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You know what’s really awesome? Yeah, you guessed it – cool fonts!

In this wild article, we’re about to dive into and we’ll be exploring the wacky world of typography that’ll make your work pop and capture the attention of anyone who lays their eyes on it.

So grab your favorite drink, put on your reading glasses, and let’s get started!

• First up, we’ll take a look at some of the hottest fonts out there that are just perfect for spicing up your designs.
• Next, we’ll dive deep into the history of these bad boys and learn how they’ve evolved over time.
• Finally, we’ll wrap things up with a few tips and tricks on how to make the best use of these fantastic fonts in your own projects.

So whether you’re a designer, a writer, or just someone who’s looking to add a little more oomph to your creations, you’re in for a real treat. Trust me, after reading this article, you’ll never look at text the same way again! So buckle up, folks, and let’s get our font on!

100 cool fonts to download

Kano – Download

“Kano” is an uppercase and lowercase display typeface, with a geometric structure and a sharp edge point, making it one of the best fonts for logos, posters, and other typographic works. Kano is free for personal & commercial use.

Margot

Margot is an adorable type family designed and optimized for its use in large sizes. Margot is vibrant, cheerful, perfectly suited for a great variety of typographical purposes.  This makes it one of the great free typefaces for you.

Echowarp

Introducing Echowarp is an unusual COLORED font family. The main idea of ​​this font is that a colored echo spreads and fades from minimalistic letters to the sides.

Distorted letters give the effect of temporary refraction. The originality of this family is primarily suitable for a bold design.

And if you add a random distortion in a graphics program to the finished heading written in this font, the inscription will turn into an absolutely unique and inimitable one.

The futuristic set has 23 fonts in the family! Do not limit your imagination, because the font opens up a huge space for creative experiments.

Mosk – Download

Mosk is a typeface family that consists of lowercase letters and edited versions in the uppercase version, for your logos and designs, Mosk makes great display fonts.

Campton

Campton is a cool text which is one of the best free fonts online.  It is a simple sans serif with a geometric skeleton, based on the mid to early twentieth-century visual trend of achieving neutrality. Although, there are a lot of typefaces focusing on similar principles, tries to find its niche in the field of anonymous typefaces by combining simplicity with a subtle friendliness.

It is perfectly suited for graphic design application ranging from editorial and corporate design via web and interaction design through to product design.

Geonica – Geometric Sans Serif Font

Geonica is minimalistic geometric sans serif font. The font includes stylistic alternates and ligatures. Geonica is suitable for the design on the theme of architecture, game industry, minimalism etc.

Moderne Sans

Moderne Sans is a clean sans-serif font style free for you to download, created by Marius Kempken. Inspired by the great 1920s font families.

Densia Sans

Denisa Sans is an economic sans serif, designed to be used in sizes from 6 to 14 points. Its tall x-height and narrow width make it the best font to use whenever there’s very limited space.

Not only it is space-saving, Denisa Sans features a complete set of 820 glyphs, including small caps, case-sensitive forms, proportional and tabular figures, superiors, inferiors, and fractions. Also, its character set supports over 30 languages.

Duma

DUMA is one of the coolest fonts available. It is characterized with long legs and very extended. Each character was individually made in Illustrator using basic geometric shapes.

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Gaspar

Simplifica

Another one of these cool free fonts is Simplified. It is a slightly condensed sans-serif typeface featured with a uniform and thin line width. Its high positioned caps-height and ascender make it one of the top fonts for legibility. A fine, simple and clear font that you can’t miss.

Amsterdam

The Amsterdam font is a simple and classy font, comes with 8 Elegant Variations, OpenType features such as stylistic alternates, initial and final form, and ligatures. We keep this font looks elegant, classy, readable, stylish, catchy, and easy to use.

The Amsterdam Font is a great choice for watermarking on photography, signature or signature logo design, quotes, album cover, business cards, and many other design projects. From business cards to photo watermarks, The Amsterdam is here to elevate your work to the highest level

Source Serif Pro

Source Serif Pro is a cool serif typeface in the transitional style, designed to complement Source Sans. Their close companionship is achieved by a careful match of letter proportions and typographic color.

