The 10 Best Free Fonts

That Aren’t on Google Fonts

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Disclaimer

This guide is for informational purposes only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information
within. The font licensing information may not be accurate or may have changed since the time of
publication. Always check with the type designer/type foundry before using any free font.

Copyright

No part of this publication shall be reproduced, transmitted, or sold in whole or in part in any form,
without the prior written consent of the author. All trademarks and registered trademarks appearing in
this guide are the property of their respective owners.

Copyright © 2016 Jeremiah Shoaf Design LLC. All rights reserved.

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1) Aleo
Aleo is a contemporary slab serif family that was designed as the companion to Lato.

Available Styles

Light · Light Italic · Regular · Regular Italic · Bold · Bold Italic

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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2) Born
Born is a humanist serif designed for use as a text face.

Available Styles

Regular

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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3) Nickainley
Nickainley is a monoline script typeface.

Available Styles

Regular

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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4) League Spartan
League Spartan is a geometric sans-serif with similarities to Futura.

Available Styles

Bold

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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5) Norwester
Norwester is an uppercase-only geometric sans-serif.

Available Styles

Uppercase · Small Caps

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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6) Clear Sans
Clear Sans is a contemporary sans-serif released by Intel.

Available Styles

Thin · Light · Regular · Italic · Medium · Medium Italic · Bold · Bold Italic

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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7) Courier Prime
Courier Prime is an updated and refined version of the classic monospaced font Courier.

Available Styles

Regular · Italic · Bold · Bold Italic

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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8) Salome
Salome is a high-contrast Didone designed for display usage.

Available Styles

Regular

License

Free for both personal and commercial use (although you have to pay with a Tweet).

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9) Computer Modern Serif
Computer Modern Serif is a Modern serif with similarities to Century Schoolbook.

Available Styles

Roman · Italic · Bold · Bold Italic

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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10) Butler
Butler is a high-contrast serif available in both regular and stencil cuts.

Available Styles

Ultra Light · Light · Regular · Medium · Bold · Extra Bold · Black · Ultra Light Stencil · Light Stencil ·
Regular Stencil · Medium Stencil · Bold Stencil · Extra Bold Stencil · Black Stencil

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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The 10 Best Serif + Sans-Serif
Font Combinations on Google Fonts
(Sample)

With over 800 font families available on Google Fonts, it can be a challenge finding serifs and sans-serifs
that complement each other. A font used for setting body copy, whether a serif or sans-serif, must meet
certain criteria: it must include regular, italic, bold and bold italic styles and it must render well on
screen at smaller sizes, meaning it should have low to moderate stroke contrast, large counters, open
apertures and an adequate x-height. Each body copy font in the following list meets this criteria and
includes a companion font that harmonizes nicely with it.

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1) Playfair Display + Fira Sans
Fira Sans is a humanist design, drawing its shapes from Erik Spiekermann’s famous FF Meta. On first
glance it might not be an obvious choice to pair with Playfair Display, which clearly has more of a
Modern/geometric influence. However, on closer examination you can see that the basic shapes of both
typefaces are quite similar with short descenders, slightly condensed letterforms and a large x-height.

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The 10 Best Free
“Hipster” Fonts
(Sample)
How did the hipster burn his tongue? He drank his coffee before it was cool. This is a trendy style of
design that everyone knows and finding fonts that work in this context can be tough. The following are
my 10 favorites.

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1) Sunday
Available Styles

Regular

License

Free for both personal and commercial use.

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