes

Caponi is a versatile serif font with three families offering slightly different, yet complementary, presentations: Caponi Display has a modern look ideal for titles and headers; Caponi Slab is bolder and perfect for large text and quotes meant to stand out; and Caponi Text is a mellow interpretation that can be used for any text.

Download Caponi via Commercial.

Designed by: Nidud

Caudex was originally designed for print in the late 90s, but it has since been adapted for the web. It puts a trendy and contemporary spin on letterforms seen in medieval manuscripts.

Download Caudex via Google Fonts.

16. Eleven Twenty

Designed by: Fenotype

With a futuristic vibe evoking old-school video games, this font fits sites related to science fiction or other forward-thinking ideas.

Download Eleven Twenty via Font Meme.

17. FS Ostro

Designed by: Monotype

This serif font provides grace and elegance. It’s mellow, charismatic design is easy to read and incredibly versatile.

Download FS Ostro via Fontsmith.

18. Ratio Modern

Designed by: Kevin King and Patrick Griffin

This serif font uses a combination of thin and thick lines to make up each letter, adding elegant undertones to an otherwise classic design.

Download Ratio Modern via Adobe Fonts.

19. Lil Grotesk

Designed by: Bastien Sozeau

Don’t let the name fool you—this sans serif font has a clean, block-like style with rounded edges outlining the letters. Indeed, Lil Grotesk has a pristine look that’s very easy to read.

Download Lil Grotesk via Font Meme.

20. Poppins

Designed by: the Indian Type Foundry

Poppins is a sans serif type family whose clean, minimalist aesthetic is based on geometric forms and perfect circles.

Download Poppins via Google Fonts.

Looking for more inspiration, check out this combination of popular and unique fonts for your website

This popular Google font has been available since 2009, and has been used by Google since 2014 for its Android operating system

Futura is generally used as a headline and and body font both on websites and in print in general.

This font, from the sans serif family was designed by Steve Matteson, Type Director of Ascender Corp. It's considered a very mobile friendly font in terms of readability and is often used in apps. Another mobile friendly font is the Droid font also from the Ascender Corp or the Avenir font designed by Adrian Frutige r and published by Linotype.

This widely recognizable web font is often used to convey sophistication and elegance.

This highly popular and widely used humanist font was developed in 2005 by Jeremy Tankard for Microsoft. It's known to work well on screens and displays, making it a good choice for a website.

This well-known Google font was originally designed for a private, corporate user. They actually chose not to use it, which meant the font was edited and became one of the most popular fonts used on websites today. It's used on the WebMD and Merriam-Webster sites, as just two examples.

How to choose the best fonts for your website

Now that you’re familiar with some of the best fonts for your website, here’s a guide for choosing the right ones:

Fonts should match your brand voice and design theme

Make sure fonts are readable

Use complementary fonts

Consider website speed and performance

Account for website accessibility

Determine sizing and visual weight

01. Your fonts should match your brand voice and design theme

Fonts are an indispensable component of branding. Ensure that your font scheme is cohesive with the rest of your visual brand assets, such as email and newsletter text, business cards, slogans and logo design .

Whether it's sophisticated and trendy or rugged and adventurous, typography design should contribute to your website’s story. Consider your website's purpose and your overall design theme, as well as the niche that you want to attract. Then, choose fonts that align.

According to Yaya Aaronsohn , Head of Brand Maker at Wix,

"Each combination of design elements holds the potential to evoke specific emotions, convey subtle messages, and leave a lasting impression on viewers. From the choice of font to the selection of colors and the incorporation of graphic elements - every detail plays a crucial role in shaping the overall identity of a brand."

02. Make sure fonts are readable

Some of the best website typography examples are the ones that understand readability is one of the most important aspects of a successful web design. Andika is a great example of a very readable font type. How well users can read the text on your site affects how well and how quickly they comprehend the presented information.

Poor font choices, small letters due to reduced font size and multiple uncomplimentary fonts can discourage users from reading your content and even keep them from spending time on your site.

03. Use complementary fonts

Don't use more than three fonts on your website. Not only will this practice improve your site's design and make it easier to read, but limiting the number of fonts will make your website more accessible, too.

If using multiple fonts, choose a primary font, a secondary font and an optional accent font. You can also opt for a font family in which each font varies slightly in design but complement each other throughout the same website.

Primary fonts: Your primary font is the most visible one, and you should use it on the headers and titles throughout your website. Visitors will most associate this font with your brand, even if you don't use it the most throughout your site. As a result, the primary font can be more dominant and distinct than the rest of your fonts.

Secondary fonts: You'll use your secondary font across the bulk of your website’s written content. This includes paragraphs, descriptions, blog articles and more. While your primary font can be eye-catching and unique, your secondary font should be, first and foremost, highly legible. Visitors will find it hard to read ornate fonts over long chunks of texts.

Accent fonts: Finally, you'll only use your accent font for a very specific purpose. When it comes to websites, the accent font is usually reserved for calls-to-action, since they can draw attention to your most important buttons on the page.

When deciding which fonts to combine, you can choose from many methods. Consider that opposites can work well together by creating contrast, so perhaps you want to try a simple, serif font with a more futuristic sans serif option. You can also stick to fonts that belong to the same family, too. Since they pair well, doing so can provide consistency throughout your site. Using website templates can help make this process seamless, too.

To help you mix and match typefaces for your website, here are our designers’ favorite font pairings:

04. Consider website speed and performance

Larger files and more intricate web design elements affect the speed and performance of your site . This applies to website fonts, too. If you’re using third-party fonts from Google, for example, you can assume that these fonts will affect loading speed more than web-safe fonts. Web-safe fonts refer to common fonts that exist by default on computers and don’t need to be downloaded (Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana, Tahoma, Palatino, Didot Serif and Garabond are some of the most common examples of web-safe fonts).

Every font you use increases page load speed, so you’ll need to optimize your web fonts. Some of the best ways to do this include not using more than 3 fonts and using less text where possible. Another tip is to implement cookies on your site , which allows browsers to store website fonts so it doesn’t need to download them over and over.

As a precaution, set a fallback, web-safe font in case your user's device can't display your chosen font. This can happen if there’s a glitch on your site, or if a user accesses your site from an older computer or has a slower connection. Web safe fonts originated in 2009 from the original font foundry, Typotheque , who are also best know for the Fedra font families, designed by Peter Biľak.

05. Account for website accessibility

75% of Americans with disabilities use the internet on a daily basis, 3.3% of which are visually impaired. Anyone designing a website should consider creating an online experience accessible to all. Certain fonts can be hard for anyone to read, even if they aren’t dealing with issues like vision impairment or dyslexia.

To create an accessible website, use clear, straightforward typefaces that are free of excess ligatures. Not only can screen readers more easily comprehend these fonts, but visually impaired individuals can navigate your site more easily, too. Your typefaces should have distinct letters, not be cluttered and take kerning into account (amount of space between individual characters of a font).

06. Determine sizing and visual weight

Once you’ve chosen your website fonts, you’ll need to decide on different letter sizes for large titles, subtitles and paragraph text. Apart from font size, additional factors that impact a font's visual weight include stylistic components like bold, italic or underlining, as well as lettering. However, excessive use of these styles may result in an overwhelming effect and could ultimately detract from your message, so use them in moderation.

To get you started, we’ve put together these ranges as a general guideline for most websites as inspiration:

Titles: 30-70px

Subtitles: 22-30px

Paragraph: 16-20px

Tip: If you’re creating a website on Wix, you can customize and save text themes so that your titles, subtitles, and paragraph text will always maintain a consistent font, size and weight.

What's the difference between web fonts and web safe fonts?

Web fonts are fonts that are hosted on a server and downloaded by the user's browser when they visit a website. Web fonts can be used to create a more unique and visually appealing website, but they can also slow down the loading speed of a website.

Web safe fonts are fonts that are pre-installed on most devices. This means that web safe fonts will always display correctly on a user's device, regardless of whether the user has the font installed on their computer.

If you're looking for a wider range of font choices and a more unique look for your website, then you may want to use web fonts. However, it's important to keep in mind that web fonts can slow down the loading speed of your website.

If you're concerned about the loading speed of your website, or if you need to make sure that your website looks the same on all devices, then you may want to use web safe fonts. Web safe fonts are always available, so they won't slow down the loading speed of your website.

Best fonts for websites FAQ

What are some of the best fonts for a website.

The best font for websites depends on the purpose of the website and the target audience. However, some popular and well-regarded fonts for websites include Helvetica, Arial, Georgia, Tahoma and Roboto.

Helvetica is a sans-serif font known for its clean and simple design.

Arial is another popular sans-serif font that is similar to Helvetica. It's a bit more informal while still being versatile and professional.

Georgia is a serif font that is known for its classic and elegant appearance. It's a good choice for websites that want to create a more traditional or formal look.

Tahoma is a sans-serif font that is similar to Arial, but it's a bit wider and has more space between the letters. This makes it a good choice for websites that want to make their text easy to read.

Roboto is a sans-serif font that's designed to be used on screens. It's a modern and versatile font that is well-suited for websites.

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• Best fonts for websites

The best fonts for websites help you communicate your message and your brand values in a way that's readable and recognisable across all sorts of devices and screen sizes. We took a look at the top website fonts to see which ones will work for your site.  

it's impossible to underestimate the importance of typography in brand design. Website fonts say a lot about your business than just the words you use. They can be playful, professional, they can speak of heritage or hyper-modernity. they can show audiences who you are, what you do, and what you stand for - all by choosing the best fonts for your website. 

You'll find plenty of different fonts loaded inside the best graphic design software and best logo makers (and yes, even the best free logo makers ). The best website builders should also offer a range of fonts that are fully readable on the screen. Generally, it's best to opt for sans-serif fonts on websites - they're easier to read compared to the serif fonts found in print. 

Having tried out all the best font resources, these are our top 40 fonts for your site and business. 

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Available from: FontShop

Classification: Sans-serif 

Designer: Adrian Frutiger

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An eye-catching choice for best website font, Avenir's design is based upon the ubiquitous Futura (which was created as 'Die Schrift für die Neue Zeit' – 'the typeface for the New Time'). However, Avenir is described by designer Adrian Frutiger as having a more human touch.

Despite its popularity as a corporate typeface, it's a well-rounded geometric sans with a subtle personality that adds a friendly smile to serious content.

Several years later, Akira Kobayashi completed Avenir Next, which refined the original and added italics and small caps.

Available from: FontShop  

Designer: Yanone

When Kaffeesatz was released for free around the time browser support for @font-face became more prevalent, it found popularity among many web designers and brought creator Yanone to the attention of FontShop FSI, who commissioned him to produce a professional version of the typeface.

Rather than simply adding extra glyphs to the font, it was completely redrawn from the ground up, keeping much of its character but including features such as a black weight, small caps and international language support. The result is FF Kava.

3. Times New Roman

Classification: Serif

Designer: Victor Lardent, Stanley Morison

As strange as it may seem to list a system font associated with the world of Word documents and those who can't be bothered to change the defaults, Times New Roman is a surprisingly robust typeface when given a little TLC.

The 2008 Seed Conference website made particularly good use of Times by giving it the feel of a display face. Simon Collison, a designer known for his appreciation of Times's flexibility and use of it on his personal site, says that "it actually feels quite good to be taking a tired old typeface and trying to squeeze every possible ounce from it".

Designer: José Scaglione, Veronika Burian

Full of personality and unashamedly casual, Bree might seem suited only to headings rather than body type, especially as it was born from TypeTogether's logo. However, a closer look reveals that, while headings are certainly its forte, Bree performs surprisingly well at smaller sizes.

It's also just one of the many beautiful typefaces to be born of the collective brains of José Scaglione and Veronika Burian, two type designers who met while completing the MA in Typeface Design at the University of Reading, a course widely considered to be one of the best in the world for aspiring type designers.

5. FF Elementa Rough

Classification: Typewriter

Designer: Erik van Blokland

FF Elementa Rough is a truly versatile typewriter font, with regular, bold and italic styles, and an excellent choice if you're going for distressed headings. Simulating the aesthetics of ink being misprinted by a typewriter is no mean feat when the text also needs to remain totally legible, yet Trixie manages to succeed on both counts.

Available from: Google Fonts

Designer: Łukasz Dziedzic

Lato originally started its life as a corporate commission. The client eventually decided to go in a different direction, so this font became available for a public release and is currently part of Google ’s vast free library. The designer wanted to create a typeface that would be unobtrusive when used in a body of text, but could display some unique traits the bigger it got.

We’d say Łukasz Dziedzic achieved his goal, and created a simple, clean and elegant sans-serif font that looks great at any size, and comes with a large family of styles suitable for most needs. In other words, a flexible font that's ideal for websites.  

7. Fedra Sans

Available from: Typotheque

Designer: Peter Bil'ak

At the heart of Typotheque's font library, Fedra is a super-family that was designed to work just as well on screen as in print, and actually started life as a corporate typeface for German insurance company Bayerische Rück.

The design faced disaster when the client first acquired and then cancelled the project, then faltered again when Typotheque's office equipment was stolen. But, with designer Peter Bil'ak being forced to go back and re-examine the typeface, the final design was all the better for the set-backs, and the eventual result was a set of extremely versatile fonts.

8. Museo Slab

Classification: Slab serif

Designer: Jos Buivenga

The original version of Museo has become extremely popular among web designers and is one of the few semi-free fonts (several of its weights are free) to make it onto this list. Its newer slab variant is a little less playful than standard Museo, and so offers a slightly more authoritative tone, along with a welcome element of variety, given how widely spread the original version has become.

9. Clarendon

Available from: Adobe Fonts

Designer: URW

This classic British slab serif is a must-have on any 'top typefaces' list. Redrawn by Hermann Eidenbenz to include several weights and widths, Clarendon is offered as a web font by Adobe .

Also of note is Sentinel by Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones. Their Clarendon-based typeface added true italics, and is available in different versions, including a web one from Hoefler&Co.

10. Proxima Nova 

Designer: Mark Simonson

Described as a design that straddles the gap between typefaces like Futura and Akzidenz-Grotesk, Proxima Nova is remarkably versatile, and the family includes several weights and widths, bringing the total font count to an impressive 42.

Extremely readable thanks to its geometric clarity and humanist feel, it's a hybrid that works in a variety of scenarios.

11. FF Unit Slab

Classification: Slab serif 

Designer: Erik Spiekermann, Christian Schwartz, Kris Sowersby

The slab style of the Unit super-family – which is often referred to as the grown-up sister of Meta – is a personal favourite of many.

It comes across as powerful and almost brutish at its heaviest 'Ultra' weight, yet can be seen as deceptively subtle at its thinnest 'Thin' weight – the typeface is a great all-rounder that's just overbrimming with personality.

A variation of Unit Slab – Espi – is used as Edenspiekermann's corporate typeface.

12. Calluna

Classification: Serif 

Born as the result of an experiment designer Jos Buivenga was performing with an early version of Museo Slab, Calluna is actually his first serious text face. Much like Meta Serif, it manages to exude no small amount of personality even when used at smaller, body type sizes.

Like many of Jos's latterday fonts, there are plenty of OpenType features included, and the regular weight is available completely free.

Condensed faces are often used for attention grabbing headlines, and often we reach for hard, industrial faces such as Alternate Gothic and its ilk. Sometimes something a little softer is required, though, and that's where Ronnia's condensed flavour comes in.

Its gentle, playful form works well with Bree, although it comes across as a little more authoritative: a friendly face with some gravitas.

14. Droid Sans

Designer: Steve Matteson

A truly modern type super-family, Droid was designed by Ascender's type director Steve Matteson for use on mobile devices; its name is derived from the Android platform. The sans is a highly legible, friendly typeface with upright stress, open forms and a neutral appearance.

To make the most of type appearing on small screens, the letterforms are very slightly condensed. The entire family features multi-lingual support, making it well-suited to far-reaching websites and applications.

15. FF Tisa

Designer: Mitja Miklavcic

Although initially designed for use in magazines, Tisa has become popular on the web, perhaps because – like the majority of typefaces here – its large x-height makes it highly legible as on-screen body type.

Taking slab serifs as an influence and then offering a softer, low-contrast end product, the typeface was originally designed by Miklavcic to fulfil the requirements for the aforementioned MA in Typeface Design at Reading.

Designer: Albert-Jan Pool

DIN embodies the spirit of German efficiency (DIN stands for 'Deutsche Industrie-Norm' or 'German Industrial Standard') and has its roots in signage – everything from road signs on the Autobahn to house numbers.

It was celebrated for its no-nonsense geometric style and adorned German design for years in the form of DIN 1451: DIN-Mittelschrift and DIN-Engschrift, its condensed companion. It was updated and expanded into a family of five weights by Albert-Jan Pool in 1995 and has recently been given more stylistic variants, including DIN Rounded.

17. Helvetica

Designer: Max Miedinger, Eduard Hoffmann

It seems almost impossible to discuss the subject of typography without mentioning Helvetica.  The sans-serif typeface has long been considered one of the best fonts for websites, its confident lines offering a quiet but bold presence on the page.  It's clean, and highly legible, even in small print, with good spacing 

Thanks to its generous usage by what seems like every designer in existence, the typeface has achieved legendary status; its name and style known to the general public as well as type aficionados.

Originally named Die Neue Haas Grotesk and created to compete with Akzidenz-Grotesk, it represents the Swiss style of graphic design from the 1950s, but its widespread appearance in virtually every design context has resulted in the typeface becoming somewhat homogenised, and it has been re-imagined in various (inferior) forms such as Arial. Nevertheless, it remains a modern classic.