While designed to harmonize with its serif-less counterpart, Source Serif often takes its own direction, in part because the two are inspired by different historical precedents.

Source Serif is loosely based on the work of Pierre Simon Fournier, and many idiosyncrasies typical to Fournier’s designs (like the bottom serif on the b or the middle serif on the w) are also found in Source Serif. Without being a pure historical revival, Source Serif takes cues from the Fournier model and reworks it for a modern age.  Add this great option to your serif font list.

Cocogoose

Creative Vintage Font Duo

introducing Creative Vintage – a modern serif with vintage charm, fashion look, and retro yet modern style.

Three fonts that fit perfectly with each other:

Work fast using integrated OPENTYPE features. Just add PLUS (+) after any letter and get an alternate instantly. This feature works on most applications (Templett, Coral and others)

Creative Vintage Regular: Opentype Serif font with clean shapes and accurate kerning. It includes ligatures and alternates with a total amount of 669 PUA encoded glyphs.

Creative Vintage Draft: Modern Serif with chunky imperfect edges and shabby appearance. This font is a strict copy of everything from the regular version including glyphs names, kerning, and ligatures, so you are worry-free to change the style on the go. Alternates appear automatically when you type plus after any letter or even ligature.

Fabulous Scrip: Modern calligraphy script with straight appearance. It comes with 3 weights (thin, regular, and bold). All glyphs, ligatures, and alternates are PUA encoded. Elegant swashes are integrated into letters. This scrip has all the required Opentype features. Simply type numbers after any letter or [ before and in the end ] to get long lines.

All fonts include OTF & TTF. There is a help file with explanations, examples, and tutorials.

Quicksand

UGO

Losta Masta

Unique, playful, and versatile serif family with 40+ ligatures and 100+ alternates can combine to get curves and beautiful shapes just in seconds.

Type the words and Add the unique shapes from the Losta Masta ornament to get a more stunning display.

This font is suitable for many design forms, such as magazines, postcards, logos, DIY Projects, invitation cards, quotes, vintage look design, an old classic, the 60s, 70s, 80s, wedding projects and much more.

We recommend using Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.

Encode Sans

The Encode Sans family is a versatile workhorse. Featuring a huge range of weights and widths, it’s ready for all kind of typographic challenges. It also includes Tabular and Old Style figures, as well as full set of Small Caps and other Open Type features.  A good font family for every designer.

Bernier

Bernier is a small but cool type family created by Ryan Pyae. Bernier has three different styles and it is the perfect text font for vintage or old school designs.

Gasalt

Railway

FARRAY

Overpass

Sant Joan Despí

Streetwear

Streetwear is bold and stylish retro inspired script typeface which makes it one of the best fonts for logos, posters, branding, packaging and t-shirt design. It looks like the 1960s and 70s fashion and sport-related typeface, unique and fun at the same time. You can access Streetwear’s alternate characters by using an OpenType savvy programs such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. If you want more fonts for logos, you should check out another article of mine.

Rose

Graviola Regular

With semi-rounded terminals, Graviola is a soft and friendly font design. The font contains 533 glyphs, supporting more than 40 languages. Stylistic sets provide alternates in two groupings (a, v, w, y and G, g, &).

Fabiolo

Anurati

Anurati is a cool futuristic font the author worked on during the making of his website. Originally made to be free, this great online text makes way for the creativity of each and every one.

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Young Serif

Fonesia Free Font

Fonesia family comes in three different variants: Light, Regular and Bold. For this initial release, it still carries a standard glyph: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, punctuation and some symbols. This awesome font was created by Arwan Sutanto and makes cool fonts for logos and headers.

Soria

Soria has been created under art nouveau influence and the Didot fonts, as a result, we have a cool letter font that we can use for display texts.

Monopoly

Humblle Rought

Are these cool free fonts enough for you?

