20 Amazing Free Font Pairings
Often finding that perfect combination of killer fonts for your next project can be time consuming and frustrating. I’ve paired up some of my favorite font combinations, featuring some of my favorite typefaces.
Contrast and Collaboration
Graphic designers generally agree that your different fonts should have an element of contrast (i.e. pairing a Sans Serif font with a Serif font) as well as a sense of collaboration-you want your two pieces of type to complement each other and “get along” rather than clash. Things like style, flow, width, kerning, thickness, and more can all be attributes that help two different fonts pair nicely with a healthy amount of contrast and collaboration.
Free Fonts Below
These fonts are all available (as of the moment I published this post) for free! There are download links below each font pairing example. Let’s get started!
Acknowledgments:
Just some awesome people to mention before we get started…
Quotes by the insanely cool, QuotesOnDesign.com »
Backgrounds for these fonts provided in the sweet background pack available for free at Line25 »
Also, double check to make sure any free fonts you download are available for commercial use. Let’s be cool to all the hard working-yet starving-artists out there, guys!
1. Raleway (Thin) & Latin Modern Roman (Slanted)
Latin Modern Roman Download Link »
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2. Alfa Slab One & Lora
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3. Nevis & Times New Roman (Italic)
Times New Roman Download Link »
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4. Dalle & District (Thin)
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5. Ballpark & Centaur
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6. Helvetica Neue & Calluna
Helvetica Neue Download Link »
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7. Aquiline Two & Garamond
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8. League Gothic & English
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9. Novecento Wide (Bold) & News Cycle
Novecento Wide Download Link »
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10. Limelight & Birch Std
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11. Amatic & Journal
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12. Citizen Slab & Five Minutes
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13. Six Caps & DaunPenh
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14. Ostrich (Bold) & Cicle (Fina)
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15. Bebas & Lora (Italic)
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16. Bodoni MT & Josefin Sans Std
Josefin Sans Std Download Link »
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17. Perforama & Quicksand
Perforama Download Link » (Follow download link. Fill out CAPTCHA. Press green button below CAPTCHA to download.)
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18. Arvo & Californian FB
Californian FB Download Link »
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19. College & Ballpark
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20. Raleway (Bold) & Raleway (Light)