18. League Gothic

Designer: Tyler Finck

League Gothic is a revival and reworking of Alternate Gothic, released by The League of Moveable Type as an open-source typeface, after the original foundry went bankrupt.

An attractive typeface for website headlines, it’s a hugely popular choice for those in need of a hard-hitting, almost brazen typeface. Legible at relatively small sizes despite being condensed, it's a bold and formidable face; a slice of American industrialism performing magnificently in the digital age.

19. FF Meta Serif 

Designer: Christian Schwartz, Erik Spiekermann, Kris Sowersby

Erik Spiekermann describes his Meta family as, "the nearest thing I'll ever have to a classic," and he's being modest, because Meta really is a classic; especially its serif. It's an authoritative typeface that works well in a variety of scenarios and offers a logical upgrade to designers who have previously been using Times New Roman.

It works well with the other flavours of Meta and also with the Unit super-family. Support for international characters and a wide variety of glyphs for numerals, fractions and so on mark it out as a high-level professional font.

20. Georgia

Designer: Matthew Carter

As hard as it may be to believe, Georgia comes up again and again as the people's favourite when talking about type that works well on the web. Perhaps it's because it was designed for screen rather than print; perhaps it's because it manages to offer timeless beauty in its simple, understated design; perhaps it's because it has Old Style Figures as default!

Extremely legible at small sizes and somewhat majestic in its italic form, Georgia proves its worth despite the new wealth of alternatives, and reminds us that sometimes the best tools are sitting right in front of us.

21. Abril Fatface 

Designer: TypeTogether

Abril Fatface was inspired by the 19th Century advertising posters that adorned cities in England and France. It’s a thin serif which feel pretty subtle, and is coupled with sharply defined edges, providing excellent contrast. You could use it for your headlines, and it would look great for the main body of your content as well. Even better, it’s not limited to the English alphabet and has support for over fifty languages, including those from Central and Northern Europe.

22. Raleway 

Classification: Sans-serif

Designer: Matt McInerney, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida

Raleway has evolved over the years, starting as a single thin weight designed by Matt McInerney, it was later expanded to a nine-weight family by Pablo Impallari, and Rodrigo Fuenzalida. Offering support for many languages, this sans-serif font comes with an extensive set of diacritics. The most recent addition was proper support for italics.

This is a nice and clean-looking font, with attractive rounded edges, making it one of the best fonts for websites, documents, and other graphic design endeavours.

23. Arvo 

Classification: Slab Serif

Designer: Anton Koovit

If you prefer a more angular feel to your font, then Arvo is well worth a look. Designed by Anton Koovit, this slab serif font was updated in 2013, adding support for Cyrillic languages, and polishing its design, making it sharper and cleaner at smaller sizes.

It comes as a family of four: Roman, Italic, Roman Bold, and Bold Italic, giving you enough versatility without overwhelming you with choices, and is a good choice for web and print alike.

24. Exo 2 

Designer: Natanael Gama

According to the font’s description, Exo 2 is “a contemporary geometric sans-serif typeface that tries to convey a technological/futuristic feeling while keeping an elegant design.” As its name implies, it is a complete redrawing of Exo, and comes with nine weights (the maximum allowed for a web font), with specifically designed italics for each.

You’ll find it works great at small sizes and its nice, rounded design makes it comfortable to read, even in the main body of an article.

25. Roboto 

Designer: Christian Robertson

Roboto is an interesting font, being largely geometric in nature. The way it’s been shaped allows the letters to settle into their natural width, making it a great font to read. Its glyphs show support for numerous languages, which is a welcome addition. It’s little surprise that Roboto is consistently rated as the most popular design on Google Fonts. Obviously, this could mean you’re seeing it in too many places, reducing the potential uniqueness of your own work, but look at it carefully, and you’ll see its popularity is well deserved.

26. Brush Script 

Classification: Sans-Serif

Designer: Robert E. Smith

This is far from a new font, having been originally designed all the way back in 1942 by Robert E. Smith, but it has definitely stood the test of time. Perhaps it’s the fact that it looks like cursive writing with no excessive flourish. This is markedly seen when using lower case letters.

Obviously you wouldn’t want to use it for the main body of your work, but it does look great in moderation, particularly for posters, signages, titles, and notes that need a ‘handwritten’ feel.

27. New Paris 

Available from: Swiss Typefaces

Designer: Swiss Typefaces

This serif design was inspired by traditional French typefaces, but modernised to meet contemporary needs. It is renowned for its high contrast between its thin and thick strokes.

New Paris comes in three collections and twenty fonts, the standard ‘g’ is probably our favourite design, with its unique and original curves. Each collection can be bought separately, and the design looks great whether it’s used for headlines or the body. The only downside is that it appears to only be limited to the latin alphabet (including accents, of course).

28. Lazer 84 

Available from: Da Font

Designer: Sunrise Digital

Fancy something a little different? Having a longing for the 80s? Then Lazer 84 might be exactly what you’re looking for. It’s a fun, quirky brushed font design, which you’ll undoubtedly have seen numerous examples of in the media of the time, and you can now apply it to your own work. Nice and nostalgic though it is, it doesn’t come with all the glyphs you’d need to fully support even English - the most notable omission is the cent symbol (¢), and, puzzlingly, backslash (\) and even square brackets ([ ]). But don’t let that dissuade you from using this donationware for headlines, posters, and 80s revival apps!

29. Bison 

Available from: My Fonts

Designer: Ellen Luff

Bison is a very recent sans-serif font, making its debut on myfonts in 2018. Designed by Ellen Luff, it has a very angular yet pleasant feel to it. It’s very clean and readable, even at the thinnest weight (‘Bison Light’). Four outline families are also available, affording a lot of versatility to this design.

It’s advertised as working great for “any branding, logos, magazines, films”, and we feel it would also be most effective for headlines. It’s a lovely, authoritative font that’s definitely worth adding to your collection.

30. Rapor 

Designer: Oğuzhan Cengiz

Even newer than Bison is Rapor, which debuted on myfonts in 2021. It’s made up of ten weights ranging from ‘thin’ to ‘black’, totalling twenty styles with matching italics.

Rapor supports numerous languages. Its sans-serif design was inspired by fonts like Futura, although its slightly softened diagonal corners make it truly distinctive and a pleasant alternative to use, whether it’s for the web, documents, or posters.

31. Montserrat 

Designer: Julieta Ulanovsky,

Montserrat was originally, and principally, designed by Julieta Ulanovsky, as an attempt to recreate and preserve the old posters and signs in Buenos Aires’ traditional Montserrat neighbourhood.

In 2017, the family was redrawn by Jacques Le Bailly at Baron von Fonthausen, giving it a full set of weights. Later that year, Julieta and others led the development of Cyrillic support.

This elegant, easy to read sans-serif font currently boasts 18 different styles from Thin 100, to Bold 900 Italic, giving you a vast array of choices to cater for all needs.

32. Dancing Script 

Classification: Script

Designer: Impallari Type

Designed by Impallari Type, this fun, hand-written font almost feels like someone actually wrote cursive text on your page. It references popular typefaces from the 50s, and can be a fun casual addition to any document, although it would obviously suit headings and titles far better than long bodies of text.

It comes with just four styles, which get progressively thicker. It also seems to cater for all accents found in the Latin alphabet, giving it great flexibility. However, as with most cursive scripts, it may be more difficult to read on-screen. 

33. Merriweather 

Designer: Sorkin Type

This serif family was designed with screens in mind, and its goal is to make it more pleasant to read on a computer, tablet, or phone. And we’d have to agree that it’s very gentle on the eye when staring at screens all day long. If you prefer your fonts to be sans-serif, you can get Merriweather Sans, also available through Google Fonts.

Designed by Sorkin Type, Merriweather boasts a large x-height, and slightly condensed letterforms, allowing you to squeeze a little more text on every line, without straining the reader’s eyes.

34. BoldPrice 

Available from: Creative Market

Classification: Numbers

Designer: vatesdesign

OK, this one may seem like an unusual choice, but we’re looking for originality here, as well as readability, style and effectiveness. As such, BoldPrice is only a numbers, period and common currency symbols font. And that’s it - although a comma would’ve been nice.

However, what it lacks in versatility, it gains in the sheer beauty of those numbers. It offers only two styles. One is black, the other has an engraved look that wouldn’t seem out of place in a Western. If you’d like your numbers to have that old nostalgia feel, check this font out. You’ll likely appreciate it.

35. FreeLine 

Designer: Sentavio

Creative Market hosts many interesting and original fonts, and FreeLine is a great example. Designed by Sentavio, it’s obvious at first glance that it is not designed as a standard font for general text. However, it can give a highly distinctive look and feel for titles, headers, logos and branding, and would certainly make your site stand out from the crowd.

It doesn’t support accents, but as it’s an all-caps font, it shouldn’t cause too many issues. It’s definitely bold and worth experimenting with.

36. Gazpacho 

Designer: Santi Rey

This font has been inspired by the typefaces used in editorial media from the 70s and 80s. It comes in 14 styles and 7 different weights, ranging from Thin to Italic Heavy. It has a large x-height which makes it ideal for headlines, however, it’s also a clear, sharp font with excellent contrast, meaning you could use it for small or long bodies of text. Its friendly, round design would certainly make your site stand out from the others.

37. TimeBurner 

Available from: Font Space

Designer: NimaType

It’s always nice to find a clean and deceptively simple-looking futuristic font. It’s evident from first glance that a lot of work has gone into the design of TimeBurner, even though it only comes in two styles, Regular and Bold.

Some of the lettering was drawn to feel incomplete, like the lowercase e, g, and y, but that’s all part of its charm. It’s predominantly round, giving it a friendly, inviting feel. The font would work well in creating striking headings, titles, and banners.

38. American Captain 

Designer: The Fontry

Just like its namesake, this is a bold font that stands out from the crowd. We like this one because you can use it both for headings and titles, but also for small amounts of text - although it might get a little too much if the body’s long. It also offers support for Latin, Cyrillic, Greek and Hebrew, making it incredibly versatile worldwide. It’s part of a six-font family package, and cannot be bought individually, but the other members do work well together, so it’s not a big issue.

39. Nathan 

Available from: Be Fonts

Designer: Vultype Co.

Not as elegant and seamless as Dancing Script, Nathan still brings an enjoyable quirkiness to the script style of fonts. Inspired by vintage designs, it feels like a natural script. It is versatile enough to make good titles and headings, and can look great when used for logos and posters, although this would depend on the combination of letters: ‘Nathan’, for instance, looks fantastic, but if a ‘v’ is inside a word, like ‘Love’, it does tend to break the flow (mind you, this is a problem with most script fonts).

40. Roman Grotesque 

Available from: Bureau Brut

Classification: Serif grotesque

Designer: Bureau Brut

This font is available in eight weights with their italic equivalents. That flexibility makes it an ideal choice for most situations, from a heading to a body.

Designed by Bureau Brut in 2019, it was inspired by the visual identity created for the National School of Architecture Paris-Belleville, working to blend the serif and sans-serif categories into one organic whole. An ambitious goal, which we feel gives Roman Grotesque a bold and unique feel, wherever it’s used on the page.

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Best fonts for websites: FAQs

How to choose the best fonts for websites .

When choosing which font is best for a website, readability comes first - crisp lettering with good spacing that scales nicely on desktop and mobile devices. The company’s identity will inform the choice, too. A future-thinking company might run with Montserrat; a laid-back firm might adopt Bree. There are no set rules here. 

Range of styles is important. Fonts come in families, with multiple versions based on a single design - with light and heavy weighting, for example. The best website fonts feature a broad library of styles, for maximum flexibility across all your content. 

Across the best font websites, you’ll find free options, as well as licensed ones. So, consider the budget (and what rights you get if you license a font). Licensed fonts are typically preferred by organizations, but it’s not essential. 

Personal taste is absolutely a factor. But don’t let it cloud judgment on what works best for your readers. Ultimately, there’s no single best font for websites - it’s brand-subjective - but for neutral clarity, you can’t go wrong with Arial. 

Why is it important to choose the right font for my website?

A website is one of the first places a customer or client will ‘meet’ you - and, in a competitive marketplace, first impressions count. If that customer can’t read your offering, or finds your use of Copperplate Gothic a jarring choice of font for a financial institution, that’s going to impact business. 

This is why your font choice matters. 

It’s the key to attracting and retaining visitors to your site. 

The best website fonts are readable, come in a range styles, and fit your brand identity. With a well-chosen typeface (and engaging copy), visitors should recognize your company website just by landing on the page. 

What’s the best font size for web?

The best font size for websites is 16 points. 

However, this depends on a number of factors, including font type, hierarchy, page position, and the device. You’ll need to take each into consideration, feel comfortable with some trial and error, and include UI/UX testing for optimal results. 

What types of fonts are there?

There are four main types of font:

Serif fonts feature small strokes at the tips of letters, and they’re typically easier to read in print. 

Sans-serif fonts are those without strokes on the lettering - ‘sans’ is French for ‘without’. Their clean, uncomplicated design makes them easier to read on screens. 

Script fonts are those designed to mimic cursive handwriting. They’re not typically good for readability without heavy modification 

Display fonts feature big, bold, marquee-style letting, so they’re suited to shop signs and posters. However, on a technical level, these tend to be stylised sans-serif fonts. 

When choosing my website font, what mistakes should I avoid?

Want to make sure your font choice is a success? This is what to watch out for. 

+ User needs

A typeface must meet the needs of site visitors. It’s easy to get swept up in the heady mix of art and graphic design - it’s an intensely subjective topic. But don’t forget the user in all of this. Because their opinions are the only one that really matter

+ Accessibility

Picking a font that may be inaccessible to a broader audience, such as one that troubles screen-readers is a major mistake - especially given the wealth of accessibility solutions out there. 

One of the biggest mistakes is to go live with a new font before conducting proper testing. UI/UX teams will be able to assist here, with tests that let you see what users think of your chosen font, whether it causes issues or otherwise impedes web navigation. It’s a great way to understand users and their behaviors, and it’s a mistake to skip this part of the process. 

+ Technical limitations

Some websites may not be set-up to change the font across a whole website - sometimes these things are hard-coded into the DNA of the site, making a complex job our of seemingly simple changes. Check the back-end are able to handle these. 

When it comes to typography, bigger isn’t always best. Studies suggest readers will skim larger fonts while focusing on smaller print. Make use of a hierarchy to help highlight what really matters to your web visitors, and use differently sized fonts to guide their eyes across the page. 

Trend-chasing is a big mistake when selecting a font for the web. You may look modern and fresh for a moment, but that will soon pass - leaving your website looking outdated, and forcing you to invest in updating your site on a more frequent basis. 

How we test the best fonts for websites 

When testing the best fonts for websites, we review each typeface across a range of factors. First is legibility - whether a sans-serif or a serif font, it needs to be readable on the screen. During the testing process, we look at how broad the font family is and where you can download them all. With paid-for options, we keenly assess rights and licensing options - most of those looking for the best fonts for the web need a commercial license to use them on their sites. As part of this, we also explore value for money. In certain cases, you’ll find free alternatives that imitate high profile fonts (without infringing copyright, of course).  

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Steve is TechRadar Pro’s B2B Editor for Creative & Hardware. He explores the apps and devices for individuals and organizations that thrive on design and innovation. A former journalist at Web User magazine, he's covered software and hardware news, reviews, features, and guides. He's previously worked on content for Microsoft, Sony, and countless SaaS & product design firms. Once upon a time, he wrote commercials and movie trailers. Relentless champion of the Oxford comma.

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Top 12 Websites to Find Free Fonts for Designers [2023]

Discover a list of where to find free fonts for designers. Explore the best free font websites for all of your design projects.

Renee Fleck

Written by Renee Fleck

Published on Dec 10, 2021

Last updated Mar 11, 2024

Growing your font collection on a budget? Want to spice up your designs but not sure where to find free fonts? Whether you’re looking for a unique script, display, serif, or sans-serif, we’ve got you covered with some great free resources.

We know it’s important to support type designers by purchasing licenses, but we also know that sometimes you just want to try out a font before committing—or maybe you just want to play around with new fonts for personal projects. Whatever the case may be, we’re sharing a handful of awesome free font websites for you to check out below. Just remember to double-check the license to make sure you can use it for your intended purpose!

Let’s dive in and discover some fantastic free fonts together.

1. Open Foundry

Open Foundry holds a rich, curated collection of open-source fonts you can download and use freely for personal or commercial use. Have fun exploring their collection of typefaces and toggling with their different display options. You can experiment with kerning, sizing, backgrounds, and more straight from Open Foundry’s interface!

2. The Velvetyne Type Foundry (VTF)

The Velvetyne Type Foundry is a website that distributes hundreds of free and open-source typefaces. That means that you can use, modify, and redistribute all of their fonts freely (both for personal and commercial use). Plus, if you’re interested in creating your own font, VTF accepts submissions. If accepted, they’ll feature and distribute your custom font on their website!

3. The League of Moveable Type

As The League of Moveable Type declares on their homepage, their manifesto is all about raising the design standards of the web and empowering everyone with top-notch typography. They proudly offer a handful of high-quality open-sourced typefaces on their website which you can download and use for both personal and commercial use. Plus, sign up for their newsletter to stay up to date on the latest in typography trends and get free resources to help you improve your design skills.

4. Collletttivo

Collletttivo is a site that designs and distributes free Open-Source typefaces. They have an expanding group of designers who work on type-based projects and occasionally release Open Source typefaces through the platform. The goal of the collective is to create a network of designers that challenge themselves to improve through practice and mutual exchange in the very competitive fields of graphic design and type design.

