Latest Trends, Examples, and Free Fonts
Every year brings fresh design trends and techniques. Typeface?
While type trends are often included, typefaces that make your life easier aren't. We can help. Here are 19 new free typefaces you'll want to use this year.
Some are free, while others are costly (everyone needs a few go-to premium type families). Fonts are modern and classic.
Coves is a circular sans serif typeface with uppercase and lowercase characters that are readable at small and big sizes and in stacked applications. The font's rounded corners are unique.
Download it for free on Behance.
Postcards lets you change internet email templates without scripting. Includes 100 components to create custom email templates faster.
CROISSANT
Croissant by Eduardo Tunni is a Google Web Font with beautiful curls. You may get a typeface that looks handwritten in French. Lowercase characters have lengthy out-strokes, while uppercase letters have soft terminals. West and Central European languages are supported.
Josip Kelava's Metropolis features Art Deco and double-line posters. Artist captured the 1920s well. It's urban, artistic, and smart. It works for Latin and Cyrillic. It includes numbers and punctuation.
Barkentina
Kiril Zlatkov emphasizes on spacing between characters for legibility and clarity regardless of size. He employed serifs to balance art and casualness. It has
OpenType;
ABC;
Cyrillic
numerals;
highlighting;
More syntactic indications.
Futuracha
Holy's Futuracha lasts. It has a unique Art Deco appearance. It gives headlines and headings a creative, delicate character. It has Greek, Latin, numerals, and punctuation.
Manteka
Unlike the preceding lavish example, is a utilitarian, multipurpose, formal typeface that shows texts of varying lengths, including headings. One type and weight are available. Symbols, digits, and letters are common.
Slab Shelton
Hannes Von Dohren's Shelton Slab has an uneven cowboy theme. The typeface's different letters give it a fun tone and complement natural textures like wood. It has contextual alternates, arrows, and other basic glyphs.
Moby
Moby is a techno-inspired display typeface. The artist eliminates rough edges and corners to make it calm. It has two classic formats (TTF and OTF) and glyphs for multilingual texts.
Polaris
Similar to the first sample, but less soft and heavenly. It's suited to artworks, posters, t-shirt prints, and website designs. It features Latin letters, digits, and glyphs like backslash and hyphen.
Multicolore
Multicolore has bright color palettes. The unique typeface highlights titles and energizes UI. Not a classic font, though. Since it's in EPS format, you need a vector editing tool like Illustrator or Photoshop to use it. To maximize an effect, try layer styles, coloring, and more details.
Dooodleista
Filiz Sahin produced the doodle-like font Dooodleista. It's happy and fun. Each letter has thin, eccentric lines. There are basic glyphs for English content.
COCO
Coco by Henrick Lorandez is a trendy font for magazine covers, fashion posters, and online UIs. Traditional sans-serif typeface with elaborate, ornamental letterforms. Is
Regular to Bold Italic weights;
Includes caps, numerals, and special symbols.
theorizing
New Theory is rustic and original. It allows you replicate old-timey rock paintings. Titles and short material can be displayed. Only supports English alphabet.
Johanna
Adria Gomez produced a creative grotesque type. It has adaptable visual shapes, except for long copy. Modular. Here are six alternatives and Roman numerals.
Silverfake
Alexey Frolov developed the modern slab serif Silverfake. Its dual nature favors modern and retro projects. It includes Latin and Cyrillic capital letters, symbols, and alternate letters.
Nexa
The next type family can satisfy several needs. The message is clear regardless of size. It features 16 typefaces, 8 uprights, 8 italics, and 500 glyphs to serve multiple languages. Websites and app UIs can use it.
Sreda
Elena Kowalski designed Sreda, a slab serif typeface with optimal kerning and straight lines. This kind speaks Western, Central, Turkish, Baltic, and Cyrillic languages. Syntax and numerals also have symbols.
CasperTypeface
Casper Typeface is a modern font that combines geometric forms harmoniously. It supports the Latin alphabet, Cyrillic alphabet, numerals, alternative characters, signs, and arrows.
Tikal
Tikal Sans is for text and display. This sans serif typeface has a high X-height. It has a Mayan vibe but is pleasant and formal. It includes contextual alternate letters, basic symbols, punctuation, and traditional numerals. Medium and Medium Italic are free.