No? Read on.

Five

Another one of these cool fonts is Five, a contemporary display mono-weight typeface with a light retro accent. It designed in two styles — Regular and Oblique. The framework of the glyphs gives the opportunity to make a lot of ligatures. I think, Five make good fonts for expressive typography work such as headlines, posters, small texts. it looks excellent in a large size.

Kazmann Sans

Luxia

Lucia is a modern san-serif done with a splash of lavish text characters.

Now Font Family

Now Alt Typeface is a simple geometric typeface by Alfredo Marco Pradil. Now Typeface is open source which makes it one of the cool free fonts to add to your collection. Now Alt is an alternate version of the Now typeface.

Matias

Karmina Bold

Sail

Sail Font is a Didot script for the headline, display, and poster use. A fresh air comes to all the glyphs, its windy uppercases make it one of the great graphic design fonts for display texts and web navigation. Elegant swashes and a clean lowercases also make it suitable for larger paragraphs.

Fina – ultra-thin, modern font

Meet Fina – a beautiful, thin, modern font suited for all kind of creative design works. It’s also a great design font for headlines: capital letters are with dots and points and lowercase is without them.

BONKERS

BONKERS is a strong font which was designed for headlines, poster, title, etc. It’s free for personal use. Commercial options and lowercase will follow in the future.

Caslon OS

Caslon OS is a cool typography recreation and a combination of the old Caslon typefaces in the style and interpretation of Alfredo Marco Pradil.

Ginebra

Hey Brother

Qanelas Soft: 3 Free font weights

This freebie contains great fonts of UltraLight, Medium and ExtraBold weights that you can use for personal and commercial purposes, in accordance with the terms contained into the License Agreement that comes with the package.

Grotesk Light

You should check out the remaining cool free fonts. They’re amazing.

Pifont

Reglo

Reglo Bold is a geometric Sans designed by Sebastien Sanfilippo. This mega cool text was initially designed for the identity of Radio Panik with Open Source Publishing.

Elder Display

Elder is the style of a Transitional font with uppercase, lowercase, old style numbers and some punctuation.

Chau Philomene One

Simple

A new free font called Simple. I realized it inspired by great fonts and I tried to make it the more readable as possible, in simplicity. It has two weights: Regular and light. Simple has a clear and uncluttered appearance, making it a great font for logo designs.

Caja

Gen

Something Wild

This cool fond has a gorgeous handwritten design and a genuine wild spirit. Just the right thing for you if you want to add some raw feeling to your design! The font comes in all popular formats.

Kust

The new Kust is a fancy font with a handwritten appearance, written by Ieva Mezule, the fashion designer, and painter. 80 characters, every letter has a unique structure, with a distorted look. The letters were drawn on hard paper with a thick brush using pure black ink. The presentation was made by images taken by Krisjanis Mezulis, and the painting that’s in the middle was painted by Ieva

Fibon Sans – Regular Weight Free

Fibon Sans is a balanced, low contrast, geometric and highly legible typeface with cool letters well suited for any display or text use. Its curves make it a dynamic typeface, ideal for those who want to add a modern touch to their compositions. Fibon Sans is an excellent choice for logotypes, magazines, blogs, presentations and many more.

Balans

Moderan

Cenotaph Titling

Cenotaph has an engraved-style letter symbol which draws reference from inscriptions done by Eric Gill – most notably in the vertical stem in the ‘U’. In OpenType format, it contains 10 discretionary ligatures useful for stylistic and practical spacing purposes, as well as 3 alternate ampersands and proportional old style numerals.

Diapason

Sk-Modernist

Sk-Modernist is a minimalist and clean typeface which eschews complicated forms. The aim of the typeface was to create an amalgamation of a modern Grotesk, like Helvetica, with a simpler geometric style, like Avant Garde.

Sk-Modernist has been designed specifically for the digital age, each letterform being optically adjusted using a mathematical system rather than the traditional typographer’s eye. This approach has resulted in a typeface that displays exceptionally well in digital mediums.  It is one of the best modern fonts for website design.