5. Lost Type Co-Op

Lost Type is the very first “Pay-What-You-Want” type foundry founded back in 2011. The website boasts a collection of over 50 different typefaces from designers all over the world. The best part about using Lost Type fonts is that 100% of the funds from sales go directly to the respective designers, which means that every purchase supports independent creatives. Lost Type fonts have been used by major brands such as Nike, Starbucks, Disney, and even the President of the United States.

6. MyFonts—Free Fonts

Did you know you can filter through free typefaces on the world’s largest collection of fonts? That’s right—MyFonts.com offers a variety of free fonts and you can access them all by clicking  here .

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7. Free Design Resources: Fonts

Free Design Resources is a platform that offers tons of different designs assets free for download. Lucky for us, they constantly update their fonts section. The best part is, you can filter typefaces by license: Free for commercial use, personal use, or both!

8. Font Squirrel

The self-proclaimed “free font utopia” Font Squirrel is a great resource if you’re specifically looking for fonts that are free for commercial use. They’ve done the heavy work for you by researching licenses and carefully hand-picking every font displayed on their site.

9. Awwwards Free Font Collection

Awwwards generously put together a collection of free fonts from designers all around the web. Although not all are free for commercial use, with the vast array of styles available, you should be able to find just what you’re looking for.

10. Adobe Fonts

Great news for Adobe Creative Cloud subscribers: You have access to a massive library of high-quality fonts through Adobe Fonts . Formerly known as Typekit, Adobe Fonts offers a vast selection of over 18,000 fonts from some of the world’s best type foundries. With Adobe Fonts, you can easily browse, preview, and use fonts in your designs without having to worry about licensing fees or restrictions. And the best part? Adobe Fonts seamlessly integrates with your Creative Cloud apps, making it incredibly easy to access and use your favorite fonts in your design projects.

11. Google Fonts

We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the leading distributor of free, open-source fonts, Google Fonts . With nearly 1000 fonts available in more than 135 languages, Google Fonts remains a go-to resource for designers, type lovers, and just about anyone who wants to download typefaces for both personal and commercial use.

12. Creative Market Weekly Free Downloads

Did you know that every week, Creative Market releases 4 free design goods for anyone to download? Most weeks, the free goods include a trending font or typeface. You can check their free downloads page every week or subscribe to their newsletter to get emailed your free goods including fonts!

Enjoy these free font websites!

Whether you’re a graphic designer, web designer, or typography aficionado, we hope you found these free font resources useful. These websites offer a variety of unique and eye-catching typefaces that can take your design projects to the next level, but just remember to always check the license before using any free font for commercial purposes! Enjoy downloading new free fonts and adding them to your growing collection. We can’t wait to see the amazing designs you create with them.

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14 Best Websites for Downloading Fonts (Free & Premium)

• March 6, 2024

• Written by a professional

Summary: In my today's article, I dive into the fourteen best font websites for sourcing both free and premium fonts. But first check out my top three choices:

• Envato Elements : The most amazing source of thousands of premium fonts.
• Google Fonts : Expansive library of free fonts under Google.
• Monotype : An elite selection of high-quality typefaces perfect for professional branding.

Looking for the perfect font is a bit like searching for the right ingredients to complete your design. It's a process that can transform your work from good to memorable. In my efforts to make this search simpler, I've sifted through a variety of font websites, paying attention to their selection, quality, and how easy they are to use. Whether you're aiming to refine a professional brand or add a personal touch to your hobby projects, the ideal font resource is out there. Let's explore together the best places to find both free and premium fonts, each chosen to help your creative vision come to life.

TOP 14: best font websites

• Envato Elements (Top Pick) – Paid
• Google Fonts – Free
• Monotype – Paid
• The League of Moveable Type – Free
• Creative Market – Paid
• DaFont – Personal use free
• Creative Fabrica – Free
• My Fonts – Paid
• Font Squirrel – Free
• Type Type – Paid
• Font Struct – Free
• Font Space – Personal use free
• Font Fabric – Free & Paid
• Urban Fonts – Free

1. Envato Elements

The best source of thousands of amazing premium fonts along with millions of graphics, elements, and much more.

• Free or paid: Paid
• Size of library: 48,000+ fonts & millions of other assets
• Type of media: Fonts, stock photos, images and videos, music and sound effects, graphic templates, presentations, wordpress, and much more.
• About: Envato Elements is literally one of the best places to get your fonts. It is a huge library with almost 50 thousand amazing fonts and even more other assets (like millions of photos, videos, graphic templates, etc.).
• Why Envato: What I love about Envato is, that it offers unlimited access to everything. Which means that you pay only around $16 per month, and you can download literally all of the assets Envato offers. That means access to all 50 thousand fonts, millions of photos, graphic elements, videos, templates, and much more. It offers the best value you can get on the market, and I couldn’t be more happy to recommend it. 

2. Google Fonts

Widely used free font directory providing easy access to a lot of of web fonts for digital projects.

• Free or paid: Free for personal and commercial use (most of the fonts are licensed under the SIL Open Font License)
• Size of library: 1500+ fonts
• Type of media: Fonts only
• About: Google Fonts offers a vast collection of open-source fonts that can be used freely across various projects, including web design and print. With an easy-to-use interface and integration with popular platforms like Google Docs and WordPress, it's a go-to resource for high-quality typography.

3. Monotype

Offers high-quality fonts, catering to professional projects with a focus on typography excellence.

• Size of library: Over 150.000+ typefaces
• About: Monotype provides premium fonts, including renowned typefaces like Helvetica and Times New Roman. Their library spans a wide range of styles and languages, catering to diverse design needs, and their fonts are trusted by designers worldwide for their quality and reliability.

4. The League of Moveable Type

Pioneer in open-source typography, offering free fonts with a focus on quality and design standards.

• Free or paid: Free for any kind of use
• Size of library: Nearly 20 open-source fonts
• About: As one of the first open-source font foundries, The League of Moveable Type champions the democratization of typography. Their collection features unique and carefully crafted fonts created by a community of designers, all available for free, promoting accessible and innovative typography for everyone.

5. Creative Market

Perfect platform for graphic designers to find unique premium fonts and other artistic resources.

• Size of library: 88.000+ fonts
• Type of media: Fonts, stock videos, graphics, templates, and more.
• About: Creative Market offers a marketplace for designers to buy and sell various design assets, including fonts. Alongside premium fonts, they also provide a selection of freebies each week, making it a valuable resource for both professional and aspiring designers looking for unique and high-quality typefaces.

Diverse collection of clearly categorized free fonts, making it a go-to for personal projects.

• Free or paid: Free for personal use (some fonts require a payment for commercial use)
• Size of library: Almost 40.000 fonts
• About: DaFont is a popular platform offering a vast repository of user-contributed fonts, both free for personal use and available for purchase for commercial projects. Its extensive library covers a broad spectrum of styles and themes, making it a favorite among designers seeking inspiration or specific font styles.

7. Creative Fabrica

Wide range of craft resources, including premium fonts, graphics, and craft designs.

• Free or paid: Free for commercial use
• Size of library: 4.600+ fonts
• Type of media: Fonts, SVGs, graphics, embroideries, classes, and more.
• About: Creative Fabrica provides a comprehensive range of fonts, graphics, and craft resources, catering to a diverse community of designers, crafters, and creators. With a combination of subscription-based access and individual purchases, it offers flexibility and affordability, ensuring designers can find the perfect fonts for their projects.

8. My Fonts

Large font resource, offering a vast selection from various foundries, suitable for all types of projects.

• Size of library: 270.000+ available fonts (new fonts are constantly being added)
• About: MyFonts is a leading marketplace for discovering and purchasing fonts, offering a vast selection of typefaces from independent designers and renowned foundries. With advanced search features and font identification tools, it's a valuable resource for designers seeking both classic and cutting-edge typography solutions.

9. Font Squirrel

Font Squirrel specializes in fonts that are hand-selected for quality and commercial usability.

• Free or paid: Free for commercial use only
• Size of library: Not specified, but a hundreds of fonts
• About: Font Squirrel offers a collection of high-quality, commercially licensed fonts that are free for personal and commercial use. Their fonts are carefully selected for quality and legality, making it a trusted source for designers looking for free alternatives without compromising on professionalism.

10. Type Type

Collection of great fonts, focusing on quality, versatility, and contemporary design trends.

• Size of library: 75+ font families (so 1000+ font faces)
• About: Type Type specializes in premium Cyrillic and Latin typefaces, providing designers with elegant and functional typography solutions. With a focus on quality and craftsmanship, their fonts are widely used in branding, editorial design, and advertising, offering designers versatile options for creating impactful visuals.

11. Font Struct

Community-driven platform for both amateur and professional designers to explore font creation.

• Free or paid: Some fonts are completely free, while some are free for personal use only
• Size of library: 76.400+ fonts
• About: FontStruct offers a unique platform for creating and sharing custom fonts using modular components. Most fonts can be downloaded, some are free and others are free for personal use only. There is also an editor that you can use to create your own fonts, which is a bit more challenging, but results in a unique font that you have designed specifically.

12. Font Space

Font Space features a wide range of free fonts submitted by designers around the world.

• Free or paid: Free for personal use only
• Size of library: 120.000+ fonts
• About: FontSpace hosts a vast collection of free fonts contributed by designers from around the world, spanning various styles and categories. With easy browsing and downloading options, it's a convenient resource for designers looking to expand their font library without breaking the bank.

13. Font Fabric

A mix of free, premium and in any case high-quality fonts suitable for a wide array of design projects.

• Free or paid: Free & Paid (you need to double-check it with the desired font)
• Size of library: 600+ fonts
• About: FontFabric is a digital type foundry known for its contemporary and versatile fonts, available for both personal and commercial projects. Their carefully crafted typefaces, ranging from display to text fonts, are designed with attention to detail and functionality, making them suitable for a wide range of design applications.

14. Urban Fonts

Excellent source for finding creative and unusual fonts for any project.

• Free or paid: Free for both for personal and commercial use
• Size of library: 8.000+ fonts
• Type of media: Fonts and dingbats
• About: Urban Fonts offers a diverse selection of free fonts catering to urban and contemporary design styles. With an emphasis on modern typography trends, their collection includes graffiti-inspired fonts, hand-drawn scripts, and geometric sans-serifs, providing designers with plenty of options for creating edgy and dynamic visuals.

What is the difference between font family, font face and typeface?

• Font Family: A font family is a collection of related fonts, covering various weights, styles, and widths.
• Font Face: A font face refers to a specific style within a font family, such as italic or bold.
• Typeface: Typeface is the overall design of the lettering; the art that dictates how a font looks, including aspects like letter shape, width, and spacing. Essentially, the typeface is the design you see, the font family is the grouping of these designs, and the font face is the specific style of a font within its family.

What are font licence types?

Font licenses define the legal permissions and restrictions for using a font. They specify whether a font can be used for personal, commercial, or educational purposes, and detail the extent to which a font can be modified, shared, or distributed. Some licenses may allow free use with attribution, while others require a purchase for commercial use. Here are some types of font licences:

• Commercial License : For use in commercial projects. Requires purchase.
• Free for Personal Use : Free for non-commercial, personal projects only.
• Open Source : Freely available for both personal and commercial use, often with requirements to share modifications.
• Public Domain / GPL / OFL : No restrictions on usage, modification, or distribution.
• Shareware : Partially free with an encouragement to pay or donate.
• Demo : Free for personal use, but a limited version intended to preview before buying

Picking the perfect font is an important task for a designer. It makes a huge difference in the overall vibe of your design, and decides how people feel when they see it. Fonts can really make your projects stand out – if you pick the correct one.

In this article, I've introduced you to fourteen great font sources, but the one, that I would recommend the most is certainly Envato Elements . It offers the best value for amazing price, along with a vast selection of fancy fonts suitable for any project. And if you’re looking for more options, simply choose any other of these provided websites, I can assure you, they will help you find exactly what you need, whether it's for fun projects or more serious work. 

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20+ Best Places to Find Free Fonts

Typography plays a big role in all types of designs, from product packaging to mobile apps and more. Today we’re taking a look at the best places to find free fonts, and take your design work to a new level.

But why is typography so important? Remember what happened at the Oscars 2017, when they gave the Best Picture award to the wrong film? Typography is to blame for that huge mess. As the creative strategist Benjamin Bannister points out, a simple change in the font and the design could have helped avoid such an embarrassing incident.

This is why it’s important to have more options when designing a new project. Don’t settle for those overused default fonts. Be brave enough to try something new.

There are many places you can download a great looking font free of charge. We narrowed down the list to the top 20 websites for finding free fonts. Have a look.

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Just looking for a stylish free font? Let’s take a look at the best places to find them!

Things To Consider Before Using Free Fonts

Before downloading and using these fonts, you need to be aware of the rules. Just because it’s free doesn’t mean you get to do whatever you want with these fonts.

Most of the free fonts available on the web come with limited licenses, which means you can only use them with personal projects. However, there are sites that offer free fonts with commercial licenses.

Just be sure to check the license for each font you download before using them with your projects.

Now, let’s get to the fun part: Free fonts!

1. Google Fonts

Google Fonts is one of the first sites that come up on top when searching for free fonts. This massive library features over 800 font families of various types, from sans serif to handwriting fonts, monospaced fonts , and more.

Google Fonts is widely used by web designers for faster and reliable font hosting. However, what most designers don’t know is that the fonts in Google Fonts are downloadable.

And the best part is all the fonts on Google Fonts are open-source. You can use them however you like.

2. Font Squirrel

Font Squirrel is another reliable source for downloading free fonts of high quality. Most of the fonts featured in Font Squirrel also comes with commercial licenses. To avoid complications, the site makes it quite easier for users to check the licenses for each font before downloading them.

Font Squirrel also features a set of useful tools, including a Webfont Generator for creating your own web fonts and a cool Font Identifier, which helps you detect and find fonts based on images.

3. FontSpace

This site features a massive collection of over 32,000 free fonts from over 2,100 designers. It’s also the home for more than 746,000 members who enjoy downloading free fonts.

You can use FontSpace to find plenty of free fonts to use for your personal projects. Simply hovering over a font while browsing is enough to find out the license for the font before downloading.

As a registered member, you can even create a personal favorites collection to easily access the best fonts and you can also contact the designers and even donate a few dollars if you like.

MyFonts.com is one of the largest font marketplaces in the world, offering a vast array of professional fonts suitable for various projects. With a selection of over 270,000 fonts, the MyFonts.com caters to a wide range of needs, from individual designers to large enterprises. This diverse collection includes everything from brush fonts to display fonts, ensuring that users have access to a comprehensive typography toolkit​​.

MyFonts.com also provides a wide selection of completely free fonts, making it an excellent resource for designers and creatives looking to explore different typographic styles without any cost.

DaFont is another popular platform for downloading free fonts. Most of the fonts in the site only support personal use, but there are plenty of fonts that come with commercial licenses as well.

One feature that makes DaFont stand out is its category system. Which lets you browse its fonts collection based on different themes like horror-themed fonts, video game fonts, valentine themed fonts, and much more. This offers designers an easy way to quickly find fonts for different types of projects.

6. Abstract Fonts

Abstract Fonts is a site that includes a curated collection of high-quality fonts. Most of the fonts available in the collection are free to use with both your personal and commercial projects. Just remember to check the license before downloading.

The website also features a fun category system for easier browsing. You can find fonts of different themes quite easily using these visualized categories.

Behance is not exactly a platform for fonts. It’s like a social network where designers create portfolios of their best work and share designs with each other.

Designers share lots of free content on Behance, this includes free fonts as well. A quick search on the platform will bring up an endless list of fonts that are available to download at free of charge.

The best part of finding fonts on Behance is that the fonts you find on this platform usually feature unique designs and are less used than the fonts you find on other sites.

8. FontStruct

FontStruct is actually a font building tool that allows you to create your own fonts with geometrical shapes. The tool generates TrueType fonts using your designs that can be used with any app and for any kind of work you want.

The site also contains a gallery full of more than 43,000 fonts. Most of which are created by people just like you. All free to download. You can even clone the fonts created by other users to design your own unique fonts.

9. 1001 Fonts

Don’t let that name fool you. 1001 Fonts includes more than 9,000 fonts. The site features an often updated collection of high-quality fonts. Many of the fonts are available for commercial use.

You can also browse the fonts in 1001 Fonts according to font style, size, and even font weight to quickly find fonts that match your design projects.

10. Urban Fonts

Urban Fonts is another great place to find free fonts. The site features a more detailed page for each font that shows you all the characters of the font along with a tool to test drive the fonts before downloading.

You can also browse fonts according to different themes and create an account to save fonts for later as well.

11.  FontSpring

FontSpring is a premium fonts marketplace full of premium font families. But, the site also allows you to download a couple of free fonts from these font families to use them with your various projects. You can find detailed information about the font licenses in each font page.

12. Befonts

Befonts has a large collection of free fonts designed and submitted by professional designers and creatives around the world. However, the majority of the fonts available on the site are free samples of premium fonts. This means they include fewer font weights and you can only use the fonts with personal projects.

Even though, the high-quality fonts are worth checking out if you’re looking for a font for a non-commercial project.

13. Pixel Surplus

Pixel Surplus is a website that includes lots of different freebies such as PowerPoint templates, textures, vector graphics, and more. The site also has a free fonts collection with lots of premium-quality fonts.

The specialty of this site is that most of the fonts available are free to use with commercial projects. Which makes them perfect for freelancers and designers working on a budget.

14. Graphic Design Freebies

Graphic Design Freebies is another site that features a wide variety of freebies. It also has a free fonts section with hundreds of stylish and modern free fonts. You’ll find all kinds of fonts on this site including script, serif, brush, and more.

Most of the fonts are free to use with personal projects only. But there are a few fonts available for commercial use as well.

