If you haven’t noticed, I do a lot of printables around here. I have a background in Graphic Design so I’ve always been drawn towards fonts. Seriously, I’ll be driving down the highway, see a billboard, and think to myself… Oh, I like how they used Perpetua Bold. Yeah, it’s kinda bad.
So today I’m sharing with you some of my absolute favorite fonts. Not the plain old serif and sans serif stuff, but the funky and fabulous… and FREE!
YEP, THERE’S 25 FREE FONTS HERE!
And you might notice that I used some of them for my Chalkboard Printable tutorial.
You can download all 25 fonts for FREE from dafont.com.
Yep, you can thank me later 🙂
So, do you have any favorite fonts?
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Kathleen says
Erin, I am a fairly new follower and I just love your blog. Thank you for the AWESOME fonts. I love fonts too. When I was working at my old school I was able to use fonts alot – I was the yearbook advisor and taught kindergarten. I don’t get to use them much now but I still love them! I can’t wait to download all the fonts I don’t have!!
Blessings,
Kathleen
Angela - My Personal Accent says
Erin,
I love your choices in fonts. I have never downloaded fonts before and I am not sure how to use them or if I use them in word or in another program? Do you know if there is a tutorial out that shows a novice of printable how to make them without too much fan fair?
Thistle says
Love these Erin! Totally pinned!
You are a rock star!
karianne
howtonestforless says
Aww, thanks Karianne! Hope you’re doing well 😉
Debbie says
I love Scriptina! Like you, I used to be big into graphics and animation so I was a ‘fontaholic’. And dafont is one of my favourite font sites!
howtonestforless says
Love Scriptina too! Just so whimsical 🙂
Yolkcheeks says
Here through a tumblr reblog, what a lovely assortment of typefaces! Erin, you’ll probably also like Cricket and The Time of the Revolving Door and Friends.
As a note for anyone downloading these (or other freeware faces on dafont), please consider donating to the artists who drew & coded them, and resist knock-offs of faces you know aren’t free.
It takes a lot of work to make a really nice typeface, not just drawing all characters but metrics like making sure each kerning pair (pair of letters) fits nicely to each other. It’s invisible work when done right, since all you have to do is type, but re all y obv i ous when it’s not!
Dori says
Might spend a little too much time going through your archives!
Pinned this too! Dafont.com rocks! 🙂
~Dori
http://belljarvintage.blogspot.com/
http://pinterest.com/belljarvintage/
howtonestforless says
Haha, thanks Dori!
Maggie says
how do i use these for microsoft word?
howtonestforless says
You’ll have to download and install on your computer first. Then they should load into Word automatically.
Julie says
Erin…I don’t have time for Facebook (I actually don’t trust myself to not WASTE time :)…but THANK YOU for your emails and all of your great ideas! Love them!! Julie
howtonestforless says
Haha, I know what you mean about Facebook! And thanks so much for the kind words. It’s comments like that which keep me going!
Liz says
Hi Erin! I just started a free fonts link-up on my blog I Heart Free Fonts and would love for you to link this tomorrow (or any other font posts you have!) http://iheartfreefonts.com/2013/05/06/free-fonts-linkup/
theclutteredcraftroom says
thank you for the free font notice…i think i downloaded them…but not sure…how do i use them?
howtonestforless says
here’s a good tutorial if you’re on a PC: http://www.wikihow.com/Download-Fonts-for-Windows. Hope that helps a little bit!
Nan says
Please, what fonts used for : HOW TO, make your own, BOARD & printable…thanks, Nan
Alex Jensen says
Thank you so much! Been making a program for Young Women’s Evening of Excellence and came across this pin…. I love it!
howtonestforless says
Wonderful Alex!
Raina says
OMG, I love your blog! I’m currently preparing for the 1st birthday of my daughter and came across your blog as I was looking for tutorials on chalkboard art. I so love your ideas! 🙂
howtonestforless says
Thank you!!
Gen says
What is the font used for the first line of your list….”My Absolute”?
howtonestforless says
Strawberry Avalanche in all caps!
Gwen says
Hi. I can’t seem to find a free Blockhead font. Is it possible to give me the link? Thanks! 🙂
howtonestforless says
Sorry, this post was from 3 years ago and they must not offer the font for free anymore.
Jodi says
Thank you so much for this fantastic tutorial. I have PS Elements and have been playing around with some inspirational signs for my daughter. What dingbats do you like for lines and dots? I couldn’t seem to find anything. Also, any good dingbats for softball or baseball? I’d love to use a line of stitches.
howtonestforless says
If you look at dafont.com they have a whole section for Dingbats!
Tara Lynn says
Hi
Thanks for the free fonts. I love fonts too…I will be back to read some more, everything looks so fun to read. BTW I am your neighbor, about 37 miles from St. Louis on I-55 on the East side.