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Cloud Sans

Cloud, a humanist sans serif typeface with a bit of grotesque structure. These font designs are suited for all purposes. Contains 5 weights with suitable italic. Light & Bold are available for free!

POE Sans Pro

Bender

The Bender font family contains some cool logo fonts. It was created in Russia especially for graphic designers. Thanks to the unique form of signs, fonts of the given family it is possible to type texts, to do logos or headings. Great graphics fonts for every designer.

Ostrich Sans

Sheep Sans

Cabin

The Cabin Font is a humanist sans inspired by Edward Johnston’s and Eric Gill’s typefaces, with a touch of modernism. Cabin’s cool text incorporates modern proportions, optical adjustments, and some elements of the geometric sans.

Pier

Pier is a modern and structured typography. The idea was to create a slightly off geometric text font that would look as well big or very small. It was made to fit your everyday designs and text needs.

Moon

A new FREE rounded, simple, space-ie choice of free font families entitled Moon, with both thin and bold variations, free for personal use only.

Shihan

Shihan is a free font for designer use, created in April 2015 and inspired by Bashkir geometrical ornaments. This is a FREE typeface and it’s authorized to use it for commercial works. Shihan is delivered in an OpenType format and support basic Latin, Cyrillic, and Bashkir character set.

Ailerons

Ailerons were inspired by aircraft models from the 40s. This exciting font was designed for an experimental project of air models and now is available for personal use.

Viga

Viga is a cool font design, sans-serif,  with a good performance on screen. Its anatomy gives it a great personality and also makes it useful for reading on screen.

Nickainley Script

Another one of the cool free fancy handwriting fonts from this article is Nickainley. Nickainley is a Monoline Script font. handwriting font with a touch of classic and vintage. in uppercase, lowercase characters, numeral, and punctuation. Can be used for various purposes, such as logos, badges, wedding invitations, t-shirts, letterhead, signage, labels, news, posters, badges etc.

Gen

Geomanist

Germans, a new sans serif font created by fonts designer atipostudio. download regular weight for free.

Mesmerize

Mesmerize is a low x-height sans-serif family of super cool fonts with 80 styles. There are 8 weights, 5 widths, and italics. The capital I will automatically be replaced by a serifed I when followed by a lowercase l. In OpenType savvy applications, you can access old-style numerals, tabular lining numerals, and tabular old-style numerals.

Keep Calm

Keep Calm is a family of fonts developed from the now famous World War 2 poster that was designed in 1939 but never issued, then rediscovered in 2000. As well as the original Keep Calm font, the Medium weight of the poster which can be downloaded free for personal use, three new weights are available from K-Type – Book (regular), Heavy and Light – and each comes with a complementary Italic.  It’s a cool bold font which has become very popular in recent years.

Leto Text Sans

Leto Text Sans is transitional sans-serif type family in 9 styles – 4 weights with italics and free Defect style to add to your collection of downloadable cool fonts.

Gidole

Gidole is an open source modern DIN to add to your font lists.  It was created by Andreas Larsen in 2015. Currently, only regular weight but more weights are in the pipeline along with full greek + Cyrillic support.

Typo Slab

Modern Serif Eroded

Cathedral

Cathedral can be included in the group of transitional character, indicating the transition from the ancient to the modern Roman. It’s one of the cool typefaces in this article that I like using often.

Chubby

Simply Rounded

Arkhip

Retro

Retro family fonts selection was designed as a result of love for typography and especially in the time of 20th century. As an experimental design, this font is given to the the public for free and for any use.

Blogger Sans

Blogger Sans was designed by Sergiy Tkachenko as the FirstSiteGuide’s custom typeface, created primarily for the use in headlines of the website. This interesting font draws inspiration from the clarity and legibility of the popular font Dosis with an additional support of the lost Cyrillic languages.