15. Awwwards

Awwwards is a site well-known among web designers. It’s where designers go to find inspiration and showcase their best work. The site also has a free fonts collection which features some of the most unique and uncommon fonts you’ll ever see.

The free fonts available in this collection are mostly free for personal use. There are commercial-use fonts as well. You’ll find a few hundred free fonts in this collection that are quite different from the rest of the free fonts out there.

16. Fontsly

Fontsly is another free fonts site that features a large collection of various styles of fonts. Whether you’re looking for a simple sans-serif font or a gothic font, you’ll find plenty of choices on this site.

Most of the fonts available on the site are only free for personal use. There are also free fonts for commercial use as well.

17. Fancy Fonts

Fancy Fonts is has a massive library of free fonts. The site has multiple categories for you to easily find any type of font from the collection. There are fonts curated for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube as well.

Most of the fonts available on this site are free for personal use. You’ll find a few commercially licensed fonts in there too if you’re willing to look hard enough.

18. Fontesk

Fotesk is a wonderful site you can visit to find free fonts for all kinds of projects. It has more than 4,000 free fonts in all kinds of categories and design styles.

A cool thing about this site is that it allows you to filter the fonts based on the license. If you want to find a free font for a commercial project, you can tick the box for the license, pick a category, and search in just a few clicks.

19. Creative Fabrica

Creative Fabrica also has a big collection of free fonts. There are over 3800 fonts to choose from. You can also browse the fonts by different categories. You will have to register a free account to download the fonts.

The website mentions that all of the freebies are available under commercial license but does not specify any details on the usage. You should contact the website to find more details on font licenses before using them in client projects.

20. Freepik

Freepik is a well-known site for vector design resources and templates. The marketplace recently expanded its collection with a bunch of new categories, including fonts.

There are hundreds of free fonts available on Freepik for you to download. They come in TrueType and OpenType formats. Most of the fonts are available for commercial use, as long as you attribute the author.

21. Graphbox

Graphbox has a very small collection of free fonts. But it’s a curated collection that features some useful and creative fonts. Most of the fonts on this site are for personal use only. They are suitable for all kinds of DIY designs and small personal projects.

To download fonts or other resources from this site, you’ll have to register a free account. The free accounts also have a download limit and you can only download 2 items per day. So pick your fonts carefully.

22. Fontfabric

Fontfabric is a marketplace that sells high-quality premium fonts. But many of these fonts can be downloaded for free and use with your personal projects.

There’s a great collection of premium-quality fonts in this marketplace for you to choose from. And it has a very attractive preview mode that allows you to preview fonts before downloading them.

To download fonts, you just enter your email and Fontfabric will mail you the free font with its license agreement.

23. Unblast

Unblast is another popular site for downloading free stuff. It has a big collection of mockups, various templates, graphics, and fonts for you to download at zero cost.

The font collection has various styles of typefaces that you can quickly filter to find specific styles of fonts for your projects. Each font has a dedicated page with extensive details about the font along with preview images.

24. TypeType

TypeType is a very lightweight and straightforward website for downloading fonts. It simply shows you a list of fonts to download with previews that you can customize to see how it looks like in different sizes and arrangements.

There are all types of fonts available on this site and most of them are free to use with your personal and commercial projects.

25. Fontshare

Fontshare is a unique website for downloading free fonts. What makes it quite useful is its extensively customizable previews that let you test each font before downloading. It even has a section that helps you find the perfect font pairs as well.

The site has a big collection of fonts that are most suitable for personal projects.

26. All Free Fonts

With more than 14,000 free fonts to choose from, this site will give you plenty of options to find the right font for your project.

All Free Fonts is a massive freebie website that has a huge collection of free fonts. You can find all kinds of fonts under different categories ranging from comic fonts to Arabic fonts, alien fonts, logo fonts, and more. It also has a category for commercial fonts as well.

More Ways To Get Free Fonts

You can also download premium fonts for free. Popular marketplaces, such as Creative Market and Envato Elements give out free goodies every month to their registered users. It’s a great way to grab premium fonts without spending any money.

Or, if you have a few dollars to spare, you can sign up with Envato Elements and download hundreds of premium fonts in the platform for a low monthly subscription!

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Selecting the right font style can provide an attractive appearance and preserve the aesthetic value of your content. It plays a vital role in setting the overall tone of your website, and ensures a great user experience.

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FontSpace is your home for designer-centered, legitimate, and clearly licensed free fonts . You can use our font generator to create fonts that are easy to copy and paste into your website, social media profiles, and more.

All you have to do is type some text into the input box. You can change the font size of the previews via the slider next to the input box. You also have the option to change the foreground color.

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Text fonts are a crucial part of your branding design, but ironically, this aspect of branding is usually overlooked. You can create excellent illustrations, images, and other graphic content but if the font on your site or in your branded assets is less than rocking, it could easily turn a reader away.

When designing your brand identity, you must use a consistent set of fonts, each with a specific purpose. Make sure the fonts are legible. They are needed for headings, titles, subtitles, and body text in any collateral or online materials. Consider the weight and size of each font, along with the style.

Make sure that the different choices you select are harmonious with one another. Choose a style that is different from your competitors and translates the personality of your brand. And, most importantly, the font you select should always be easy on the eyes. Nobody likes working with copy that requires squinting to read.

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At FontSpace, we pay attention to the fine print. As such, we only provide fonts that are licensed and fully authorized for use. However, there are a lot of font websites operating under false pretenses and, unfortunately, offer fonts that are not actually licensed. As a result, there is a potential for lawsuits or other legal action. To avoid this, be sure to use FontSpace for all your font needs.

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How to Choose the Best Fonts for a Website

Fonts are one of web design's most important yet often overlooked elements. The fonts you choose for your website speak volumes about your brand personality and values. Typography can elicit specific emotions and convey key messages to your audience. That's why selecting the right fonts for your website should not be taken lightly.

The typography you select shapes how visitors perceive and interact with your content on a subconscious level. Fonts can convey certain emotions and associations in viewers, impact readability and comprehension, and ultimately support or detract from your brand identity .

In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the critical role of typography in website design . We will uncover the psychology behind how popular fonts influence our impressions and provide data-driven insights into how typographic choices impact user experience and behaviour on the web.

Leveraging research and real-world examples, we will provide a crash course in typography terminology, principles, and best practices to inform your website font selections. We will also recommend versatile, visually appealing font combinations that align with specific brand styles and website objectives – whether you create a fun and casual experience, convey luxury and sophistication, improve readability for long-form content, or optimise for on-site engagement and conversions.

By the end of this guide, you will understand the nuances of web typography that distinguish successful websites. You'll have the knowledge to choose and implement the ideal fonts for your brand, improve site navigation and readability, and allow your website content to make the outstanding first impression that today's users demand. Let's dive into the captivating world of web typography!

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The Power of Typography in Web Design

Typography is more than just picking attractive fonts to display your content. It is a vital visual communication tool that establishes your brand's tone and personality. The fonts you choose will evoke certain emotions in users, guide their eyes across the page, and convey a sense of professionalism or playfulness. Typography sets up a critical visual hierarchy , making key messages stand out while allowing secondary information to recede. It enhances readability and comprehension, with studies showing that the right fonts can boost retention by over 20%.

Conversely, poor typography choices undermine the user experience and damage your brand. Hard-to-read or inconsistent fonts frustrate users, while typographic errors convey unprofessionalism. Overly decorative fonts reduce comprehension, and inaccessible font styles exclude users with visual impairments. With 94% of first impressions based on visual appeal, you cannot afford to treat typography as an afterthought.

Every font has a strategic purpose, from classic serif body text to clean sans-serif headers. Pairing fonts requires thoughtful consideration of personalities and proportions. Leading, tracking, line lengths, styling and weighting allow for further customisation and optimisation. With endless typeface options now available, typography has become a complex craft – but one well worth mastering. Your fonts will make your brand memorable while guiding users smoothly through your content. Typography can feel mystical, but purposeful and strategic selection can elevate your website's look, feel and usability.

The Science Behind Font Choice

Understanding Cognitive Fluency

The ease with which we process information, and cognitive fluency, substantially impact our experiences and perceptions. This concept is critical when considering font choices, as the legibility and familiarity of a font directly contribute to its cognitive fluency. Research has shown that fluent fonts, which our brains can parse quickly and easily, lead to more positive assessments of information. On the other hand, disfluent fonts that are difficult to decipher may frustrate users.

Fluent fonts enhance the user experience by allowing seamless reading comprehension when designing websites and other interfaces. Visitors can extract information from text written in an eloquent font with minimal effort. This will enable them to focus their attention on the actual content rather than struggling to decode words and letters. In contrast, less legible fonts force users to expend cognitive resources on the reading process, diverting their attention from the information.

Beyond legibility, a font's familiarity also impacts fluency. We have built up recognition of standard fonts like Arial or Times New Roman over years of exposure. Because these fonts are so well-known, they allow for nearly automatic processing. Unconventional or decorative fonts, while creative, may decrease fluency due to their novelty. Even if readable, uncommon fonts require more attention to recognise each character.

When conveying complex information on a website, fluent fonts should be favoured. Arial, Verdana, Georgia, and other widespread, simple serif and sans-serif fonts are safe bets for maximising cognitive fluency. Remember that distracted or frustrated readers will likely engage with content less deeply. Ensure that your typography choices promote fluency so users can focus on comprehending the information you provide.

Legibility vs. Readability

Legibility and readability are related concepts in typography that are often used interchangeably, but they refer to different aspects of how text appears and functions on the page. Legibility pertains explicitly to how easily readers can distinguish individual letters or characters from one another. It focuses on the clarity of each glyph and its identifiability, especially at small point sizes or in unusual contexts like extreme boldness or italics. For example, a highly legible font would have differentiated forms for similar letters like “l”, “I”, and “1”, which remain unambiguous even at 8 or 9-point sizes. On the other hand, readability deals with how comfortably and efficiently a block of text can be read and understood. It focuses on features like word and line spacing, line length, and how the typeface style impacts reading flow over multiple sentences or paragraphs. A readable font and layout allow the reader to progress smoothly through the content without stumbling or needing to re-read sections.

Legibility and readability are critical for web design and online content typography choices. Legible fonts ensure that even small text remains clear and decipherable like the tiny copyright notices or footnote links often used at the bottom of website pages. Readable fonts and layouts make longer passages easy to consume, which is vital for presenting informative content to users. The most effective web typography balances both aspects – using legible typefaces and styles so that individual letters are highly distinguishable and optimal line spacing, sizes, and columns to enhance readability for extended reading. Keeping legibility and readability in mind when selecting and setting type will help create a smooth, effortless reading experience for users across short and long textual content.

Factors Influencing Font Selection

Brand Identity and Personality

Your website's fonts should align seamlessly with your brand identity. Consider the personality you want to convey: are you aiming for elegance, playfulness, minimalism, or professionalism? Each font carries its visual cues and associations. Serif fonts , for instance, often evoke a sense of tradition and sophistication, while sans-serif fonts tend to appear more modern and approachable.

Target Audience

Understanding your target audience is essential in font selection. Age, cultural background, and preferences affect how fonts are perceived. Younger audiences might gravitate towards trendy and bold fonts, while older audiences prefer classic and timeless choices. Furthermore, consider your audience's demographics – are they tech-savvy or less familiar with digital interfaces? This information will guide you in choosing fonts that resonate with your users.

Device Compatibility

In today's multi-device landscape, your chosen fonts must be compatible across various screen sizes and resolutions. Fonts that look fantastic on a desktop monitor might appear distorted or illegible on a smartphone. Opt for web-safe fonts or use responsive design techniques to ensure consistent readability and aesthetics across devices.

Categorising the Best Fonts for a Website

Serif fonts.

Serif fonts are characterised by the small lines, or “serifs,” extending from each letter's edges. They are often associated with tradition, authority, and elegance. Serif fonts are excellent choices for websites that want to convey a sense of professionalism and reliability. Some popular serif fonts for web design include:

• Georgia: Designed by Matthew Carter for Microsoft, this font has a traditional, readable serif style. It renders well on screens.
• Times New Roman: A classic serif font designed for The Times newspaper in London. It's very legible and works well for blocks of text.
• Book Antiqua: This serif font has more character than Times New Roman but is still highly readable. It's popular for both print and the web.
• Cambria: Created by Microsoft, Cambria has high legibility and works well for on-screen reading. The serifs are subtler, making them suitable for headings and body copy.
• Bodoni : A sophisticated Didone or modern serif font with high contrast between thick and thin strokes. Used sparingly for titles.
• Garamond : A timeless old-style serif font dating back to the 16th century. Classic and readable with subtle serifs.
• Baskerville : Designed in the 1700s, this transitional serif is stately and elegant. Works well for formal, sophisticated designs.
• Didot: A high-contrast modern serif named after a French printing family. Brilliant for headlines and accent text.
• Palatino: An old-style serif font with elegance and readability. Famous for many decades in print and digital media .
• Droid Serif: A contemporary serif font designed by Steve Matteson as a serif companion to Roboto Sans. Clean and very readable.

Sans-Serif Fonts

Sans-serif fonts are known for their clean, minimalistic appearance. They lack decorative serifs in serif fonts, giving them a modern and straightforward vibe. Sans-serif fonts are often favoured for their versatility and readability, especially in digital environments. Here are a few widely used sans-serif fonts for web design:

• Arial : A simple, easy-to-read font available on all systems. Suitable for body text.
• Helvetica : A clean, classic sans-serif font that has endless uses. Works well for headlines.
• Verdana: Specifically designed for screens , with excellent legibility at small sizes. Great for body text.
• Calibri: The default font for Microsoft Office programs. A nice balance between professional and friendly.
• Open Sans: A versatile open-source font with a neutral, warm appearance. Suitable for a range of uses.
• Lato: Clean, modern look. Used widely across the web. Good for headings.
• Roboto: The default font used in Android. Gives a mechanical, futuristic feel.
• Montserrat: Geometric sans-serif with a modern style. Commonly used for titles and headlines.
• Futura : Elegant, geometric font inspired by Bauhaus. Has a vintage yet modern feel.
• Oxygen: Specifically designed for easy reading and high legibility. Works well at small sizes.

Display Fonts

Display fonts are characterised by their unique and attention-grabbing designs. They are typically used sparingly for headlines, logos, or other prominent web page elements. While these fonts can add visual interest, using them sparingly is essential, as they can become difficult to read in longer passages. Some notable display fonts include:

• Futura: A geometric sans-serif font designed in 1927. Clean, efficient, with a modern feel. Suitable for displaying text and headings.
• Bickham Script: A flowing, elegant script font designed in the 18th century. It adds a touch of sophistication and charm. Suitable for display text.
• Bebas Neue: A bold, sans-serif font with a geometric, art deco feel. Eye-catching for headlines. Has multiple weights.
• Oswald: A strong, thick, sans-serif font. It has a bold, high-impact look that is perfect for headlines. Works well at large sizes.
• Lobster: A playful, informal script font with thick and thin strokes. Friendly and fun. Great for display in more casual designs.
• Montserrat: A popular geometric sans-serif font inspired by historical signs. Clean and modern. Multiple weights are available.
• Pacifico: A lively, whimsical script font. Light and breezy. Perfect for a youthful, cheerful look.
• Raleway: An elegant sans-serif font with a smooth, toned-down look. Many weights are available. Great for displaying text.
• Anton: A sleek, contemporary sans-serif font with a geometric appearance. Suitable for a bold, modern look.
• Open Sans: A popular, neutral sans-serif font with a rounded appearance. Clean and readable. Suitable for paragraphs as well as headlines.

Monospaced Fonts

Monospaced fonts, also known as fixed-width fonts, are characterised by their uniform spacing between characters. These fonts are often used in coding environments, as their consistent spacing makes it easier to align code elements. However, monospaced fonts can be creatively incorporated into web design to achieve a unique aesthetic. Examples include:

• Courier New: A standard, default monospaced font installed on most computers. Classic, familiar look.
• Consolas: Clear and highly readable. Works well for both text and code. It is included in Microsoft software.
• Source Code Pro: Optimised for coding with an extensive range of characters, designed by Adobe .
• Monaco: Default monospaced Mac font. Clean, simple, and readable.
• Inconsolata: Modern, elegant monospaced font. Works well for both text and code.
• Fira Mono: Clear, contemporary monospaced font. Open-source with an extensive character set.
• Roboto Mono: The monospaced version of Roboto with a tech and sci-fi vibe.
• Space Mono: Stylish, futuristic monospaced font with rounded edges.
• PT Mono: Simple, clear, and highly legible. Based on monospaced fonts from the 1900s.
• Droid Sans Mono: Created for user interfaces and terminals. Part of the Android project.

The Role of Accessibility

Choosing inclusive, accessible fonts is an essential part of website design . With approximately 15% of people worldwide living with some form of disability, ensuring that your website text is legible and usable for all visitors is an ethical obligation and a legal requirement in many jurisdictions.

When selecting fonts, consider the following factors for accessibility and inclusivity:

• Contrast – Sufficient contrast between text and background colours is vital for legibility. Dark text on a light background provides the best contrast for users with visual impairments or colour blindness. Check that colour combinations pass AAA-level requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ( WCAG ).
• Font size – Text size should be adjustable by the user without losing legibility. Providing relative font sizing like EM units allows visually impaired users to enlarge text comfortably. And set the base font size to 16px or higher.
• Line spacing – Ample line spacing prevents text from appearing cluttered, a critical factor in improving readability for those with dyslexia, visual impairments and cognitive disabilities. A minimum of 1.5 line spacing is recommended.
• Font style – Opt for simple, sans-serif fonts like Arial or Verdana. Avoid thin, cursive, or handwritten fonts , which reduce legibility.
• Letter spacing – Slightly wider letter spacing creates more precise definitions between characters for those with low vision or cognitive disabilities. But avoid excessive spacing, which reduces readability.
• Font weights – Include both regular and bold text weights. Bold highlights headings, titles and key text for those who need clarity. But avoid texts being too aggressive.

