Curated list of Free for Commercial Use Fonts

[Mithferion]

Hi!

Another year, another set of fonts. Before that, want to let you know:

• I made another revision on each and every link, to verify that the Font(s) is(are) still available. Sadly, I had to take some out
• Had to correct some links
• Also, verified if the number of Fonts had increased (something that happens on Google Fonts)
• And also, to provide a better experience, if some people are using the service, where possible, I changed the link to Google Fonts as well

Without further due, here is what I bring today (they are already on the Original Topic)

• DISPLAY - Centenario v0.1
• HEADLINES - D-DIN-PRO (Based on D-DIN)
• SANS SERIF - Jones* (Has some issues with ï and í characters at Light Weight)
• SANS SERIF - Source Sans 3 (An update to Source Sans Pro with more weights)
• SERIF - Gentium Plus (Has bigger language support that its Basic cousins)
• SERIF - Crimson Pro (New design loosely based on Crimson Text)

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

Hello!

Wanted to share a new Geometric Sans Serif to the list.

• SANS SERIF - Figtree

I saw this Typeface before but it didn't include italics, but since now it has them it seemed to me that it was the right time to mention it here.

Also, new update to the list: I included a link to Fonts In Use when applicable so that people can look at some real life works.

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

Hi!

To celebrate the release of 2.1 (not really related, but well...), I bring another selection of Fonts to add to this list.

• BLACKLETTER - Fette UNZ Fraktur
• BLACKLETTER - CAT Walthari
• DISPLAY - QT Peignior
• DISPLAY - QT Bengal
• DISPLAY - MADE Mountain
• HEADLINES -  Instrument Serif
• HEADLINES -  Gloock
• HEADLINES -  Wix Madefor Display
• HEADLINES -  LC Sac
• SANS SERIF -  Instrument Sans
• SANS SERIF -  Wix Madefor Text

I'll update the main list later.

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

3 hours ago, Mithferion said:

I'll update the main list later.

And... done.  

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

Hi there!

Here we have a couple more Typefaces to add to the list. Two Sans Serif goodies this time:

• HEADLINES -  Geologica - A good Geometric Typeface, saldly with no italics (maybe there is an update in the future). I installed the Auto variant of this Font, included in the Google Fonts download. You can have a more traditional geometric design if you select the Cursive Shapes Stylistic Set

• SANS SERIF -  Urbanist - Another Geometric Typeface, but this time it includes italics. I link to the GitHub page because it has an important correction (at least to me) in the upper case S, because the one in Google Fonts has a wider top section that doesn't look that good:

 

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

Hi there!

I couldn't resist to bring some more Fonts to the Forums (hope you don't mind). So, here we have:

• DISPLAY - Catallina
• DISPLAY - Moniqa
• DISPLAY - Rousseau Deco
• HEADLINES - Lexend
• HEADLINES - Margaret
• HEADLINES - Rondal
• SANS SERIF - DM Sans
• SANS SERIF - Satoshi
• SANS SERIF - Supreme
• SANS SERIF - Switzer
• SERIF - Zodiak

The main Topic has already been updated.

Best regards!.

[Gregor_zbjk]

Thank you very much for this list!

[Mithferion]

Hi there!

Not much to add here, just a couple of good Typefaces:

• SANS SERIF - Be Vietnam Pro - It's a Neo-grotesque that has italics and it has single story and double story "a".

• SERIF - Sentient

Best regards!.

[Mithferion]

Hi there!

In preparation for the 2.3 release (totally unrelated, but just an excuse) I bring other Fonts that might prove useful for you:

But first. I want to let you know that Inter reached Version 4.0. It includes the known Styles as well as a Display Fonts set.

Now, the new Fonts:

• SANS SERIF - NeverMind
• SANS SERIF - NeverMind Compact
• HEADLINES - NeverMind Contrast

The whole package of the NeverMind Super Family is in the GitHub repository. Included are several Typefaces from different categories. I only point here to the ones I see as the best ones.

