Graphics & design software

Brand your business on a budget with fantastic free fonts

From logos to letterhead to websites, a consistent look helps your customers identify you. But branding your business can be expensive, and many small businesses can't justify the outlay. To create a consistent look for your business--without breaking the bank--consider using the same typeface for all of your communications and materials. We found five fonts to set the right note without blowing your budget. Want more tips? Read the full feature article.

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Gentium

The ultimate goal of Gentium is to provide diverse ethnic groups around the world with a digital resource to present their complex languages. Even without that lofty goal, the typeface itself is refined and modern, yet classically elegant.

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Jura

Contemporary serif TrueType font Jura remains legible when small, but carries its weight at large font sizes, too. It's an excellent all-around font, and it's donationware, too.

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Museo Slab

This slab version of the popular Museo feels solid but never stuffy. Give the free 500-weight version and its italic a spin; then you'll know if you need the other weights.

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Tiresias font family

Originally distributed to allow blind and partially sighted people better access to information, Tiresias is easy for humans and even machines to read.

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Aller Standard

Originally created for the Danish School of Media and Journalism, Aller Standard Edition is free in three weights for small businesses. This sans serif font looks professional without being boring.