With inclusive font choices, you can create accessible, readable text for all your website visitors. Consider accessibility from the start of your design process.

Making the Decision: Font Pairing and Hierarchy

Choosing a single font is only the beginning. Effective typography involves creating a hierarchy that guides users through your content. This hierarchy is achieved through font pairing – harmonising different fonts. A common approach is to use one font for headings and another for body text. The key is to ensure contrast and consistency in your choices.

Font Pairing Tips

Finding the right font combinations for your design projects can seem daunting, but following some basic principles can help you create more visually appealing and cohesive designs.

Contrast the Weights and Styles

When pairing two fonts, look for ones that provide an obvious visual contrast. Combining a bold, heavy font with a light, airy one creates a definition between headlines and body text. For example, pairing a thick sans-serif font like Impact for headlines with a delicate serif font like Garamond for body copy would create a bold headline that stands out from the lighter text.

You can also contrast the styles – a rounded font like Rockwell would pop next to a more geometric font like Futura. Mixing a script or handwritten font with a simple sans serif typeface makes an eye-catching contrast. Just ensure the font styles complement each other and don't clash.

Maintain Consistency Across Design Elements

While the contrast between fonts is essential, you also want to maintain consistency in your design. Use the same font pairing across headings, subheads, body text, and other elements. This creates unity in the design and strengthens your visual brand identity .

You may also want to limit the number of different fonts. Stick to one or two complementary fonts throughout all design pieces. Too many fonts can make the design feel disjointed and confusing.

Choose Fonts that Enhance Readability

Readability should be a top priority when pairing fonts, especially for body text. Elegant serif fonts like Times New Roman and Georgia are highly legible for blocks of text. For headings, stand out from the body copy with thick, bold sans-serif or display fonts.

Also, pay attention to x-height (the height of lowercase letters) – larger x-heights improve readability. And make sure italicised fonts are manageable at smaller sizes.

You can create aesthetically pleasing and easy-to-read designs with mindful font pairing and consistent usage. Experiment with different font combinations to find your project and brand style best.

Real-World Examples

Let's take a look at how some popular websites leverage fonts to create compelling user experiences:

The online publishing platform Medium uses fonts to support its focus on reading. For headings, it uses Circular , a simple yet lively sans-serif font explicitly designed for Medium. Circular provides a clean, modern style that focuses on the text.

For body content, Medium uses Georgia , a highly readable serif font designed for the screen. Georgia offers a classic, familiar style while its large x-height and open counters aid readability. This combo allows Medium to deliver an optimal reading experience across articles of varying lengths.

Apple's website prominently features the San Francisco font, custom-designed for its operating systems. San Francisco lends Apple's site a crisp, minimalist aesthetic that aligns with its products' styling. It combines the legibility of a sans serif with the friendly warmth of a rounded neo-grotesque.

This font for headings and body text creates consistency across Apple's site. It also enables excellent readability on Retina displays, underscoring Apple's focus on the technological experience. The consistency with its products' UI also subtly reinforces Apple's brand identity.

As a digital music platform, Spotify uses font styles that evoke a sense of fun and creativity. Its logo and headings use Circular , a rounded sans-serif font with a softer, playful feel than standard geometrics.

For its body text, Spotify uses Circular Std , a modified version of Circular with adjusted spacing to improve readability. This combo of youthful heading font and clear body text helps communicate Spotify's brand personality – simple, easy, and engaging.

YouTube uses YouTube Sans as its official typeface, customised precisely for the brand. It has a Casual, minimalist feel with rounded edges. For most UI elements and headings, YouTube uses the Bold version for sharp, high-contrast styles that catch the eye.

In body text, YouTube Sans Regular provides a clean, neutral presentation to keep the focus on content. YouTube Sans contributes to a fun, casual brand image while maintaining clarity across the site.

The thoughtful selection of fonts enables these companies to craft website experiences that strengthen their brand identities and engage their audiences. Typefaces set the tone and greatly influence how users perceive and interact with digital content and products.

Typography is an art form that strategically blends aesthetics and functionality to communicate a message effectively. The fonts and text styles you choose for your website, or brand have immense power to engage your audience, convey information clearly, and leave a lasting positive impression that reinforces your core brand identity.

When selecting typography, it's crucial to consider your brand personality and tone, your target demographic, accessibility for all users, and intuitive font pairings. The right typographic choices allow you to tell your unique brand story that resonates with your audience and adds value to their experience.

Thoughtful typography speaks volumes without saying a word. It can elicit emotion, convey attitude and style, establish hierarchy, and guide users seamlessly through experiences. Typography tells a story – your story. It reflects the essence of your brand each time a user interacts with your content.

So take the time to intentionally choose font styles that align with your brand identity and content goals. Experiment with different typeface combinations until you find those that work harmoniously together—Optimise text size, colour, and styling for readability across devices. And, of course, ensure your typographic choices are accessible to everyone.

When you choose the best fonts for a website holistically, with the user experience in mind, it becomes an integral part of an effective digital strategy that gets results. Typography has the power to make lasting impressions and encourage meaningful engagement. Wield this power thoughtfully, creatively, and consistently; your typography will tell your brand's unique story across every platform in the best possible light.

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30 Best Font Pairings & Combinations For Web Design​

• Sergei Davidov
• on Web Design
• Updated on: 28.12.21

As a web designer, you have a lot of big decisions to make for each website you build. Color palettes, UI interactions, navigation layout, choosing the  best font for your website , and much, much more. 

One  area of web design that you might not be spending enough time thinking about, however, is font combinations.

Choosing one great-looking font is one thing. Once you have a good sense of the voice and style of the brand , it becomes much easier to identify fonts that convey a similar vibe. 

Table of Contents

What are font combinations.

• Why Do You Need Font Combinations?​
• What to Consider When Pairing Fonts​
• 4 Rules for Pairing Fonts in Web Design​
• Rule #1: Use No More Than Three Fonts on Your Site​

Rule #2: Concord and Contrast Are Good; Conflict Is Bad

Rule #3: don’t be afraid of pairing within font superfamilies.

• Rule #4: Make Sure Your Fonts Are Properly Sized and Shaped
• The 30 Best Font Combinations for Web Design​

Font combinations (also known as font pairings) are two different web fonts that compliment or balance each other.

Font combinations can be cohesive, or they can use contrast to accent the make certain elements of your typographic theme stand out

Why Do You Need Font Combinations?

Websites need more than one font — to establish hierarchy, to keep visitors engaged with lots of text, and to subliminally tell visitors more about the brand’s personality and approach. 

When you add this extra layer of complexity to the mix, things can get tricky. Not only are you pairing fonts with each other; you’re pairing them with your web design, too.

I’m sure you’ve encountered scenarios like these in your journeys around the web: 

• Two boring fonts make a lengthy blog post very difficult to read and you end up skimming through the headers to see if you can piece the story together that way. 
• A fun and unique cursive font introduces visitors to the business, only for a too-small and super-simple body font to contradict that first impression.
• The website claims that the company takes a youthful and innovative approach to business, which is why the retro fonts seem so out of place. 

There’s just too much that can go wrong in font pairing if you don’t take the time to understand how fonts fit together. 

What to Consider When Pairing Fonts

In our guide to the best fonts for websites, we summarized the key characteristics to look for: 

1. Legibility

One of the reasons why serifs are heavily preferred in literature and newspapers is because of legibility. The serifs (feet) at the tops and bottoms of the characters make it easier for readers to distinguish between similar-looking characters like the uppercase “I” and lowercase “l”, so there’s no slowing down due to comprehension issues. 

If you’re designing a page with over 600 words, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to use a serif in the body text for this very reason. 

That said, if you find a sans serif with distinct letterforms (even without the serifs), don’t be afraid to experiment. We have some examples of how to use sans serifs in both body and header placements below.

2. Readability

One of the reasons why san serifs were long thought to be a better choice than serifs for online text was because of their high readability. However, studies have shown that there’s little difference in how quickly or easily people can read serif vs. san serif texts — at least at smaller sizes.

As screen resolutions have vastly improved over the years, typographers have been able to create font faces in both styles that are equally as readable. As the NNG explains : 

“The old usability guideline for online typography was simple: stick to sans-serif typefaces. Because computer screens were too lousy to render serifs properly, attempting serif type at body-text sizes resulted in blurry letter shapes.”

While other font types — like overly decorative ones — may be too difficult to read outside of large header text, designers have a lot of options in terms of how they style the text on a page with serif and san serifs.

What you should be more cognizant of, then, is the sizing and spacing of your characters instead as that does have an effect on readability and legibility.

There are some web designers who are reluctant to use typefaces like Helvetica or Times New Roman because of how overused they are. However, font selection and pairing aren’t about how you feel about your website’s typography , it’s about how comfortable your visitors are in reading it. 

So, there’s no shame in choosing classics if they get the job done.

Select font types and fonts with styles that align well with your brand. For example, serif fonts come off feeling more traditional and serious as opposed to cursive fonts which tend to be more quirky and fun. 

You can tell visitors a lot about your brand just by choosing the right kinds of fonts to begin with.

Don’t lose sight of these rules as you move onto the next step of designing with typography:

4 Rules for Pairing Fonts in Web Design

Once you have a good sense of which fonts are the best to use, you have to come up with a killer combination. 

Here are some rules to live by when pairing fonts: 

Rule #1: Use No More Than Three Fonts on Your Site

You’re going to need a font for your header text that looks great in a bigger size and does a good job of grabbing attention. And you’re going to need a font for your body text that’s both legible and readable. 

Start by selecting these two and only add another if you absolutely need to. We’ll show you some examples below where that would be the case.

Your font pairing must have balance. 

First things first, they have to complement one another. This means that, even if they look dissimilar, they present a united front to visitors and readers. 

A good way to do this is to pair a serif with a sans serif font, though it’s not the only way to achieve harmony in your typography. 

Another thing you can do is use a header or display font with a ton of personality and then balance it out with neutrally designed body text. 

Just make sure the styles don’t conflict. A rugged gothic serif font, for instance, wouldn’t work well with an uber-feminine cursive font.

There’s nothing wrong with using font pairs that come from the same font family so long as the styles don’t look too similar. They can blend well, but they shouldn’t be hard to distinguish from one another. 

You’ll find some neat pairing options within superfamilies that have a couple of dozen different styles (at least) to play with. Thin vs. thick. Condensed vs. extended. Serif vs. sans serif. 

It’s also important to consider how different sizes and different weights create contrast between styles within the same family. That may be enough to create an attractive pair of fonts.

Rule #4: Make Sure Your Fonts Are Properly Sized and Shaped for Their Role

One of the reasons why we need font pairs in the first place is to establish a hierarchy on web pages. But increasing your font’s size by 10 pixels isn’t necessarily going to establish hierarchy. 

That’s why we need different fonts to play different roles. 

For instance, you might want to use a tall, condensed style of a sans serif font to give your header a quick and powerful punch. Your body text could then use a serif with rounder and more spacious characters that give your readers some room to breathe as they soak up the message.

The 30 Best Font Combinations for Web Design

When it came time to put together the best font combinations, we wanted to make sure we had a good mix of pairings and use cases to apply them to. So, you’re not just going to see common sans serif/serif fonts that go well together. 

We’ve pulled fonts from a variety of sources — Google Fonts , Adobe Fonts , font repositories like Fonts.com as well as independent font foundries — which gives us (and you) more flexibility in terms of how you mix-and-match them. 

Let’s take a closer look:

1. Abril Fatface & Lato

You have a potent combination here of classical and modern advertising typography. Abril Fatface was designed to resemble advertising headlines from the U.K. and France in the 1800s. Lato was more recently designed to be a proprietary font for a corporation.

Put the two together and you have a sharp combination of fonts that would look great on marketing and digital agency websites.

Get the fonts: 

• Abril Fatface

2. Alegreya Sans Black & Alegreya

This is the first of our font superfamily examples. You wouldn’t necessarily know it by looking at this example either. 

Originally designed for literature, the combination of Alegreya Sans Black and Alegreya is a great choice for blogs — for personal and professional purposes. The bold headline isn’t too overpowering and plays well against the carefully designed serif body. 

• Alegreya Sans

3. Aqua Grotesque & Roboto Slab Thin

The pairing of Aqua Grotesque and Roboto Slab Thin is a good choice for websites or brands focused on taking customers in the future. Software companies, for sure, would be a great choice for this futuristic pairing. Companies that build machinery or vehicles, work on energy initiatives and so on would also benefit from this pairing. 

Because of the lightness of the body text, this would be best used on a homepage or internal pages with short sections of text. 

• Aqua Grotesque

4. Archivo Black & Roboto

Here we have a pairing of two sans serif fonts. Archivo Black is a grotesque sans serif, which makes it feel slightly imperfect compared to the neo-grotesque and geometric styling of Roboto. 

This is a great example of how to use fonts in concord with one another. Yes, they’re two sans serifs, but the imperfect/perfect pairing of their character sets creates a good balance. This would work really well in giving an ecommerce site a youthful and trustworthy vibe. 

5. Bebas Neue & Old Standard TT

Bebas Neue is a beautifully designed display font with a condensed, all-caps character set. Because of its narrower letters, you can size it much larger than wider fonts and create a more impactful headline as it stands over the old-world style of Old Standard TT. 

This would look good on a reviews site — for movies, books, Broadway plays, etc. 

• Old Standard TT

6. Cooper Hewitt Heavy & Cooper Hewitt Thin

When Cooper Hewitt, the Smithsonian Design Museum, decided to reinvent its branding for the twenty-first century, this font was just one part of its rebirth. Although it’s not a superfamily of fonts, there’s enough versatility in its styles that you can pair different weights together for a striking contrast. 

This artistic font would look great splashed against the walls of websites for designers, photographers, and other creators. Since images do much of the talking for you anyway, the lighter body text won’t be a problem since there won’t be a whole lot of text to apply it to.

• Cooper Hewitt

7. Exo 2 & Alegreya Sans

This is an eye-catching pair. At first glance, it’s the Exo 2’s futuristic-looking header that catches our attention. Upon further expectation, we also notice that Alegreya’s humanist sans serif doesn’t feel as neutral or plain as, say, a geometric sans serif would. 

This pairing works really well on blogs for companies in tech, defense, and aerospace — where reading is important, but you still want to preserve the unique tone of the subject matter. 

8. Fira Sans Black & PT Serif

Both Fira Sans and PT Serif are designed for great readability and legibility. 

While we could realistically use this duo anywhere on any website or blog with a large readership, the tone feels similar to the one we get from newspaper covers screaming out the top headlines of the day. As such, this pair would serve you well on news sites — especially in the sports or entertainment arena.

9. Josefin Sans Bold & Josefin Slab Semi-Bold

Josefin Sans and Josefin (Slab) are Google fonts. Although they’re not a superfamily, they are sister families that pair nicely together. 

As for usage, these vintage fonts were designed to be used as larger fonts, so they belong on the homepage of your site. And because they’re styled after the 1920s (Sans) and 1930s (Slab) geometric typefaces, you’d do well to place them on websites with similar retro leanings. Like restaurants, bars, barbershops, etc.

• Josefin Sans
• Josefin Slab

10. Karla Bold & Spectral Light

Karla and Spectral both have their quirks (Karla’s kerning is slightly off and Spectral’s curves aren’t as pronounced as other serifs), which makes them a lovable pair. 

This duo would appeal well to younger consumers. It feels honest, friendly, and relatable — something that Millennials and Gen Zers crave from brands. So, if you’re building a website or blog targeted at a younger base of consumers, this is a good pair to use. 

11. Lato & Merriweather

Both Lato and Merriweather have a strong and sturdy appearance, which makes them extremely readable. Not only that, but they feel more welcoming — as if the page is a journey worth undertaking and not just a reading chore that one needs to slog through. 

Since neither of these fonts really has a “bookish” quality, feel free to use this pairing on startup and small business websites. They’ll make a strong positive first impression with prospects.

• Merriweather

12. Lato & Roboto

Here we see Lato paired with Roboto. This pair gives off a sharp and professional look.

The differences between the pairing of Lato with Merriweather and Lato with Roboto are subtle enough. However, the smaller, more controlled feel of Roboto makes this pairing a better choice for larger corporate sites in fields like pharma, biotech, or healthcare where technology and science play an important role in building trust with customers. 

13. League Gothic & PT Serif

There’s a great contrast between these fonts. League Gothic stands tall over the well-proportioned and rounded PT Serif. The pair make the text feel serious without being totally off-putting.

This combo would work well on websites for fintech or financial services. The design is smart and doesn’t feel wasteful. 

• League Gothic

14. League Spartan & Libre Baskerville

When we think of Sparta, we think of power, strength, intelligence, and loyalty — which is similar to the vibes we get from the League Spartan font. It’s a strong font with sharp edges and it takes up a lot of room. When combined with Libre Baskerville’s rounded characters, there’s no denying what the tone is here. 

Use this potent duo when designing websites for entrepreneurs, speakers, consultants, and anyone else whose thoughts and voices need to be heard. 

• League Spartan
• Libre Baskerville

15. Libre Baskerville & Source Sans Pro

Here’s what happens when you give Baskerville the front seat. It changes the vibe altogether, especially considering the serif is in the lead position (usually, we see it the other way around). 

