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Fonts available free of charge that can be used in commercial work. Other restrictions may apply so check each font’s license for details.
A wide-stanced sans with forms inspired by the Teotihuacán pyramids in Mexico.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, bent strokes, Johnstonian, monoline, vertex spread, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Beatriz Lozano |
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| Publisher: | Beatriz Lozano |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2020-05-14 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | beatrizl.com |
A type series designed for Kyiv city identification.
| Tags: decorative/display, serif, slab serif, sans, geometric, didone, fat-face, grotesque, monoline, sharp, spur serifs, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Dmitry Rastvortsev |
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| Publisher: | Dmitry Rastvortsev |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2020-01-14 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | behance.net |
A condensed didone typeface.
| Tags: decorative/display, serif, slab serif, didone, fat-face, straight-sided, teardrop terminals | |
| Design: | Rajesh Rajput |
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| Publisher: | Rajesh Rajput |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-11-06 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | behance.net |
A typeface where all glyphs occupy one of three possible widths, adapted from League Mono.
| Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, code, gothic, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, quantized | |
| Design: | Tyler Finck |
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| Publisher: | Etcetera Type Company |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-04-12 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | etc.supply |
A variable typeface inspired by dance movements. It began as a collaboration with Design Indaba and the contemporary dancer Andile Vellem, and is offered with a Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0 license.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, all caps, monoline, sharp, unusual variation, wavy/wiggly, woman-designed | |
| Design: | María Ramos, Noel Pretorius |
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| Publisher: | NM Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-02-28 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | nmtype.com |
An all-caps sans inspired by quirky vernacular lettering.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, gothic, grotesque, pinched joints, straight-sided, variable posture | |
| Design: | Jean Wojciechowski |
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| Publisher: | Massimo Studio |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-11-30 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | behance.net |
An all-caps typeface with variable ribbon-like ornamentation.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, chamfered, modular, multiplexed, ornamented, polygonal, rectangular, retractable serifs, sharp, straight-sided, split terminals, unusual variation, wood type | |
| Design: | George Triantafyllakos |
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| Publisher: | George Triantafyllakos |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek |
| Released: | 2018-11-27 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | backpacker.gr |
A monospaced typeface made of variable pixels.
| Tags: decorative/display, some serifs, modular, monospaced, ornamented, pixel, polygonal | |
| Design: | George Triantafyllakos |
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| Publisher: | George Triantafyllakos |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek |
| Released: | 2018-11-27 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | backpacker.gr |
An all-caps sans with diagonal stroke endings.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, flat brush, straight-sided | |
| Design: | George Triantafyllakos |
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| Publisher: | George Triantafyllakos |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek |
| Released: | 2018-11-27 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | backpacker.gr |
A chamfered sans where the counterforms remain the same size across a range of weights.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, chamfered, consistent counters, futuristic/sci-fi, modular, polygonal, rectangular, spurless, straight-sided | |
| Design: | Oscar Cobo |
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| Publisher: | Oscar Cobo |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-11-21 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | behance.net |
A variable color font version of the stony Rocher typeface. This version provides independently variable color effects in a single font file (see the article about making the font for details). The download options include a tool for generating versions with customized color palettes. (If the sample is black and/or doesn’t change with the sliders, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)
| Tags: decorative/display, slab serif, some serifs, cartoon, color, inscriptional, ornamented, plump/convex, shade, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Henrique Beier |
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| Publisher: | Harbor Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-09-13 |
| Updated: | 2019-02-28 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | harbortype.com |
Morphs between designs inspired by different historical styles of the Cyrillic script.
| Tags: decorative/display, serif, slab serif, sans, some serifs, all caps, retractable serifs, spur serifs, straight-sided, unusual variation, wedge serif | |
| Design: | Plamen Motev |
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| Publisher: | Fontfabric |
| Characters: | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Released: | 2018-06-04 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | fontfabric.com |
A variable incarnation of FF Meta, produced by Marianna Paszkowska. It is offered with a free demo license that expires December 31, 2019.
| Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, monoline, variable posture | |
| Design: | Erik Spiekermann |
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| Publisher: | Monotype |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-05-18 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | monotype.com |
An Art Nouveua border font, part of the Waba type series. The font includes automatic start and end glyphs via OpenType contextual alternates, plus an optional face glyph accessible via OpenType stylistic alternates.
| Tags: decorative/display, Art Nouveau, dingbats, psychedelic, rectangular, soft corners | |
| Design: | Lewis McGuffie |
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| Publisher: | Lewis McGuffie |
| Characters: | dingbats/emoji |
| Released: | 2018-05-10 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | lewismcguffie.com |
dT Jakob Variable includes 4 separate stylistic groups, intended to be layered for special inline and shade effects. The styles are all contained in a single font file, accessible by activating various OpenType features.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, all caps, Art Deco, chromatic, inline, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, ornamented, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Eduilson Coan, Gustavo Soares |
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| Publisher: | dooType |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-01-09 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | dootype.com |