The bolder weights are lighter and softer. The following elements (-b-d-h-k-p-q-y-) are shorter, thus the headlines and subheads could be put in the dense line spacing. In addition, the outline of the Blogger Sans is more smooth with better eligibility.

Fabfelt Script

Bakersfield

Bakersfield draws inspiration from 1920s geometric-style typefaces by having clean and highly legible forms constructing the type. The family is characterized by excellent legibility both in print and on the web, a well-finished geometric design, highly precise kerning.

The font’s various weights give it the power to fit in any type of design, web, print, motion graphics, and make it perfect for headlines and corporate design via web and interaction design through to product design.  One of the best modern typefaces for business use.

Althea

Althea is a ligature-free, modern upright cursive typeface with proportional lining figures and with cool letters. If you have a passion for interesting fonts, this one is for you.

Drugs font family

Font family Drugs — these amazing fonts are specifically designed for the pharmaceutical industry and for household chemicals. Then to make a text layout for a package of any medicine, toothpaste or laundry detergent? The answer is — Drugs. Font family has a range of unique fonts ranging from thin to black font and can be used on any surface: paper, cardboard, metal, glass, and others.

MAXWELL

MAXWELL make great design fonts, applicable for any type of graphic art. (web, print, motion graphics etc and perfect for headlines and logotypes/ wordmarks)

Mexe

Mexe is another one of these amazing strong fonts. It was designed for specific headlines, to comic books and the Cyrillic alphabet containing.

Espacio Novo

Uni Sans

Uni Sans is another one of these cool font styles for Photoshop or Illustrator and you can use it to create cool font designs

Axis

Aventura

Montserrat

Often compared to Proxima Nova for its charming utility, Montserrat is a unique font, loved by many web and UI designers.

Rund-Grotesk

The Rund-Grotesk is a geometrical cool font with some typical classic shapes and characters. With its short descender and a large x-height, it develops a special appearance. Especially the lower case letters support the classical look since some glyphs resemble old blackletter typefaces.

The Rund Grotesk’s character set supports all central and some eastern European languages. Modern glyphs like the @ or the € symbol were added so it fits the today’s usage. With three weights, light, medium and bold and furthermore the italics it is an amazing font for headlines and small paragraphs.

Zona Pro

Besides being one of the cool fonts in this article, Zona Pro is a versatile geometric sans-serif type family of 8 weights plus matching italics. Zona Pro draws inspiration from 1920s geometric-style typefaces by having clean and highly legible forms constructing the type.

The heavier weights feature a slight variance in the stroke widths, resulting in a grotesque-ish and distinctive personality. Zona Pro has been designed to be an elegant, modern and multi-functional typeface which makes it one of the best fonts ever for both editorial and display settings.

Groteskia

Aaram

Aaram is a unique font family, that comes in six gorgeous styles to choose from. Aaram is one of the best typefaces for screen use but it’ll look fantastic in print too.

Rabiola

Cooper Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt, is a contemporary sans serif and one of the cool new fonts in this article, with characters composed of modified-geometric curves and arches. Initially commissioned by Pentagram to evolve his Polaris Condensed typeface, Chester Jenkins created a new digital form to support the newly transformed museum.

Atletico

Eligible

Arkiv

Ahellya

Anders

Hanken

Mockup

Meticulous Ariel

Meticulous Ariel is a fashion font. Meticulous Ariel Typeface is the best font ever for popular fashion magazines and super luxury brands.

FAQ on cool fonts like these

How can I use cool fonts on social media?

Oh, that’s easy-peasy! To use cool fonts on social media, head over to a font generator website like Cool Fonts Online or Fontvilla.

Type in your text, and it’ll give you a bunch of funky font options. Copy your favorite, and paste it into your social media post or bio. Voilà! You’ve got some awesome fonts going on there. But be careful not to overuse ’em, so it doesn’t become an eyesore.

What are some popular cool fonts to use?

There are so many rad fonts to choose from! Some popular cool fonts include Brush Script, Bebas Neue, Pacifico, and Lobster.