When you turn the formula on its head like this — especially when using modern styles from the twentieth century — it sends the message that “We respect what’s come before us, but we’re not afraid to challenge the norms.” As such, this font pair would look really cool on websites owned by underrepresented entrepreneurs (e.g. women, persons of color, etc.).

• Source Sans Pro

16. Libre Franklin & Libre Baskerville

This is a fun combination to play with. Both Libres are based on classic typefaces from literature. However, Franklin as the header really changes the whole vibe of the site. And because Franklin comes in 18 different styles, from light to bold, you can play around with how direct you want your header text to feel. 

This pair works well for blogs where there’s a ton of content to read but you want it to feel fun and friendly: personal blogs, travel blogs, food blogs, etc.

• Libre Franklin

17. Lobster & Roboto Condensed

Lobster is the only cursive font we included in this font pairing list. While you can use cursive fonts to style text on the homepage, they’re not always easy to read in smaller header tags. 

Lobster is a good exception to the rule as it feels more like a font with extra flavor rather than a handwriting font. When paired with the more neutral vibes of Roboto, you could use these fonts to inject some fun into a hospitality or travel website.

18. Lora & Merriweather

This duo uses two very popular serif fonts, each bringing a unique style to the table. Lora has brush-like strokes that give the header a warm and creative vibe while Merriweather feels more stable and predictable. 

This would be a nice combination to use on websites for creators, like web designers , developers, copywriters, marketers, and so on. And, more specifically, for creator websites that contain lengthy blogs, portfolio pages , and sales funnels .

19. Merriweather Sans Bold & Merriweather

Merriweather was designed to improve readability on screens. Not only that, the sans serif and serif versions of the font were designed to harmonize with one another. 

Because of the beautifully compatible construction of this pair, you could really use it anywhere. However, because these fonts work well on screens — even at smaller sizes — try using them on ecommerce sites. Your mobile shoppers will appreciate the excellent readability of your product pages.

• Merriweather Sans

20. Montserrat & Droid Serif

Here’s a great example of using fonts exactly where they were meant to be. Montserrat’s design comes from Brazilian signage while Droid Serif was designed for comfortable reading experiences on Android devices. 

You can use this font pair for news and entertainment sites with heavy mobile readership (i.e. younger readers). Montserrat will call their attention to the headlines while the readable body text will keep them engaged with the content, even as they have to keep scrolling.

• Droid Serif

21. Neue Helvetica & EB Garamond Medium

Neue Helvetica has a ton of flexibility in terms of what you do with it (it has over 120 typeface styles). This digitized reimagining of the old Helvetica does well when paired with something classical like EB Garamond. 

The example above shows how this pair might be useful for, say, a gossip magazine that needs its headlines to instantly grab visitors. But you could also use this pairing (with other, tamer variations of Neue Helvetica) on websites for service-based companies where modern solutions meet old school business values. 

• Neue Helvetica
• EB Garamond

22. Nexa Bold & Crimson Pro

With Nexa’s clean and simple design and Crimson Pro’s buttoned-up and studious look, you’ll want to use these fonts to introduce readers to intellectual endeavors. Podcast episodes. Proprietary research reports. Blogs with infographics or other graphics-heavy content. 

This duo’s subdued tone allows your eye-opening visual or audio content to make a bigger splash with your audience. 

• Crimson Pro

23. Noir Pro & Playfair Display

Playfair Display is, as its name suggests, a display font, so it’s meant to be presented in bigger sizes. As such, you’d want to use the Noir/Playfair Display duo for headlines and subheadlines (on the home page, at the top of blog posts, etc.). This pairing is a great way to add some drama to your page without making the whole thing feel over the top. 

Obviously, you’ll need a third font to use for your body text. In this case, a popular serif like Times New Roman or Georgia would balance these two out nicely.

• Playfair Display

24. Open Sans & Source Sans

Both Open Sans and Source Sans Pro have a neutral yet friendly appearance, which is really useful if you have a website targeting global consumers. You won’t have to worry about time or location-specific style appealing to only a segment of your audience.

What’s more, both fonts come with extended character sets, so they work really well on multilingual websites translated into Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek alphabets. 

25. Oswald & Montserrat Extra Light

There’s a showman-type feel with these two fonts paired together. You have the tall and trim Oswald header looming over the lighter Montserrat text below it. It feels like someone stepping onto a stage to make an announcement while a hush comes over the crowd below. 

This font pairing works really well on websites that promote events, conferences, webinars, and so on. Just make sure you use Montserrat Extra Light for smaller segments of text (like subheadlines or short paragraphs) so it doesn’t become a challenge to read.

26. Oswald & Old Standard TT

In this pairing, we have Oswald coupled up with Old Standard TT. Oswald still takes on a dominant role, though in this case, it feels more authoritative than demanding. And it needs to be with Old Standard’s small textbook-style font. 

This duo would work well on websites for healthcare companies as well as educational institutions that need to be seen as well-respected authorities in their space. 

27. Playfair Display & Raleway Thin

The combination of Playfair Display and Raleway display fonts would be useful for designing eye-catching homepage hero images or introductory banners on the tops of internal or category pages. 

Because both of these fonts have a delicate yet strong feel (at least, Raleway does in its “Thin” style), you could use the above combination to design fashion websites or those for local retailers. 

28. PT Sans & PT Serif

PT Sans and PT Serif are one of those sister fonts that were meant to be paired together. 

There isn’t a whole lot of character to these fonts. They’re clean, simple, and uniform in design, which makes them versatile in use. However, because of their toned-down vibe, they’d do really well with websites that have big flashy images that do most of the work to sell its products. Like sites for cars, robotics, smart devices, etc. 

29. Raleway & Merriweather

We’ve seen these fonts before on this list — and your visitors likely have seen them on the web, too. There’s a good reason for that. They’re both big, bold, and beautifully designed.

When you pair these two popular and familiar fonts together, you get something that feels very honest, very user-first. This pairing would be a great choice for websites for professional service providers like lawyers, agents, writers, consultants, and so on. 

30. Source Sans Pro & Times New Roman

Times New Roman is often dismissed because of how overused it is. But when used alongside a Source Sans Pro header, it strikes a good balance. 

Source Sans Pro is basic enough in design that it doesn’t feel too overwhelming or techy. And Times New Roman is familiar enough that it automatically conveys a sense of honesty and reliability. If you’re building a website that sells tech or digital products, this font pair would work nicely.

• Times New Roman

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Font pairings are a lot like human relationships: Some are meant to be while others just do not work well. 

That doesn’t mean you have to be scared when it comes time to mix-and-match fonts. It just means being mindful of how much friction exists within your font pairing as well as how much friction they can cause a site. 

As we’ve seen in the font pairing guide above, what you want to look for are fonts that balance each other out, establish a sense of hierarchy and present a united front in terms of tone. And, of course, don’t forget about selecting the right fonts in the first place. 

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When it comes to website design, every element plays a crucial role in creating a visually appealing website that engages your ideal client & causes them to convert. This might be a hot take, but as type nerds, we’d argue that fonts are one of the most important, if not the most important, design choice you can make for your website.

The right fonts can make or break the aesthetic of a website, improve readability, and even lead to higher conversions. Our Best of Google Fonts post has been so popular, that we’re following it up with this Best of Website Fonts post. We’re diving into a few trending fonts for websites and sharing the best ways to use these fonts on your website.

In researching this post, we came across quite a few similar types of font roundup posts for websites. And while we saved a few ideas to our Pinboards, the vast majority of fonts were so unique that we would NEVER recommend them for most of our clients. Because really, how many wedding photographers or business coaches need a retro script? Few. Very few.

What should I look for in a website font?

While we’re going to share some fun fonts below, it’s important to make sure that you’re choosing a font that works with your overall brand and is easy to read at the size it appears. For example, while Astralaga is seriously pretty, the thin serifs on the letters are best for larger-sized fonts (like headlines). The thick-to-thin strokes on the letters are pretty drastic and it would be pretty challenging to read at a smaller size.

And, although we think this font would be perfect if you tell us that your ideal client has a pile of Serena and Lily catalogs stacked on her desk for inspiration, we wouldn’t recommend using this font if you tell us your ideal client could put Macklemore to shame with her thrift store purchases.

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18 Trending Fonts for your Website in 2024

We’re loving this classic serif for website headlines. The drastic thick-to-thin lines in the characters make it feel high-end and elegant. The serifs and some of the strokes on the characters contain a few unique starting points – giving this classic serif a unique look. We recommend using this font for headlines on websites that want to feel elevated in a unique way. Try using it in our Amelia Island , Elba Island or Positano designs.

Perfectly Nineties

When it comes to font design, we’re pretty sure that Jen Wagner can do no wrong. We’re loving her Perfectly Nineties family and it’s wide variety of weights and styles. We still don’t know if we’d recommend using this for body copy (unless you make your copy a bit larger), but we love this retro (are the 90’s retro now?) serif for headlines and subheadings. Try using it in our Barcelona or Cape Town designs.

Afrah is another lovely serif font available in quite a few weights. We’re partial to the Light version, but if you need something thinner check out the Thin variation. It’s also available in a few additional thicker weights. This might be the font for your brand if your dream vacation includes croissants with a view of the Eiffel Tower. We recommend using this font for headlines. It pairs well with Amelia Island and Elba Island.

Club Winers

Sophisticated. Rich. Luxurious. This font lives up to its wine club inspired name. Use it for headlines and try pairing it with a clean sans serif like Work Sans for body copy. We think it would look great in our Cape Town , Palm Springs or Barcelona designs.

Birdie is a fun retro font that would add personality to subheads. It’s characters are clean with a slight typewriter-esque variation. It’s only available in all caps so it wouldn’t work well for body copy and we’re not sure we would use it at larger sizes for primary headlines, but we love it for accent text.

Try using it in our Cape Town or Barcelona designs.

Visby CF Geometric

Sans serif fonts are having a moment in 2024 and Visby CF is perfectly on trend. It reminds us of an updated Futura. With 16 variations it’s robust enough to work for larger headlines as well as smaller body copy. If you’re going to use Visby for body copy, we recommend the Medium or Regular weights. Try the lighter styles for larger headlines or up your headline impact with one of the bolder versions.

Try Visby with our Cape Town , Palm Springs or Hermosa designs.

Like Birdie, Lennon is a retro-inspired sans-serif font. With round edges, imperfect strokes and a thicker weight, it works well for subheads. Keep in mind that it’s only available in all-caps lettering.

Try using it with our Cape Town , Palm Springs or Hermosa designs.

Trade Gothic

Trade Gothic is a retro-inspired sans serif that is clean, but not quite as clean as other fonts in this genre. Although in our opinion, the lack of continuity is what adds to its charm. This font is available in 14 variations – making it great for everything from body copy to headlines.

Try using it in our Positano design for a cleaner look or our Cape Town template.

Quincy is warm, inviting and diverse enough to work for headlines, subheads and body copy. It feels like a fresh take on a classic serif like Garamond or Times New Roman.

Try it with our East Hampton , Positano or Magens Bay designs.

This crisp yet study serif from Jen Wagner is inspired by the strokes in calligraphy. Calligraphy had a moment a few years ago, and personally we think that the calligraphic scripts so often used on websites should be replaced with updated calligraphy like Promenade. Try using this gorgeous serif for headlines like we did for our Taylor Swift demo site.

Use with: Cape Town , Magens Bay , Palm Springs.

Can you tell we have a thing for serifs yet? Unlike some of the fonts we’ve shared above, Argent is versatile enough to work for both headlines and body. It comes in a variety of weights and styles and we think that if used sparingly, you could get away with using it for body copy at a larger size. We probably wouldn’t go this route, but you could if you fall in love with Argent.

Try it with Magens Bay , Palm Springs or St Jean.

Hulbert Hopper

This chunky display font isn’t for everyone, but we like it’s vibe and we thought we’d throw it into the mix. Throwback fonts are having a moment in 2024 and Hulbert Hopper is right there with them. It’s only available in all caps so save this font for headlines.

Try it with our Cape Town , Palm Springs or Magens Bay designs.

We’ve had a font crush on Kudryashev for a while and used in a few projects, but we think it’s just as cool in 2024

as it was a few years ago when it initially came on the font-scene. This elegant font is light, high-end and full of contrast. It’s perfect for headlines and accent text.

Use it with Positano , Elba Island or Amelia Island.

Eighties Comeback

90s trends might be coming back hard ( right, Taylor? ), but we’ll always have a thing for the 80s. Maybe it’s because most of our team was born in the 80s. Eighties Comeback is available in a whopping 72 fonts. That means it’s diverse enough for everything from body copy to accent text to headlines (although it wouldn’t be our first choice for body copy).

Try it with our Cape Town , Palm Springs or Amelia Island designs.

HV Fitzgerald

This classic font with a modern twist is available in two weights (bold + regular) with italic versions of each. Whenever we search for fonts, we always try to find versions that include at least an italic version (we think italics are important on a site!) The font creator says it’s great for both headlines + body copy, but we think it’s a little too delicate to hold up well at a smaller size (such as body copy).

Try it with our Elba Island , Amelia Island or Positano designs.

Lady Clementine

Lady Clementine has quite a bit of personality, but we like that she feels like an updated (less common) take on Didot. Use her for headlines and skip the overdone calligraphy font she comes with. Some of the characters include a unique little serif that adds a bit of quirk to this luxurious font.

Pairs well with: Barcelona , Marco Island or Cape Town .

Juana is a fun font that comes in a variety of styles (24 to be exact). We’re digging both the ultralight and the bolder versions (depending on the look of your brand). While they say you can use it for body copy, we think it’s a little hard to read in their examples. We’d recommend opting for a clean body copy like Work Sans.

Try it with Elba Island (light version) or Barcelona (heavier weight).

And that’s it! Have other fonts you’re loving on your website this year? Leave a comment below. We love learning about new fonts to try in our designs!

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Web and graphic designers can never have too many fonts. Fortunately, several reliable websites offer a wide selection of fonts and typefaces you can use to take your designs to the next level.

This article showcases ten sites that are, in my opinion, the best sources. Of course, many other sites also offer fonts, but the ones listed here are among the leaders in the industry. They’ll give you plenty of options for just about any font type you can imagine (and some types you’ve probably never imagined).

Why Pay for Fonts?

Many sites offer free font downloads. You’ll find the best free font options in this article, but there are a few caveats you need to be aware of when it comes to downloading free fonts.

First, many fonts are free only for personal use . Their usefulness is limited if you can’t use them for any type of business or your client projects. By paying for a premium font, you’ll get a license so you can use it confidently (although you should always check the license details).

Second, Many free fonts are limited . For example, the regular version may be free in one weight, but additional weights or an italic version may not be available for free. Premium fonts are also more likely to feature multilingual characters, stylistic alternates, and ligatures.

Third, the quality of free fonts varies widely . There are some high-quality fonts you can download and use for free, but there are also many low-quality free fonts. In general, premium fonts tend to be better quality than free fonts.

With these points in mind, I recommend not limiting yourself to only free fonts. A few of the sites featured in this article allow you to get a massive arsenal of premium fonts for very low prices.

The Best Font Websites

Here are my favorite websites for finding high-quality fonts and typefaces.

1. Envato Elements

Envato Elements is my top recommendation because of its incredible value . Instead of purchasing fonts individually, Elements uses a subscription model. With a modest monthly or yearly payment, you’ll get unlimited access to download all the fonts you need (plus unlimited stock photos, video clips, sound effects, graphic templates, WordPress themes, and more).

Currently, Elements subscribers have access to more than 40,000 fonts, and that number keeps increasing. The site is easy to search, or you can browse fonts by category or style. With such a huge collection at your disposal, the possibilities are endless. You can build an impressive font library at a very modest cost.

The more creative resources you use, the better your Elements subscription’s value. If you use a lot of stock photos, fonts, or graphic resources, you can save hundreds or thousands of dollars compared to buying resources individually. You’ll also find that you love the ability to download a new resource without paying for it individually. You don’t have to limit yourself to the fonts you already own because you can download as many as you want!

We have an Envato Elements subscription for Vandelay Design, and we use the resources (like the stock photo in this article) all the time.

Highlights of Envato Elements:

• Unlimited downloads of fonts, stock photos, and many other creative resources.
• Thousands of new resources are added each week.
• Use as many fonts as you want without buying them individually.
• Web fonts are available as well.
• The commercial license allows you to use the resources on client projects.
• User-friendly site for finding what you want.
• Includes access to courses and tutorials.
• Unbeatable value.

2. Fonts.com

Fonts.com is an industry leader with a vast selection of professional fonts. Of course, you can find fonts of all types here, no matter what you’re looking for (serif, sans serif, script, display fonts, etc.).

The navigation menu makes browsing new fonts, best sellers, and deals easy. You can also search or browse by font type. The filters make it easy to narrow down the results based on your needs.

The downside of Fonts.com is that it can be expensive. That may be fine if you’re only looking for a single font. But looking at the prices will show just how good of a deal Envato Elements is with the offer of unlimited downloads.

3. Creative Market

Creative Market is a marketplace site where designers, artists, and other creatives can set up a shop and sell their products. They don’t allow just anyone to set up a shop, so the quality at Creative Market is excellent.

Because sellers can set their prices, you’ll find a wide variety of prices here. Some offer excellent value, and others are priced higher. But overall, the prices at Creative Market are very reasonable. They also offer a few different licenses, so you can choose the one that meets your needs.

In addition to fonts, you’ll find all kinds of graphic resources at Creative Market, including illustrations, templates, mockups, photos, and more.

Those who frequently buy at Creative Market can get a membership with a set number of monthly downloads. However, the price is much higher than the subscription cost at Envato Elements .

MyFonts is another industry leader that’s under the same ownership as Fonts.com . With over 100,000 fonts available, you can find just about any type of font you need.