Condensed Sofia
Sofia Pro Condensed complements Sofia. It's rounded, graceful, and modern. More than 500 symbols allow for manipulation.
forms case-sensitive;
capitalize;
alternatives
alternative styles;
fractions;
And more.
Boneche
Che's Bone rips apart delicate typefaces. It has thin forms, bone-themed décor, and rounded corners. Handcrafted, it adds humanity and humor to artwork. Wood and paper textures look wonderful.
MOCHA
Mocha Script by Thomas Ramey stands out with its sleek look. This calligraphy font mimics human script with a constant stream of characters. Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and punctuation are included.
Cuprum
Cuprum is a four-style sans serif family (two uprights – Regular and Bold, and two cursives – Italic and Italic Bold). The font supports Baltic, Turkish, Central and Western European, Cyrillic, and Roman languages. It's PC/Mac compatible.
Ledger
Ledger Regular is an excellent, multipurpose Google Web font. Denis Masharov achieves ideal contrast and harmony. Elegant and nuanced letterforms result. Latin and Cyrillic letters are extensive.
Forum
Denis Masharov's Forum exudes Victorian-era refinement. Its robust architecture balances semicircular arches, horizontal cornices, and rising pilasters. The typeface includes Latin, Cyrillic, numerals, and formatting symbols.
Prosto
Prosto improves readability by making text scannable. Simple, plain, neutral. Regarding important features,
TTF-formatted;
it's PC/Mac compatible;
it's multilingual
It includes all common syntactic symbols, West European diacritics, and Baltic Latin.
SSP
Paul D. Hunt's Source Sans Pro has six weights, from Extra Light to Black. The font is PC and web-friendly. Roman, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts are supported.
Flex-Display
Flex Display includes alternatives, glyphs, and symbols. The display font exudes freshness, delicacy, and ultra-slim visual forms. Italic writing gives a delicate, human touch. It's great for web design. Personal and commercial use is fine.
Poly
Nicolas Silva plans to produce a universal serif typeface for texts and headlines. Poly has letterforms with medium contrast, an appropriate balance between X-height and character width, and tiny wedges. This Unicode typeface family has case-sensitive forms, superiors, and scientific symbols. Only Latin and derivatives work.
TextNoticia
Noticia Text is a slab serif font by JM Sole. It supports many foreign languages by letting you write in four styles (Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic) and using approximately 700 glyphs. Uppercase and lowercase regular and accented letters.
Jockey
Jockey by TypeTogether was inspired by 1930s horse race posters. It's a modern sans-serif font. There are many Roman glyphs.
Serif Bree
Bree Serif is Bree's upright italic variant. It creates a welcoming UI. Versatile, elegant, and tasty. Available via Google Web Font portfolio, it includes accented capital and lowercase letters and numerals to operate with Roman scripts online.
Hagin
Hagin's 'old-school' aesthetic is charming. Regular and Bold weights and Latin and Cyrillic symbols are included. It enhances online and visual designs.
Prociono
Barry Schwartz's Prociono is a neutral, polished serif typeface. Black letters give selected content weight. Extended glyphs and accented characters accommodate Western and Central European languages.
Fatface
Abril Fatface is editorial-focused. It's playful and funky. Its variety of styles lets it display titles and content. It's inspired by 19th-century slab serif types and Roman scotch letters.
Adelle
Adelle is a versatile slab serif font. Only Bold, Regular, and Italic are free. These variants:
capitalization
digits;
Language assistance.
Intro
Intro is a 26-style family. Well-finished geometric forms, hand kerning, and well-thought-out proportions convey pleasant messages. 376 characters, two formats (OpenType and TrueType).
Archive
Slava Kirilenko's Archive uses geometric shapes and smooth edges. Modern font fits cosmic themes well. Use glyph coverage
Uppercase Latin
Uppercase Cyrillic
Greek;
highlighting;
numerals;
...and formatting symbols.
Lowercase letters are missed, therefore the font will have headlines.
Exo
Natanael Gama's Exo modernizes geometric sans serif fonts. Its unusual yet generic letterforms make it perfect for business projects, websites, and printing. It gives designs a techno or futuristic feel. Nine weights, different styles, and glyphs are included.
Novecento
Novecento Sans is a family font. Jan Tonellato created 32 styles, 16 OpenType features, and 600 glyphs. From English to Ukrainian, it speaks 76 languages. Headings, logos, and extended copy can use it.
Static
Slava Kirilenko designed this simple but lovely typeface using circular curves and letter spacing. Arrives
weights;
italicized twice;
Options.