• HEADLINES - Pretendard (Derived from Inter and Source Han Sans)
• HEADLINES - Seshat
• HEADLINES - Tilda Sans
• HEADLINES - Vela Sans (A better version of Manrope)
• SERIF - Alegreya
• SERIF - Cardo
• SERIF - Gambetta

The main Topic has already been updated.

Best regards!.

[Mithferion]

Hi!

Some Typefaces get updated over time and expanded as well. That's the case for the Ubuntu Typeface and it's presented as Ubuntu Sans. It now has 16 styles for the normal width and 16 for the Condensed version. It's available in the GutHub repo:

• Direct download link: https://github.com/canonical/Ubuntu-Sans-fonts/releases/tag/v1.004

Very good news for those who use it and love it.

Best regards!

[harmanyeri]

Hello, thank you for the effort :)

As someone new to design, I'd like to know which types of fonts are recommended for commercial use to ensure complete legal safety?

[Alfred]

1 hour ago, harmanyeri said:

As someone new to design, I'd like to know which types of fonts are recommended for commercial use to ensure complete legal safety?

Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @harmanyeri.

As stated in the original post to this thread:

On 2/25/2018 at 10:35 PM, Mithferion said:

The criteria I had in order to come up with this list:

• They have to be either Free or Open Source Fonts.
• They can be used in commercial projects (some restrictions may vary from Font to Font, so be sure to read first). I made my best to ensure this point, but I could be wrong and I'd be more that happy if you let me know if I made a mistake.
• No attribution required.
• In some cases (Serif and Sans Serif), they have to have more than two weights (at least one italic included).
• Support for Spanish characters like Á, Ü, ¿¡!?, Ññ (since I speak Spanish, this was mandatory, but there are many more good Fonts that don't cover this criteria).

 

[harmanyeri]

Thank you for your response. My question pertains to the preferance between the types of fonts—such as Free or Open Source Fonts—as mentioned by @Mithferion in the initial post, and their sources.

[Alfred]

29 minutes ago, harmanyeri said:

Thank you for your response. My question pertains to the preferance between the types of fonts—such as Free or Open Source Fonts—as mentioned by @Mithferion in the initial post, and their sources.

Thanks for the clarification. As far as I’m aware, in terms of “legal safety” with regard to commercial use, there is no difference. Free fonts are freely available for use; open source fonts can also be modified and redistributed by the user, which is not generally true of fonts or other computer software.

[The Artifex Forge]

What a great idea - this must have taken ages to put together!

[Mithferion]

On 3/22/2024 at 2:55 AM, harmanyeri said:

Thank you for your response. My question pertains to the preferance between the types of fonts—such as Free or Open Source Fonts—as mentioned by @Mithferion in the initial post, and their sources.

Hi!

Fonts that are being published under the SIL Open Font License can be considered the "safest", meaning that you can create Documents, Logos, Images or Videos with them with no worries at all, which are the main things you could create as a designer. But other free Fonts can include such terms and rights so that's why they can be just as safe to use. For example, I can consider that Ilisarniq's License is safe to use for Design purposes (see the EULA section).

But still, Fonts that are not freely available under the  SIL Open Font License could include some kind of limitations, it's best to take a look at what they allow you to do.

Hope that helps.

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

5 hours ago, The Artifex Forge said:

What a great idea - this must have taken ages to put together!

Thanks!

Well, this is something I started doing in 2017 and I still update the Topic once in a while (shortly I will do so, by the way).

I'm glad this is of use.

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

And here it is.

Some new Fonts added to the list:

• HEADLINES - Wanted Sans (Std) - It contains 2 versions, one with support for Korean language and the Std version, which contains the latin characters support. It has support for single story and double story "a".

• HEADLINES - ZT Formom

• SANS SERIF - Reddit Sans - A Sans Serif with a mix of Geometric and Humanist forms. Mostly Geometric. Contains three styles, described as Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry and Fudge, with variations for some of the characters.

Best regards!