The search function makes it easy to find the font families you need, or you can browse fonts by tag. Pricing varies by font, but overall, the prices are very reasonable.

MyFonts could be an excellent option if you’re looking for a single font.

5. Fontspring

In early 2022, Dribbble (who also owns Creative Market ) bought Fontspring. So far, Creative Market and Fontspring continue to operate separately even though they’re owned by the same company.

More than 700 font foundries contribute to the fonts and typefaces available at Fontspring. You’ll find a large selection of high-quality premium fonts and some freebies. They also have an excellent font identifier .

You can search or browse by category or classification to find what you’re looking for. You can also browse lists curated by Fontspring, which can be a great way to find amazing fonts.

6. FontShop

FontShop is the third site on this list that falls under the Monotype umbrella, along with Fonts.com and MyFonts . Like the others, you’ll find an excellent selection of professional fonts here.

You can easily browse a list of bestsellers, find new fonts, check sale items, or even find free fonts from the navigation menu.

FontShop is excellent if you’re buying a single font. However, if you need a lot of fonts, you’re probably better off with an unlimited subscription to Envato Elements .

7. Design Cuts

Design Cuts is similar to Creative Market but on a smaller scale. Creators can open a shop and sell their fonts and other products at Design Cuts.

You won’t find as many different fonts at Design Cuts as at most other sites featured in this article, but the quality is excellent. The pricing is generally very good, and they’ve done an outstanding job of building a loyal customer base (as evidenced by the 4.8 average rating on TrustPilot).

8. Creative Fabrica

Creative Fabrica is a cross between Envato Elements and Creative Market . You can buy OpenType and TrueType fonts and other design resources individually or get an all-access membership for unlimited downloads.

The prices at Creative Fabrica are excellent. However, the quality is hit or miss. There are some excellent fonts and resources available, but there are also a lot of lower-quality items. In my opinion, Envato Elements offers a much better value because of the higher-quality resources. But if you’re looking for unlimited downloads at a great price, check out Creative Fabrica.

One of the downsides is that the site’s usability isn’t the best. I find myself wading through the search results to find what I’m looking for.

9. Font Squirrel

Font Squirrel is my favorite resource for free fonts. The selection isn’t nearly as large as what you’ll find at some free font websites, but they focus specifically on free fonts for commercial use. If you download fonts from Font Squirrel, you don’t have to worry about accidentally using them for a client project or another commercial purpose.

You can view popular fonts, browse by tag or classification, or search. You can find excellent fonts that are free of charge and still match the quality of some premium fonts.

10. Google Fonts

Google Fonts is another excellent resource for free fonts. The fonts you’ll find here are open-source and can be used commercially. You can download them or use them as a webfont.

Web designers love Google Fonts because of how easy it is to implement with a website. And whether you’re a professional graphic designer or a hobbyist, Google Fonts is an incredibly valuable and helpful resource for free fonts.

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If you’re looking for free fonts, we highly recommend FontSquirrel and Google Fonts. The fonts you find on those sites should be free for commercial use. However, always check the license details for yourself to be sure. There are several sites of font libraries that are good sources of premium typefaces. We recommend Envato Elements, Creative Market, Fontspring, and MyFonts, among others. Again, checking the license details for yourself is always important rather than making assumptions.

We believe Google Fonts and FontSquirrel are the best font sites for downloading fonts because they seem to be the most careful with license and copyright verification. The fonts you find at these sites should be licensed for commercial use, but always check the license details before using a font.

The details vary from one font to the next. You can find free fonts at Google Fonts and FontSquirrel for personal or commercial use. However, some of these free fonts are demo versions and you may need to purchase a license to get the full font family.

Some high-quality fonts and typefaces are available for free download. Check sites like Google Fonts, FontSquirrel, and Fontspring to find them. However, many professional fonts require a license for use. If you find one of these premium fonts for free on a third-party website, you could still be held responsible for downloading and using it. We recommend paying for a license if you’re using a font for commercial purposes to avoid potential issues or download a free typeface from a reputable source like Google Fonts.

The price of fonts varies greatly. Some can be licensed for just a few dollars, and others may cost hundreds. Professional designers dedicate a great deal of time to designing high-quality fonts, and the price may reflect that. If you’re looking for the best value and a huge variety of different font styles, we recommend Envato Elements . You can get unlimited downloads and commercial licensing for one low monthly or yearly price.

Final Thoughts

Fonts are essential resources for designers. Thanks to the sites on this list, type designers have endless possibilities. Envato Elements is my go-to resource for fonts and other creative assets because of its incredible value. But the other sites listed here are also excellent resources in their own right.

Marc is the owner and blog editor of Vandelay Design. He has more than 15 of experience in the design industry. Marc has been featured in publications like Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, and MSN for various business ventures, including a portfolio of successful photography websites. Connect with Marc at LinkedIn .

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34 Places to Find the Best Free Fonts

Need to find some killer free font websites for your next project? We’ve got you covered! Read on for our top places with the best free fonts on the Internet.

Every designer knows that a fantastic typeset can take any project from good to great. With a few minor adjustments, you can add a totally different look and feel to your creatives.

Bonus: Having this enormous assortment of chic new fonts on hand will improve the quality of your designs, and thus improve the look of your online design portfolio overall. Featuring all the freshest fonts on your design site will show potential clients that you’re up-to-date on typeface trends, and have great taste! It will help prove to them that you’re exactly what they need on their next project—and could help you snatch up fantastic freelance design jobs . (Need a little website inspo? Here’s some advice on how to create a great design portfolio .)

Fonts can, however, get expensive—if you don’t know where to look. Fortunately, there are many free font websites offering new typesets for your designs. We’ve gone ahead and compiled a list of 34 of the best free font sites to save you time and money. Let’s see what free fonts are out there!

Creative Market

Offering more than 23,000 free fonts; embellishments for headers, text and display; and a wealth of other useful assets to beef up your designs, this site is fantastic from top to bottom. You can even find some templates for other designs, including business cards, flyers, magazines, CSS and HTML themes, Layer Styles for Photoshop, 3D assets, and much more besides. The design is clean and concise, with clear attention given to the user experience. Its amazing accessibility makes it hands-down one of the best free font website options on this list. It might even give you some inspiration for a cool new design project !

A well-travelled font website offering over 37,000 free fonts, FontSpace has a lot to offer. While the design isn’t the most outstanding in this list, it is exceptionally functional and relatively easy to use, thanks to great categorization and very little script-loading required. You’ll never have trouble finding what you’re seeking on this font site. The real star of the show, of course, are the free fonts themselves. You’d be hard-pressed to not find some great ones waiting for you: the most popular are readily available via the “popular” link right in the header of the page. They have an especially nice collection of script-style fonts, so if that’s what you’re in the mood for, this is the place for you.

While it has a very basic design, FontFreak offers 9,000 free fonts of various sorts that designers can take full advantage of. They also offer over 125,000 fonts that can be purchased in addition to the free fonts offered. It has a search feature—including alphabetized category search—to help locate what you need. Pair a great script font with a killer logo and you could really make your brand stand out!

Behance has grown a lot from its early days to become a world-class site for creative people like yourself to post or download creative work of just about any sort. You’ll find quite a few free fonts here, too, from strange and eccentric stylized typesets to professionally designed serif and sans-serif options. The site also has a wealth of other content available; the caveat is that you’ll need to hunt a little to find what you want. It’s well worth the journey: you’ll find yourself lost in a wide array of creative works from people all over the world that will both inspire and amaze.

Fontasy.org

An archive that offers 1101 free fonts for PC and Mac, this lesser-known font site has a nice and simple search feature that breaks things down by style, alphabetically, or by individual designer. While it won’t be winning any awards for site design, it can certainly provide you with some useful free fonts that could help improve your posters , infographics and logos .

Font Squirrel

One of the most well-known free font websites in the world, Font Squirrel is super-duper easy to use thanks to a clean design that utilizes bold typography and a very visible search feature on the right side of the page that breaks things down into various categories, styles, and languages to ensure you don’t get lost. You’ll most definitely find free fonts here that you’ll love—might be the key to keeping you engaged and productive with all your design projects on the go !

If you’ve looked for free fonts before, you’ve undoubtedly been to (or at least seen) DaFont. Their library of free fonts is almost 40,000 strong and ranges from odd and esoteric options such as runic script to modern, clean sans-serif fonts for websites. There are very few visual distractions, and categories are visible at all times in the header section of this font website, which makes navigation an absolute breeze.

Perhaps the most unique free font websites in this list, Fontstruct doesn’t merely allow you to download free fonts—it actually lets you create them! You’ll have access to a library of user-made fonts at the drop of a hat through their simple user interface, and, if you’re feeling creative, you can try your hand at making the font of your dreams! Why wait? Get inspired and create your own font!

1001FreeFonts

There are a lot more than 1001 free fonts here: they actually offer 10,000 free fonts! The clean and simple design means there are no extra bells and whistles to deal with in your hunt for the best free fonts. The search feature is integrated into the site header, which reduces the time required to find what you need. This font website also has a paid option available: for $19.95 you can download all of their fonts in a single package, saving you the need to download individual fonts and immediately increasing your font library by a rather hefty amount with little effort.

AbstractFonts

With a great minimalist design, AbstractFonts makes sure their users get what they came for. A simple header is about the only design here, with the rest of the site devoted entirely to free fonts. With over 13,000 free fonts available, you’ll assuredly find what you need here. Who knows, you might even find a typeset that will help you design a best-selling book cover !

While not technically a font site, DeviantArt is one of the biggest creative spaces on the entire web. You can find and use literally millions of free creative assets as well as paid ones. Creators often make free fonts available, and you can find thousands at any given time that are not likely to be found anywhere else on this list. You’ll find other great creative assets unique to the site, from brushes for Photoshop to site templates. Additionally, you can post your own creations and reach a wider audience: the enormous user-base includes famous artists from nearly every major industry.

A super-clean and simple design here exists solely to display the small selection of amazing high-quality fonts offered by the creator. Every free font here is of exceptional design, and most are vector typefaces suitable for any size you can imagine.

Jeff Schreiber

This designer creates some truly great work on this font site, and is kind enough to make his popular fonts available to the entire world to use for free. Rucksack and Lucien are fairly well-known, and used in numerous sites around the world (and for good reason: they’re awesome). If you need readable, well-designed free fonts to beef up your site or product, this is a great place to find what you need.

SmashingMagazine

A great resource for designers, Smashing Magazine offers some great free fonts curated by fellow designers, so you know they are among the best available. You’ll also find a ton of very useful stuff here, including job postings, webinars, design and development resources, and other goodies useful to your work. The design is simple and well-implemented, and its easy on the eyes. If you haven’t been, you should most definitely give it a look.

This super-minimal font site provides a simple dropdown, with a list of some amazing free fonts to choose from. The font will be displayed on-screen once you make your selection, and the download link is right there should you opt to snag it. Note, however, that in order to download the fonts, you’ll need to share the page. A small price to pay for these fantastic fonts, and one that makes sense—why shouldn’t the author get credit for their work, right?

Offering a small collection of original fonts, this free font site has some fantastic options on offer. Moreno, for instance, is a great and readable font available in over 80 languages and numerous weights. Other free fonts on the site are equally stunning and are guaranteed to make your creatives pop.

Free Fonts Project

While it doesn’t contain thousands of free fonts like many others on this list, Free Fonts Project offers a wonderful selection of fonts to level up your designs…and that you won’t find anywhere else, thanks to the way the site operates; every font here has been collaboratively designed through numerous designers. The simple interface is no-nonsense, and you can easily grab each and every one of these 34 high-quality fonts in a few minutes.

GlukFonts is unlike most other free font websites, in that English is not the primary language displayed. But, with its rather interesting selection of free fonts available, you should not write it off. There’s some professional fonts here you can’t find anywhere else on the net. Definitely worth a look.

Some really eye-catching free fonts can be found here, such as the bold and super-clean Squad, and the intriguing Slavic-style Slovic font. You won’t find tons of fonts here, but 113 are readily available to you for the super-amazing price of $0. Bookmark this one if you want something new and fresh that others haven’t seen before.

The Northern Block

Among the simplest of the free font websites on this list, The Northern Block provides a list of really nice free fonts. You can scroll through the list manually (it will load as you go) or utilize the intuitive search interface. Sorting is not accomplished by category like other sites; you’ll be provided options based on the type of content you want to create. For example, if you set yourself as a freelancer looking for a font for advertising, it will display all the fonts relevant for that combo. It’s a fresh take on search, and quite a neat way to handle things.

Featuring non-standard fonts of various sorts, the Lost Type Co-Op is one of the most interesting free font websites for those who want a truly stand-out font. It has all you need to hit the ground running with a sharp look to your creative. Want something bold and memorable on a business card ? Try the FACTION font! Need something super-light? Tofino Pro is perfect! The design is really nice, with full-color images displaying every font. You won’t find a search feature here, but you also won’t need it, thanks to the great design.

Google Fonts

Because its Google, you already know you’re getting quality. And everything featured is royalty-free! This resource is especially well-suited for web designers and SEO folks looking for good fonts for websites, since you can paste code to enable them on your pages without needing to physically add them to your site assets. It’s versatile, easy to use and reliable and is undoubtedly one of the best free font websites on the planet.

Impallari Type

Pablo Impallari offers several fantastic free fonts to the world. Make no mistake, these are paid-quality fonts with a fresh look not seen anywhere else. He also offers his fonts via Github, as well as on Behance and FontSquirrel .

Ten by Twenty

Ten by Twenty offers some of the best free fonts with a unique look and feel that you can find online. There’s a bit of a catch, though: you pay what you want to get access to them. Yes, even $0 is acceptable, but maybe you could pitch in a buck or two instead, and help to support a fellow creative professional!

The League of Movable Type

Boasting the world’s first original, open-source font-directory, the League has some simply amazing free fonts available for use to anyone with the desire to download them. League Spartan is a wonderful typeset, while Raleway is a super-lightweight font with some unique lettering features. Without a doubt, this is one of the best free font websites out there, as it’s trying something truly new and original. Definitely give it a peek if you want some outstanding, superior quality fonts.

Acid Fonts seems to focus on non-standard fonts with unique character sets that are a bit more eccentric than the typical fare elsewhere on this list. If you’re looking for some of the more unusual typesets out there, this is definitely one of the best free font websites for you.

A useful resource for designers, developers, and anyone that appreciates high-quality fonts. Fawnt has many professional fonts available to the intrepid designer. Although the user interface is not too stellar and the search is not as pretty as other free font websites on this list, it is absolutely worth a look just to appreciate some of their original content.

This site has one of the largest selection of professional fonts available anywhere on the net. With over 130,000 free fonts offered, you are more or less guaranteed to find what you need for any project. Numerous creators around the world (even some from elsewhere on this list) have their work hosted here, and, thanks to their wonderful color thumbnails, you’ll be able to see how each font looks in an actual design. The user interface is well-designed and intuitive, which is a nice plus, given the massive amount of high-quality content they provide users from all over the world. Note, however, that not every font on this site is free. If you don’t mind spending a few bucks, they offer a huge number of paid fonts, as well as some amazing font bundles.

A library of over 50,000 free fonts waits for you at FontZone, an archive of freely downloadable fonts. Their search is simplistic, and will help streamline your search to the type of font you are most interested in downloading.

With a large assortment of free fonts available in numerous categories, this is a good place to look for some new approaches to typeset. It has a bright and cheery design that is highly readable, and a simple and easy-to-understand search feature.

FontBundles.net

While the focus of this site is on selling font bundles, they still offer a rather large variety of amazing free fonts. There isn’t a single font on this list that doesn’t look professionally designed, and each and every one could help elevate your creatives to the next level.

A fantastic clean design, great images to show their free fonts in use on actual designs, and not a single low-quality option on offer make this one of the best free font websites on the net. Recommended by user experience designers , it’s guaranteed to meet your needs. The concise and simple user interface makes your search straightforward, too. As an added bonus, you’ll also find graphic assets, templates for various types of designs, themes, Photoshop and Illustrator add-ons, and even video production assets! Bookmark this one, because you’ll want to use it for more than just fonts.

This free font website offers a list of 100 good fonts for websites. Each is displayed with a large image that shows off the font in an actual design, making it a lot easier to select one that meets your needs. They also offer articles and insights to help improve your designs, and a ton of links to other design assets found on the web.

SimplyTheBest

Many free fonts are available here (albeit with the emphasis more on the fonts than the design!). You can’t go wrong with the straightforward lists—accessible via an alphabetized sidebar—and there are quite a few really nice professional fonts on display that could really up your creative game.

Now that you’ve got a whole arsenal of the best free fonts, you’re ready for any and all design challenges. Just don’t forget to update your online design portfolio with any new work featuring all these cool free fonts. It’s going to look great—and your clients are going to love it .

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15 Best Fonts for Websites

October 5, 2021

Ready to launch your first website? Don’t forget to consider the font before hitting publish . There are a seemingly infinite number of fonts available online, but choosing the right one for your website can be a little daunting. You have to take into account accessibility, readability, and, of course, brand aesthetics when selecting the best fonts for websites. 

Thanks to the vast world of typography , designers today have a ton of options when picking web fonts. In this article, we will go over everything you need to know to select the best fonts for websites , including 15 great web-safe fonts to consider. We’ll also cover how to create your own font on Picsart. 

What Is a Web Safe Font?

If you’re designing a website, nowadays it is essential to make sure you’re using a web-friendly font. Web-safe fonts adapt to any device or screen resolution and will be displayed correctly. In an increasingly digitized world, choosing web-safe fonts is an absolute must. Web-safe fonts are the best fonts for websites.

