Curated list of Free for Commercial Use Fonts

[Alfred]

On 11/11/2020 at 7:53 AM, Mithferion said:

A little update!

Added Gilroy, a very popular geometric Typeface, which offers two styles for free :

• HEADLINES -  Gilroy

Finally, for ease of use, colorful previews of the fonts.

Best regards!

It looks as though there are no longer any styles offered for free.

[Mithferion]

53 minutes ago, Alfred said:

It looks as though there are no longer any styles offered for free.

Ah, but you still can download them from Tinkov's website. No registration required.  

But thanks for pointing it out. I will add this link instead of the MyFonts one.

Best regards!

[Alfred]

On 11/11/2020 at 7:53 AM, Mithferion said:

A little update!

Added Gilroy, a very popular geometric Typeface, which offers two styles for free :

• HEADLINES -  Gilroy

Finally, for ease of use, colorful previews of the fonts.

 

EDIT: MyFonts offers no Free styles but you can download them from Tinkov's website.

Best regards!

For those wondering, the free styles are Light and ExtraBold.

Radomir Tinkov’s website also offers free styles from the font families Ridley Grotesk, Qanelas, and Qanelas Soft.

[Mithferion]

8 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Ridley Grotesk, Qanelas, and Qanelas Soft.

Unfortunately, those are Demo Fonts that don't cover all the Spanish characters I'd need but hope they are good for others.  

Best regards!

[Alfred]

5 minutes ago, Mithferion said:

Unfortunately, those are Demo Fonts

Thanks for pointing that out! It isn’t clear from the downloads page that those fonts are demo fonts, unlike the free fonts from the Gilroy family.

[Mithferion]

21 hours ago, Mithferion said:

Hi there!

I know it's a bit late but now that 2.5 is here I dedicated some time to specify which Tyefaces include a Variable Font option.

I partially covered this since I only checked the ones in google Fonts. You can search for this text in order to find which ones have this:

[VARIABLE]

Sorry for the delay and best regards! 

And now I was able to check the rest.

There are more Fonts marked as [VARIABLE], I had to delete some because they are no longer free but added this one. (=

• SANS SERIF - Involve. It is based on Evolventa, which is based on URW Gothic. Adds language Support and more weights (as well as including a Variable option)

Best regards!

[Alfred]

On 3/5/2018 at 2:38 PM, VectorVonDoom said:

HayHaily (only lowercase)

That link is dead now, but HayHaily is available from here (on Behance).

[Mithferion]

Hi everyone!

Just to let you know that I'm working on a new update for this Topic. In the past months I've been gathering several new fonts to add so it's taking a while for me to check, test, stop, think and check again. I try to add good Fonts to make this list even more useful for everyone.  

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

Hi!

As promised, I'm adding new Fonts to the list but it has not been easy since I get some errors while trying to update the main Topic (maybe it's too much content?). So, I decided to list the new Fonts.

The Serif Fonts shown are not fully listed in the Main Topic. The link to the download page is in the Font's name:

Serif:

• Gandhi Serif. (4 Fonts) Made for the mexican chain of bookstores "Gandhi". It's offered for free alonside a Sans Serif Font.
• Bona Nova. (3 Fonts) A digitisation of Bona, a cursive typeface designed in 1971. It has true Small Capitals (please note that there is a separated SC version listed below).
• Sorts Mill Goudy. (2 Fonts) Alternative to Goudy Old Style (no Bold style, sadly).
• Spectral. (14 Fonts) This is an older version than the one found here in Google Fonts and personally I prefer  it. It has true Small Capitals (please note that there is a separated SC version listed below).
• STIX Two Text. (8 Text Fonts. 1 Math Font) [VARIABLE] Alternative to and based on Times New Roman.
• Garamond Libre. (4 Fonts) Alternative to Stempel Garamond.
• MFB Oldstyle. (3 Fonts) Alternative to Century Oldstyle.
• Libre Caslon Text. (8 Fonts) [VARIABLE] New Link with more styles than the one available on Google Fonts.
• Libre Caslon Condensed. (8 Fonts) [VARIABLE] Derived from Libre Caslon Text and made by another designer. I found some problems with the SemiBold styles not being visible on the Style list.
• Castoro. (8 Fonts) [VARIABLE] It began as a synthesis of aspects of assorted Dutch types from the 16–18th Centuries.
• Common Serif. (10 Fonts) Derived from Libertinus Serif. Adds more weights.
• QT Garomand. (4 Fonts) From the QualiType Font collection [*].
• QT Old Goudy.(3 Fonts) Alternative to Goudy Old Style. It comes from the QualiType Font collection [*].

Sans Serif:

• Gandhi Sans. (4 Fonts) Made for the mexican chain of bookstores "Gandhi". It's offered for free alongside a Serif Font.
• Afacad. (20 Fonts) [VARIABLE] Alternative to Futura. Started as a personalised lettering endeavour for Slagskeppet, a Swedish housing tenant. 
• Arsenal. (4 Fonts) It has true Small Capitals (please note that there is a separated SC version listed below).
• Gantari. (18 Fonts) [VARIABLE] Alternative to Avenir.
• Cabin. (16 Fonts) [VARIABLE].
• Asap. (90 Fonts) [VARIABLE].