Demo version lacks glyph coverage. Uppercase and lowercase Latin, numerals, and punctuation marks are used.
Rex
Rex by fontfabric highlights headlines. Original, creative, artistic. Light, Bold, and Inline are clearly differentiated. Small caps and caps look different. It can compose Roman and Cyrillic writing.
Typeface
47- Typeface by Hendricks Rolandez sparkles. It's retro and nasty. You can choose from two styles despite having only 26 letters and 10 numerals (Italic or Bold).
Acorn
Acorn contrasts less with geometric typefaces in this collection. It uses odd shapes and doodles instead of grids. It's thin Light and weighty Bold. First option has 300 glyphs and is used for titles; second option has 700 symbols and is used for content.
Stroke
Stroke is calm and smooth. It adds spice to extended material or subtlety to headlines and phrases. Both weights (Light and Bold) are readable. The font includes lowercase and uppercase Latin, numerals, and punctuation.
Uralita
Ruben Prol's Uralita makes titles shout. Its aesthetic character and calligraphy structure intensify lettering and add refinement to designs. Ancient stone inscriptions give it a unique, confusing look. Fine and Regular weights, basic letters, digits, accents, and alternates are editable.
Pilaca
Pier Paolo's Pilaca is high-tech and digital. It's strong and harsh. Due of its high density, it's best for headlines. Author uses English alphabet, numerals, and essential symbols.
Alphageometry
Alphageometry is a powerful ornamental font. Its consistent style is due to its tight grid structure. It has nice lowercase variations. As befits such luxurious things, it's not a conventional font. To use it, generate text using an image editor. Normal, Oblique, and Two-tone Normal.
Haginserif
Type Foundry's Hagin Serif is clean. Geometric shapes and tiny embellishments decorate characters' tops and bottoms. It's approved for European languages and Cyrillic. Bold or light?
Sofia
Sofia Pro by Mostardesign has 500+ glyphs to accommodate many languages. Having
form-sensitive;
capitalize;
fractions;
many alternatives
Elegant letterforms present words and titles with modern style.
JS
Jenna Sue by Jenna Sue Design promotes warm, informal nonverbal communication. It's a nice hand-drawn font. It mimics letters easily. It has 100 glyphs for writing text of varying lengths.
Tetra
Alexey Frolov's Tetra is an innovative sans serif. The decorative font has personality. Its hybrid character matches current and historical designs well. It has one style, Regular, with uppercase Roman and Cyrillic characters.
Univers
2019 free fonts
This "oldie but goodie" typeface matches practically any design aesthetic. This sans serif's basic shapes work well for huge or stacked text.
MyFonts sells this premium typeface.
Morganite
Morganite is a free complicated sans-serif font. Uppercase characters are great for display, whereas lowercase letters are good for short content. It's readable despite its high x-height. Behance designer.
Lato
Lato never ages. Lato's semi-rounded letters are friendly, although its powerful structure is serious. "Serious but nice men and women."
"Summery," says designer ukasz Dziedzic. Google Fonts popularized this typeface.
Evolve
Evolve Sans has 10 fonts in several weights and a futuristic variant. Thin weights are only suitable for big applications, although regular and bold are great for display text.
Quick
Fonts 2019 examples
Elegant thin-line sans serif Quick. This font is dramatic when enlarged and shown. This typeface is multilingual and complete. GraphicFresh offers it.
Mosk
Mosk is a versatile sans serif font with nine variations and many weights. It's fantastic for stacking, body text, and display because to its angled letterforms and crisp lines. It's on Behance.
Burgess
Burgess is a highly readable serif font family. Bold and semibold work well for display, whereas normal is best for tiny writing. Colophon Foundry sells premium fonts.
SuperGT
GT Super is a versatile modern serif. It's readable and breezy with multiple weights, making it all-purpose. (It looks fantastic online and in print.)
The designers say GT Super is based on 1970s and 1980s display serifs. This premium typeface from Grillitype focuses on expressive, distinctive calligraphic gestures.
Display Playfair
Playfair Display has thick and narrow serifs. It's great for larger lettering, but readable at lower sizes. Google Fonts has it free.
Giveny
Giveny is an all-caps serif. Use it to display special projects. It's on Behance.
