List of Free Fonts

This is a list of free replacements for proprietary fonts.

Why are free fonts necessary?
Uncomplicated shapes cannot be copyrighted, and letters in fonts are shapes, so you may wonder why fonts can be copyrighted. Fonts can only be copyrighted because they are actually programs written to render (draw) the fonts. Just like any other software, fonts should be free.

  • Aileron is a free alternative to Univers. License: CC0. (Public Domain)
  • Aileron sample

  • Anton is a free alternative to Impact. License: OFL
  • Anton sample

  • Aroania is a free replacement for Verdana. License: "Fonts in this site are offered free for any use; they may be installed, embedded, opened, edited, modified, regenerated, posted, packaged and redistributed."
  • Aroania sample

  • Asap is a free alternative to Calibri. License: OFL
  • Asap sample

  • Comic Relief is a free replacement for Comic Sans. License: OFL
  • Comic Relief sample

  • Courier Prime is a free replacement for Courier and Courier New. License: OFL
  • Courier Prime sample

  • Fira Sans is a free replacement for FF Meta. Scroll to the bottom of the linked page for download links. License: OFL
  • Fira Sans sample

  • Overpass is a free replacement for Interstate. License: OFL or Apache License (AL)

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  • Overpass sample

  • Source Code Pro is a free monospace font released by Adobe. It is designed mainly for coding environments. License: OFL
  • (Source Code Pro needs a sample image.)

  • Source Sans Pro is a free sans font released by Adobe. It is designed mainly for user interfaces. License: OFL
  • (Source Sans Pro needs a sample image.)

  • Source Serif Pro is a free serif font released by Adobe. License: OFL
  • (Source Serif Pro needs a sample image.)

  • Vegur is a free alternative to Myriad. License: CC0. (Public Domain)
  • Vegur sample

Revisions

10/25/2013 - 20:56
ssdclickofdeath
10/25/2013 - 22:20
lembas
10/25/2013 - 22:46
ssdclickofdeath
10/26/2013 - 17:32
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