Headlines:

• Anton SC. (1 Font) Small Capitals version of Anton.
• Arsenal SC. (4 Fonts) Static version of the Small Capitals of the Arsenal Typeface.
• Bona Nova SC. (3 Fonts) Static version of the Small Capitals of the Bona Nova Typeface.
• Spectral SC. (14 Fonts) Static version of the Small Capitals of the Spectral Typeface.
• Encode Sans. (45 Fonts) [VARIABLE]. Squared Sans Serif with slight roundness.
• Imbue. (27 Fonts) [VARIABLE] Condensed and elegant Serif Typeface.
• LT Hoop. (9 Fonts) Alternative to Myriad Prod. No italics included.
• Onest. (9 Fonts) [VARIABLE] Similar to Figtree with no italics. Slightly wider with narrower apertures. 
• Ysabeau SC. (12 Fonts) [VARIABLE]. 
• BDO Grotesk. (7 Fonts) [VARIABLE] Alternative to Helvetica. No italics included.
• QT Optimum. (4 Fonts) Alternative to Optima.

Display:

• IDTF Identifier. (1 Font) Revival of the bold, flared Laureate Sans Serif.
• Saira. (126 Font) [VARIABLE] Squared Sans Serif.
• Tipo Metro CDMX. (1 Font) Based on the Font designed by Lance Wyman for the Mexico City Subway in the Late 60's. More on the project here.
• Tipo Movin CDMX. (1 Font) Similar to Tipo Metro CDMX Font, this is part of recent efforts to bring visual unity to the different Public Transport services here in Mexico City. It has a narrower width.
• LT Museum. (8 Fonts) Somewhat of an alternative to Friz Quadrata with italics. Based on the AIB Typeface.
• LT Remark. (6 Fonts) Inspired by the Garava Font by Bhikkhu Pesala.
• QT Friz Quad. (2 Fonts) Alternative to Friz Quadrata. No italics included.
• Playfair. (84 Fonts) [VARIABLE] Similar to Playfair Display, its Variable features allow for a wide range of Optical Sizes starting at 5 all the way to 1200.

Monospaced:

• Inconsolata. (72 Fonts) [VARIABLE] From Extra Condensed to Ultra Expanded, this Monospaced Typeface can fit several use cases. No italics included, sadly.

Handwritten:

• Chale Brush. (1 Font) This Font is based on handwritten street signs in Mexico City.

[*] For the QT fonts, see this link to know more about them.

Best regards!

[Alfred]

2 minutes ago, Mithferion said:

As promised, I'm adding new Fonts to the list but it has not been easy since I get some errors while trying to update the main Topic (maybe it's too much content?). So, I decided to list the new Fonts.

A hugely impressive list! Thanks for all your hard work. 

[Mithferion]

3 minutes ago, Alfred said:

A hugely impressive list! Thanks for all your hard work. 

You're welcome!

Sometimes I think that there's not much to be added here but there are still some "hidden trasures" over the Internet.

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

20 hours ago, Alfred said:

A hugely impressive list! Thanks for all your hard work. 

Turns out the attached images were the issue. I deleted the and I was able to update the list with no problem at all. I'll be adding those previews in ZIP files and I'll see if I can make some kind of document for a better experience.

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

On 11/24/2024 at 10:15 AM, Alfred said:

A hugely impressive list! Thanks for all your hard work. 

So, this is what I thought about, making a PDF with the type specimens of each classifications. I try to highlight some features as well as showing the characters. What do you think, good @Alfred?

Screenshot if anyone doesn't want to download the PDF:

Best regards!

EDIT: Decided to add Download links as well.

 

 

Fonts-01-Blacketter.pdf

[AllanP]

Very useful chart. Look forward to seeing more.

[Mithferion]

6 minutes ago, AllanP said:

Very useful chart. Look forward to seeing more.

Thanks! 

Making the PDF files is going to take a while but I hope they add real value for anyone who sees this Topic.  

Best regards!

[Alfred]

2 hours ago, Mithferion said:

So, this is what I thought about, making a PDF with the type specimens f each classifications. I try to highlight some features as well as showing the characters. What do you think, good @Alfred?

Very nice!

[Mithferion]

On 12/11/2024 at 5:39 AM, Alfred said:

Very nice!

And now, the Display Fonts PDF has been added:

Best regards!

 

Fonts-02-Display.pdf

[Mithferion]

On 12/14/2024 at 4:01 PM, Mithferion said:

And now, the Display Fonts PDF has been added:

Handwritten's file is up in the main Post and here:

1. 

Best regards!

 

Fonts-03-Handwritten.pdf

[Mithferion]

Hi!

Another year and another File. Now, for the Headline Fonts.

I added a new section for each page in wich I include additional characters and I also add a text if there is a Variable option [VARIABLE], like in this example:

Best regards!

 

Fonts-04-Headlines.pdf

[StuartRc]

Thanks for doing this!....Really useful

[Mithferion]

4 hours ago, StuartRc said:

Thanks for doing this!....Really useful

My pleasure!

I've been a little busy but soon I will finish the files for the Monospaced and Rounded Fonts (they are just a few). After that I will start with Sans Serif which will take a while. But I'm still on this.

Best regards!

[Mithferion]

On 1/23/2025 at 6:33 PM, Mithferion said:

My pleasure!

I've been a little busy but soon I will finish the files for the Monospaced and Rounded Fonts (they are just a few). After that I will start with Sans Serif which will take a while. But I'm still on this.

Best regards!

And here they are!

Both Monospaced and Rounded PDF files.

Best regards!

 

Fonts-05-Monospaced.pdf Fonts-06-Rounded.pdf

[RobWu]

Found this thread just now. Awesome work and thanks for this. ☺️
I'm slowly phasing out my Type-1 font databases this year, so a new list of fonts to find is always welcome! 👍