may be off to a questionable start in the world of politics, but at least we can rely on a steady supply of free fonts to buck up our mood. All the usual suspects are still being released, but we’re seeing a lot less in the way of calligraphic lettering and brush fonts compared to 2016, and an increase in serifs. Bold weight sans-serifs seem pretty popular at the moment too. There’s also a welcome rise in the number of free non-latin fonts, particularly cyrillic. In this list, you’ll find something to cover any eventuality from stand out display text to dense body copy. Plus, we’ve included a sprinkling of experimental, decorative, and quirky fonts for you to play with and be inspired by. Enjoy, and let us know which ones you feel for, and which ones you didn’t. All fonts listed here were free or offered free weights, for personal and/or commercial use (as specified) at the time of writing.
2017Podriq
Handwritten
Sarah
Decofunk
Pan
Chandelier
Novar
Rosarina
Midpoint
Starch Raw
Bohem Press
Land
Diotima
FS ABC
Tipper
Renasci
Spacer
Rimbo
Grafika Type.1
Quick Caps
Lombard
Deimos
Shkoder 1989
Quentin
Leafy Extended
Tuna Medium
Fea
Automata
Porto
Fish & Chips (personal use)
Monotonia
Visionair
Nord
MU-TH-UR
Sickboy
Quantify v2 (personal use)
Sunn Serif
Ropa Mix Pro Italic
Crumbold
Caparica
DisThyme
Mademoiselle
Vinograd
Campground
Kraft Mono
Black Animal
Escalope (personal use)
Hooked
Rusty Experiments Part 1
Hype
Womby
Agané
Spring Time
Cheque
Arkeide
Manoyri
Illuma
Giraffey
Uni Neue (2 free weights)
Beautify
Goldberg
Downtown
Realla
HK Nova Medium
Noway
SVG Alphabet
Sua Medium
Cima
Big Stem Regular
Natsu
Javiera Light
Chuck Noon 2
Citrica
Aquatico Animated
Free Eco Font
Norsk
Paccbet
Star Falling
Elenar Love
Leyton (personal use)
Krabular
Agent
Intruding Cat
Leixo
Paradox
Tatafirst
Socium
Rowo
OC1
Aveline (personal use)
Font For Fighting
Podriq
Handwritten
Sarah
Decofunk
Pan
Chandelier
Novar
Rosarina
Midpoint
Starch Raw
Bohem Press
Land
Diotima
FS ABC
Tipper
Renasci
Spacer
Rimbo
Grafika Type.1
Quick Caps
Lombard
Deimos
Shkoder 1989
Quentin
Leafy Extended
Tuna Medium
Fea
Automata
Porto
Fish & Chips (personal use)
Monotonia
Visionair
Nord
MU-TH-UR
Sickboy
Quantify v2 (personal use)
Sunn Serif
Ropa Mix Pro Italic
Crumbold
Caparica
DisThyme
Mademoiselle
Vinograd
Campground
Kraft Mono
Black Animal
Escalope (personal use)
Hooked
Rusty Experiments Part 1
Hype
Womby
Agané
Spring Time
Cheque
Arkeide
Manoyri
Illuma
Giraffey
Uni Neue (2 free weights)
Beautify
Goldberg
Downtown
Realla
HK Nova Medium
Noway
SVG Alphabet
Sua Medium
Cima
Big Stem Regular
Natsu
Javiera Light
Chuck Noon 2
Citrica
Aquatico Animated
Free Eco Font
Norsk
Paccbet
Star Falling
Elenar Love
Leyton (personal use)
Krabular
Agent
Intruding Cat
Leixo
Paradox
Tatafirst
Socium
Rowo
OC1
Aveline (personal use)
Font For Fighting
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