Many non-designers have told me they enjoy it, too, so possibly it’s not a total snoozefest if you don’t know what a serif is. If you found this post useful, you might enjoy my once-a-month (ish) newsletter where I send out freebies like this, plus stories, tips, and musings about design, culture, and life running an independent design business. ![]() Display typefaces (best for headlines only) I didn’t add them since they’ve become a bit overused, but they’re popular for a reason. Not shown but worth investigating: Merriweather, Montserrat, Lato, and Roboto. My favorites shown on the pages: Body typefaces The magnificent quotes are sourced from actual TV show transcripts.Īt the time of this writing, all fonts shown are free for commercial use, though the availability of Google Fonts may change. The placeholder text is Star Trek Ipsum from a generator created by Vlad Saling. If you use Adobe Illustrator, you can open the PDF in that program and change the fonts to test others. To save you some hunting, I’ve made a PDF showing my favorites in use. It contains thousands of options, many of which are not useful. But sometimes ease of access and smaller project budgets mean choosing from Google’s free font library. Premium, professional fonts are often better designed, with a bigger set of weights and styles. When I’m picking typefaces for a client’s brand, I usually choose fonts that aren’t free. You don’t have to buy them, credit the author, or fulfill. ![]() However, it’s still important to understand the legalities involved with using fonts: License: Each Google font is released under licenses that allow you to use them on any project. It shows how each typeface looks in headlines and body copy, so you can get a feel for the style and readability. Google Fonts are open-source, which means they’re free to use for personal and commercial projects. What I really mean is my current favorites, which I’ve put into a specimen PDF that might be useful to you. What is “best”? Who made me the authority? Nobody, lol. By picking the right font, and hence increasing readability, you can make your website more hospitable, which, in turn, could lead to more traffic. Just because display fonts cant be used for body copy does not mean they are not good/useful. Best Google fonts that are free for commercial usage Sushan DecemChoosing the perfect font for your website or app is no mean feat. There are no value judgement here, just a listicle based on usage data. ![]() OP did not post an opinion piece, its just a list of the most used free fonts. I’ve titled this blog post “best Google fonts in 2021,” which is shameless clickbait. Aller is not all that 'free' for commercial use.
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