Web-safe fonts are an integral part of responsive web design. People visiting your website will likely come from a mixture of both desktop and mobile devices, all with different screen sizes. It’s hard to predict exactly where your web visitors will come from, so it’s important to make sure that you use the best font for a website.

And the Five Font Families Are…

There are five major font types. Each of them has varying levels of legibility and evokes a different emotion among the reader. You’ll find that some font families are the best fonts for websites. Below, we list out the five font families to help you determine which to use for your website.

1) Serif Fonts

Serif typefaces are often used to communicate reliability and inspire trust. As the name suggests, the letters of serif fonts have serifs, commonly referred to as “tails” or “feet.” Those decorative lines visually stabilize the font. Since serif fonts add legibility, they’re a great option if you’re adding very small text on a web page. 

Some of the most popular serif font names are Georgia, Times New Roman, Baskerville, Merriweather, Playfair Display , and Lora . 

Consider using a serif font for your website if you’re going for a more serious, classical, formal, or established look. This font type also works really well for websites that are intentionally classical, such as the websites for an antique store, vintage clothing, or second-hand bookshop. 

2) Slab Serif Fonts

Slab serif fonts have squared-off “antique” serifs, which give this font type a bulkier, bolder look compared to the refined shape of serif fonts. Some popular slab serif fonts are Clarendon, Memphis, Courier, and Roboto. Slab serifs look particularly great on posters, book covers, and headlines since they’re very eye-catching. However, they are generally considered too attention-grabbing or loud for body text.  

3) Sans Serif Fonts

Sans serif fonts have a lighter, more modern look. Because of the absence of serifs, sans serif fonts often look less formal and are better suited for digital readership. They’re generally easier to read on websites than serif fonts given their sleek, minimalist look. 

There’s a great variety of sans serif fonts. Some of the more common ones are Helvetica, Open Sans, Lato, Impact, and Comic Sans . A sans serif may be the right font for your website if you want to communicate simplicity, grace, speed, and youthfulness. 

4) Script Fonts

No other font family reflects the full artistry and beauty of calligraphy quite like script fonts. Lush and decorative, these typefaces are perfectly suited for websites dedicated to special occasions and formal events like weddings . 

You’ll often see script fonts associated with luxury items and high fashion. Consider a script font whenever you’re looking to add a touch of elegance and grandeur. Some popular script fonts are Pacifico, Dancing Script, Great Vibes, and Petit Formal . 

5) Handwritten Fonts

At a glance, handwritten fonts seem very similar to script fonts, and indeed the difference is subtle. If script fonts are all about the art of calligraphy , handwritten fonts are often based on or trying to mimic someone’s actual handwriting. 

Handwritten fonts are often used in the digital recreations of epistolary, as well as in most cases where script fonts are suitable, like on a wedding invitation . Common handwritten fonts include Amatic SC, Bad Script, Nothing You Could Do, and Gochi Hand . 

HTML Fonts vs. Google Web Fonts

When discussing the best fonts for websites, it’s important to describe the difference between web fonts (aka HTML fonts) and Google fonts . 

As we mentioned earlier, when designing a responsive website , it is essential to choose web-safe fonts. These fonts are pre-installed in all operating systems and can be displayed on all screens and resolutions. 

Google fonts , all of which are free and open source, constitute an integral subset of HTML fonts. Offering great diversity and ease of use, they bring both functionality and aesthetic value. Most web fonts we’ll discuss in the next section are Google fonts . 

We’ve compiled a list of 15 best fonts for websites to choose from when kicking off your next design project . Check them out below:

Montserrat is a simple and elegant sans serif typeface that’s perfect for modern and forward-thinking brands.

• Roboto Slab

Roboto Slab is a bold and eye-catching slab serif that works well as a heading or a bold statement across the top of your website. 

• Times New Roman

Famously scholarly and traditional, Times New Roman is the perfect serif typeface for websites pertaining to banking institutions and poets.

• Merriweather

Merriweather is an all-around pleasant sans serif that is incredibly versatile. This web safe font is well-suited for website body text thanks to its easy readability. 

• Playfair Display

This serif typeface will add elegance and refined style to any website.

• Abril Fatface

Inspired by the advertising posters in 19th century Britain and France, Abril Fatface is a heavy-looking serif for when you want to make a slightly retro but seriously eye-catching statement.

Oswald is a classic sans serif font that works well in body text, enhancing your visitors’ reading experience. 

• Josefin Sans

This is a geometric sans serif typeface with a retro feel. Josefin Sans was specially designed to look good in large font sizes. 

One of the most famous fonts out there, Arial is a sans serif in the neo-grotesque style. A true neutral among typefaces, you can use it almost anywhere.

Designed by Max Miedinger in the late 1950s, Helvetica seems to be one of the fonts that never goes out of style. It’s a classic. 

• Baskerville

Baskerville is a serif font that dates back to the 18th century. It is best used in websites referencing the past. 

Arvo is a bulky slab serif that is equally suited for digital and print. Consider this if you want your printed materials to have the same font as your website. 

Created with the literary world in mind, Alegreya has since obtained an unmatched level of versatility and poise due to its serifs.

The “father” of Helvetica, Garamond is popularly used in printed text because it’s so easily legible. Consider this if your website has a lot of text. 

Poppins is a geometric sans serif with a minimalistic, contemporary look. It’ll lend a sleek feel to your website.  

How to Create Fonts

The wide array of typefaces available online is impressive. But, sometimes you need to create a font from scratch that perfectly matches your website’s look and feel. Here are the steps to follow if you’re looking to create a font online:  

• Think about the font you want to create, the feeling you want it to convey, and draw the lettering on paper. 
• Pick an online font design tool. Some popular options are FontStruct for a geometric font and Calligraphr for cursives. If you’re looking to customize a font, try the open-source site Metaflop. 
• Upload your designs, draw the letters manually or use the software to create the new lettering. 
• Experiment with serifs, spacing, and style until you’re happy with the result. 
• Download the custom typeface you’ve created in a OTF or TTF format. 

Picsart , an all-in-one creative platform, allows you to easily upload and use custom fonts in your designs. Now that you’ve created a custom font, you can upload it to Picsart and use it in your website creation. Here’s how to do upload a custom font in the Picsart app:

Step 1) Open the Picsart app on your mobile device, click the (+) plus sign at the bottom, and select a photo to start a new edit. Feel free to add in any effects here, like Paper Fold Masks as shown below. 

Step 2) Scroll across the bottom toolbar to find the Text tool and tap to open it. Type in the text you want.

Step 3) Tap on the upwards arrow on the left and use My Fonts tab to upload and adjust your custom font.

Step 4) Save and download.

Editing online? Here’s how to use a custom font in Picsart web:

Step 1) Open Picsart Editor and set a custom size to start a new design.

Step 3) Click My Fonts and then Upload to upload your custom font.

Step 4) Use the menu that appears above to adjust the font color, spacing, and size, make it italic or bold, or duplicate it.

That’s it. Now that you know the best fonts for websites and have learned how to create your own fonts, you’re ready to hit publish on your new site!

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Any designer worth their salt knows that a good font can be a significant differentiating factor between an ordinary and an excellent design. So, it goes without saying that a good font is worth its weight when it can be used and reused in an extensive range of diverse projects.

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However, not everyone can afford the license for big-shot font websites, as having so many fonts in your toolkit can be very expensive, especially if you don’t know where to look.

Luckily, the internet is filled with several free font sites that offer a wide range of fonts for your designs. But with such a long list of free font websites, it does become challenging to zero in on the best ones.

After all, sifting through all the sites to find free fonts is a time-consuming venture that almost any designer hates. Worry not. We’ve gone ahead and compiled a list of the ten best free font sites to save you time and money. So, without further ado, let’s see what free font sites are out there.

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• 1001 Free Fonts
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• Font Squirrel
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1. google fonts.

First up on our list is Google Fonts , a site that needs no introduction. After all, it has one of the largest collections of open-source fonts. Google Fonts offers more than 1,400 open-source fonts— no matter where you are in the world. Moreover, it allows you to narrow your searches by category, language, popularity, and even attributes like thickness or width. Another exciting feature of this site is its font preview tool, which lets you preview a paragraph or sentence with any font.

The Google Fonts catalog places typography front and center, where users can explore, sort, and test fonts for use in more than 135 languages. On top of all such amazing features, the site also has a section called Fonts Knowledge, which provides original guides about the world of typography.

All the fonts in this catalog are open-source, making beautiful typography accessible to anyone for any project. Just download the font to your computer or grab the code to embed it on your website and let down your creative hair, and create a masterpiece.

DaFont is another best site for downloading free fonts. The site offers thousands of free high-quality fonts from sans serif, serif, script, handwritten, calligraphy, display & more.

Since finding the fonts through various categories can be challenging, Dafont has implemented a category system. It enables you to browse by alphabetical listing, author, themes, styles, and more. Moreover, you can even explore a sub-category like groovy, horror, handwritten, etc. You can also sort through the list using themes like basic, fancy, techno, dingbats, and so on.

3. 1001 Free Fonts

1001 Free Fonts offers a huge selection of free fonts for designers. While the site name says 1001 Free Fonts , it doesn’t feature exactly 1001 free fonts at all. The site actually offers many more than that. The free fonts on this site are handily organized across more than 50 categories, such as 3D, brush, calligraphy, decorative, modern, retro, fancy, and more.

This site has a font preview tool, allowing you to preview a word or a sentence with any given font. Moreover, the site also offers an option to browse fonts by a designer, so if you find someone whose fonts you like, you can see everything else they’ve created.

4. Creative Market

An online marketplace for community-generated design assets, Creative Market , offers a great selection of free fonts for designers. The fonts on this site empower creators worldwide to make their ideas a reality. Since its launch, the site has been growing rapidly and now boasts an audience of millions of people per month.

Besides free fonts, the site also offers graphics, themes, photos, and templates created by artists in over 190 countries worldwide. So, if you’re ready to showcase and market your talent, visit this site and download the free fonts to make your projects stand out.

5. Envato Elements

Next up on our list is Envato , a world-leading font site for creative people. With an industry-leading marketplace paired with an unlimited subscription service, Envato helps creators to get their designs completed faster. Although the site does not offer free fonts, they provide monthly plans, which, when used regularly, can effectively mean that you are getting top-quality fonts at prices that are as good as free.

Since the fonts on offer here are typically paid-for, you know you’re getting a good quality product, and it’s a brilliant way to build your toolkit with different font styles. Downloading fonts from this site means you can often unlock more fonts and goodies on qualifying purchases.

6. FontSpace

One of the largest databases of free fonts online is FontSpace . The site currently has more than 100,000 free fonts — the majority of which are limited to personal use, but some can be used for free commercially. This site is home to designer-centered, legitimate, and clearly licensed free fonts. Each font on this site is reviewed by a moderator, checked for font quality issues, and licenses are verified. By doing this, the site ensures to be a legitimate source for free fonts.

The site takes a visual approach to displaying fonts. Along with the usual editable font preview, you’ll also find an image from the designer that displays the font. You can use the font generator on this site to create fonts that are easy to copy and paste on your websites, social media profiles, etc. Simply put, whether you are a professional graphics designer, hobbyist, teacher, or student, you’ll never have trouble finding what you’re seeking on this font site.

7. UrbanFonts

With over 8,000 free fonts available in numerous categories, UrbanFonts is another good place to look for a fantastic collection of free fonts for your designs. The site has a simple and easy-to-understand search feature. Most fonts on this site are freeware; however, some are shareware or linkware.

You’ll find a large assortment of fonts you can sort through based on various attributes. You can also preview fonts using custom text on a black background. When you hover over the preview, you’ll see the entire alphabet in the preview box. Besides free fonts, you can also find premium fonts and free dingbats on this site.

8. Font Squirrel

Font Squirrel is among the simplest of the free font websites on this list. It is a bit different from the other sites on this list because it compiles fonts from other websites and links to them.

What makes Font Squirrel special is its rich collection of high-quality, legitimately free fonts. Moreover, these free fonts are also very easy to use, unlike other so-called free font sites available today, thanks to a clean design that utilizes bold typography.

The site also has a very visible search feature on the right side of the page that breaks things down into various categories, styles, and languages, to ensure you don’t get lost. Definitely give Font Squirrel a peek if you want some outstanding, superior-quality free fonts.

9. Abstract Fonts

Abstract Fonts is one of the most well-known free font websites in the world. The site prides itself on having high-quality fonts. The site’s great minimalist design ensures its users get what they came for. Every free font here is of great design, and most of the typefaces are suitable for any project you can imagine.

The search feature on Abstract Fonts , including alphabetized category search, will help locate what you need. To reduce the time required to find what you need, sorting is accomplished by category and popularity, among other attributes. Thus, with so many features, you’ll definitely find free fonts that you’ll love.

10. FontStruct

Last on our list is one of the unique free font sites. FontStruct is not merely a free font site but also a font-building tool as it allows users to create fonts. The site lets you quickly construct fonts out of geometrical shapes, which are arranged in a grid pattern, like tiles or bricks. Users can keep their creations private; however, they are encouraged to share the fonts once they’re finished so that others can download their fonts.

The site is easy to navigate, and you’ll have access to a library of user-made fonts quickly. With a wide array of creative works from people worldwide, you’ll indeed find something that will both inspire and amaze you. And, if you’re feeling creative, you can try your hand at making the font of your dreams.

When it comes to creativity, the textual part is very important, with every aspect of your visual presentation having an impact on its overall value. Therefore, we came up with this list of the best free font sites to make it easy for you to pick a high-quality font. So why wait? Visit one or more of these sites and download hundreds of great fonts to spice up any of your design projects. Let’s go.

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The 8 Best Google Chrome Extensions for Designers

Whether you need something to preview fonts or manage your workflows, you’ll find the best Google Chrome extensions for designers in this full guide. These plugins are ideal whether you’re a serious hobbyist or a professional.

2. Adobe Express

3. google font previewer, 4. html to design, 5. colorzilla, 6. miro chrome search extension, 7. designer tools, 8. perfectpixel.

Price: Free with premium options

Figma is popular with UX designers and graphic designers alike, and its Chrome extension helps you better customize the events you create in Google Calendar.

You can directly share your FigJam boards when using Figma’s Chrome extension. This feature can be used to run a presentation or add extra context before a meeting.

The Figma Chrome extension also lets you add any of your Figma files to a Google Calendar event. Besides adding existing files, you can also create new ones and FigJam boards via your calendar. Moreover, the plugin works as a quick click-through to Figma’s website.

While I still recommend using more advanced tools, like Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator, for complex designs, Adobe Express is great for basic prototypes and social media posts. You can quickly crop and resize images in addition to removing backgrounds.

The Adobe Express Chrome extension lets you quickly create new designs without needing to navigate to the website. After clicking on Create , you’ll have access to the full library.

When using this extension, you can also convert images from your computer or hard drive to PNG or JPEG. However, it doesn’t work for saving and converting WEBP files to JPEG .

Price: Free

Understanding how fonts work together is one of the most crucial aspects of design, but knowing what they’ll look like is sometimes challenging. Google Font Previewer lets you preview what pages will look like with numerous fonts applied.

To choose the fonts you want to add, you’ll find a comprehensive list on the right side. You can also choose whether you’d like to use non-Latin symbols, such as Arabic and Korean.

See how your fonts interact with different parts of the page by changing the letter case. Moreover, you can choose between regular and bold. Once you know what you want to change your fonts to, feel free to adjust them in a WordPress theme or website builder that you use.

You need the Figma plugin to use HTML to Design , but it’s a very powerful Chrome extension for designers, once you’ve installed both. You can turn the Chrome pages you browse into Figma designs.

HTML to Design lets you customize your design width. I recommend starting with browser width if you’re designing a webpage, but you can always choose the mobile option if you’re creating an app or mobile page.

The HTML to Design plugin lets you choose the whole page or a specific part of it and Light or Dark Mode.

Knowing the exact RGB numbers is one of the biggest challenges, but the ColorZilla Chrome extension makes this task easier for designers. The plugin shows you the precise numbers needed for any color on your webpage, whether it’s a logo, photo, or something else.

Besides choosing a color from a specific webpage, ColorZilla also allows you to choose one from outside your browser. The plugin keeps a history of your choices, too, meaning you can refer to it whenever you want.

This color picker also has a palette browser that lets you see the RGB numbers for commonly used colors.

If you want quick access to your Miro projects, consider downloading Miro’s Chrome search extension . After integrating this plugin, you can search for all of your documents directly from the Chrome URL box.

To find your results, type “miro,” followed by your file name. You’ll notice the URL change to Miro Search .

After hitting Enter , you’ll be transported to your Miro dashboard.

Designer Tools is a great Chrome extension, allowing you to learn measurements when designing your apps and websites. Learn how many pixels each aspect of a site you visit is, such as the text boxes and visuals.

You can also compare pixels for different sections by clicking on one and hovering your cursor over the next one you want to measure.

Designer Tools lets you save aspects and add grids to help you get more accurate measurements. Also learn about pixel scaling to maximize this tool’s use.

PerfectPixel lets you add multiple layers by uploading visual assets from your computer. You can also copy and paste from your clipboard. If you want to complete your project later, it’s easy to save your progress.

To prevent confusion, add different layouts for each website. You can also drag and drop your uploaded layers to precisely where you want them to appear.

PerfectPixel lets you place elements to the left, middle, or right with one click. You’ll also find several shortcuts to streamline your workflow.

Whether you’re looking for specific colors or want to design new elements on a webpage, them best Chrome extensions for designers can help you. You’ll also find plenty of tools to more effectively search software. You may want to consider combining these with Chrome extensions that enhance your search experience for even better productivity.

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