Design is a strapping paladin, and typography is it’s blade. The right font can make or break an already solid design. A boisterous visual message needs a bold typeface. An high-end, upscale design can be taken further with an elegant serif font. A seasoned artist will have an arsenal of fonts at their ready, and it’s important to be well equipped. Below are six versatile free fonts to use for personal or commercial use.
Free Font #1. Redwing
Redwing is a retro san-serif font. The font comes in a light (300) weight and a medium (500). This typeface is perfectly bold to use for headlines, well-suited for print and digital use.
2. Crimson
Crimson is a beautiful serif font from Google fonts. It comes with 6 weights ranging from regular to bold. It’s a very subtle, elegant look that is perfectly suited to use for quotes or headlines.
Free Font #3. Takota
Takota a free font in the form of a brush script that resembles a traditional calligraphy style.
4. Hansief
Hansief is a sans serif font. You do have to give your email in exchange for this one, but it’s worthwhile. Hansief comes with a regular and a rough version. The downside is that are no lowercase options. This bold font is perfect for titles & headings.
Free Font #5. Oranienbaum
Oranienbaum is a modern, high-contrast, and pronounced serif font. It comes in one weight only, but it’s elegance and complexity keep it a solid choice for either headlines or body text. This is a font with superior legibility.
6. Modelica
Modelica is a behemoth of a font to cap our list. It comes as 3 separate fonts, with over 48 total weights to them. The versatility here will surely compliment any modern or sophisticated design.
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