People also love using calligraphy-style fonts like Great Vibes and Alex Brush. Want something more out-of-the-box? Give some glitchy or vaporwave fonts a try. But remember, the best font choice depends on what vibe you’re going for, so pick one that matches your style.

Are cool fonts compatible with all devices and platforms?

Well, here’s the thing: not all cool fonts will be compatible with every device or platform.

Some fonts might not display correctly or look weird on certain devices.

But don’t worry too much! Most font generator websites use Unicode symbols that are widely supported, so you should be good to go with most options. Just double-check how your chosen font looks on different devices before committing to it.

Can I use cool fonts in my email or Word document?

Absolutely, my friend! To use cool fonts in your email or Word document, you’ll first need to install the font on your computer. Search for the font you like on a website like Google Fonts or Dafont, download it, and then follow the installation instructions.

Once that’s done, you can select your new cool font in your email client or Word just like you would any other font. Easy as pie!

Are there any legal issues with using cool fonts?

Ah, the legal stuff! Most cool fonts are free for personal use, but you need to be cautious when it comes to commercial use. Always check the font’s licensing info to see if you need to purchase a commercial license or give credit to the font creator. Better safe than sorry, right? When in doubt, reach out to the font’s creator to clarify any legal questions.

How can I create my own cool font?

Feeling creative, huh? To make your own cool font, you can use a font creation tool like FontForge, Glyphs, or BirdFont. These tools let you design each character and save your work as a font file.

It’s a fun process, but it can be quite time-consuming, so be prepared to put in some hours! Alternatively, try customizing an existing font using a vector editing program like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape.

Can I use multiple cool fonts in one design?

Why not? Combining different cool fonts can create a unique and eye-catching design! But here’s a tip: don’t go overboard.

Stick to two or three fonts max to avoid making your design look cluttered. It’s all about balance. Pair a bold, attention-grabbing font with a simple, clean one to create contrast and hierarchy. And don’t forget to make sure your fonts complement each other stylistically.

Do cool fonts impact website performance?

Ah, the million-dollar question! Using cool fonts can indeed impact your website’s performance, especially if you’re using several different fonts or large font files.

Larger font files take longer to load, which can slow down your site. To minimize the impact, consider using web-optimized fonts, compressing your font files, or loading fonts asynchronously.

And always test your website’s performance after adding new fonts to ensure it’s still running smoothly.

How do I choose the right cool font for my project?

Choosing the right cool font for your project is all about understanding your audience and the vibe you want to convey. Ask yourself: what message am I trying to send? Who am I trying to reach?

Consider factors like legibility, contrast, and the emotional impact of the font. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different options, and get feedback from others to find the perfect font that resonates with your target audience.

Can I use cool fonts for my logo or branding?

You bet! Cool fonts can be a fantastic way to make your logo or branding stand out. Just make sure the font you choose reflects your brand identity and is easily recognizable.

Keep in mind that logos often need to be scalable, so opt for a font that retains its legibility and style at different sizes. And, as always, double-check the licensing terms to ensure you’re allowed to use the font for commercial purposes.

Ending thoughts on picking cool fonts

We just went through a bunch of really cool fonts that can turn any design project into a masterpiece. And honestly, isn’t it amazing how a simple change of font can transform the whole vibe of your work? Let me tell you, I’m a big fan!

• Fonts with attitude
• Timeless classics
• The funky ones

We covered all sorts of styles, and I hope you found a few that you’re excited to try out. Remember, sometimes it’s great to step outside of your comfort zone and experiment with something new. Who knows, you might just find a font that you’ll fall in love with.

But wait, there’s more!

Don’t forget, you can always mix and match fonts to create your own unique style. Pair a bold headline with a more subtle body text, or go wild and use a funky font for your call to action. The sky’s the limit!

In conclusion, the world of cool fonts is a vast and exciting place to explore. Whether you’re working on a personal project, revamping your business branding, or just having some fun – there’s a perfect font out there for you. So go ahead, try something new, and let your creativity run wild!

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