Monkstead
Monkstead can be filled or outlined. It offers five retro logo and poster-inspired styles. Dribbble designer offers free circular version. https://dribbble.com/shots/4808005-Monkstead-Font-round-style-for-free
Display Circus
The Circus Display font has antique swashes and tails. This could be a good display choice. The designer says, "This rough typeface has considerable personality."
Download this free PixelBuddha front in two forms (regular and striped) to customize its "vintageness."
Font Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones has rounded, rough, soft, and outline styles. This whimsical typeface is retro-cool. PixelSurplus offers a free (personal) version.
Elephant-Font
Elephant is a lovely outline sans serif designed for creative stuff. The design is straightforward yet compelling, with the perfect angles and weight. Free on Behance from the designer.
Puzzled
Font puzzle
Puzzled has lengthy tails and intricate lines. Despite its feminine tone, the font is versatile. To apply complicated stylings effectively, employ simple text elements with a few characters. PixelSurplus has it free.
Font Peace
Peace Sans is eye-catching and bold. The free typeface is flexible and looks quality. It's glyph-friendly. Free on Behance.
Wanderlust
Wanderlust is bold and distinctive, adding excitement to text.
Author:
Wanderlust's circular and bordered slab serif combination draws inspiration from scenery, mountain, and rural wooden architecture.
Free on Behance.
Adelle
Font Adelle
Adelle is a flexible font. (The greatest for last?)
The strong typeface has individuality.
Creator:
“Its subtle appearance, superb texture, and slightly dark color make it perfect for continuous text, especially in harsh environments. Adelle fonts convey personality through a sequence of measured particularities as they get larger.
TypeTogether offers the premium family.
These years have been rich in new fonts, and the choice is large as typography has swiftly developed and free fonts have become a vital part of every website or offline project. Professionally produced font sets.
After responsive design became more popular, the fonts' evolution became obvious. 95% of a responsive site's content should be text, and 5% should be images. Fonts are crucial to every website, of course.
Free fonts can be used as web fonts or @font-face, giving material a great typographic style.
Download free fonts and use them in design and writing.
Previous years' free font releases
Venera
Joe Prince manipulates lines and shapes. Venera has a great futuristic atmosphere and soft appearance. It has five weights, from thin to bold, and a wider set of characters for language support.
Script
James T. Edmondson designed the charming Mission Script typeface. Its gentle brush strokes make it ideal for feminine projects or delicate UI. It's compact and casual, featuring OpenType ligatures and wide language support.
Pro-Maven
Fonts free
Maven Pro is a geometric Sans Serif font. It's modern, elegant, and fashionable. Joe Prince created the ultralight weights. Extensive glyph coverage enables it work on many projects.
Edmondsans
Edmondsans is a display font with Sans-Serif roots. Soft, sleek, formal. It's equipped
Regular, Medium, Bold;
non-linear figures
capitalize;
Mini-set of title options.
Obama
Fine proportions, long sleek lines, precise outlines, and slender appearance describe Francis MacLeod's Abraham Lincoln. Its robust serifs communicate importance and status. The type, inspired by the 16th President of the USA and vintage ads, evokes nostalgia.
Geared
2016 free fonts
Geared by Ben Dalrymple is a grungy condensed Slab-Serif. It's bold, urban, and violent. Thin, Regular, Bold, and Extra Bold weights are available.
characters galore;
meticulous numerals
glyphs;
Central European support
Dude
Dude by Dan Gneiding is upbeat and Cowboy-inspired. Despite having only one weight, the artist has created 12 different styles with stylistic variations. Each option is inspired by country legends.
Voyage
Oscar Rubio's Sail Away features hand-written touches. These finishing touches and doubled lines give the font a top-notch look. It just speaks Roman, but that's plenty for many projects. Contains
Capitals and lowercase;
counting;
syntactic glyphs
asterisks or copyright symbols.
Bira
Bira by Mans Greback stands out. Brushstrokes and smooth shapes define it. It's retro and humanistic. The typeface supports uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and basic punctuation. It's free for personal use and comes in one weight and style.
Daiichi
Michael Muranaka's Daiichi features slender lines and elegant geometry. This sleek techno font includes uppercase and lowercase Latin letters, digits, punctuation marks, and math operations.
Razor
Jeff Schreiber's Razor merges techno and futuristic well. It also reflects the lively and energetic 1980s. It's sent
style;
Regular, Bold, Italic;
capitalization
numbers;
TTF, OTF, SVG, WOFF.
Big and neon looks great.