If you like free fonts that begin exclusively with the letter “C”, then boy do I have the site for you! Japanese foundry c-font has 45 free fonts available for download, including Camelia, Comons and, uh, Hope. Come on, nobody’s perfect.
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I could’ve dragged this out for years like the cast of Friends but luckily for the Internet I decided to just dump all the rest of the free pixel fonts on you. And don’t worry, we’re taking a break from bitmap fonts for a while after this.
9031 is worth a visit just for Bangalore, one of the few free pixel fonts I’ve ever used. A script font that’s actually usable? In pixel format, no less? Alright, where’s Ashton?
Clops only has a few free fonts for download, but I like the blocky Ozon.
You should recognize some of codeman38’s video game fonts (if you spent your adolescence playing Super Nintendo). Return of Ganon hit me like an arrow poisoned with sweet, sweet nostalgia.
Core has 3 packs of free pixel fonts. Pack 2 features my favorite, Bongonaut.
The free font section at Habitat Seven sports an interface that is sure to infuriate some of you, but I kind of like it. Drag a chunk of trash (?) from the bottom of the screen into the tree chipper(?) and press the Windows or Mac button and it’ll spit out a nice bitmap font.
Orgdot has a nice selection and a very cool interface that lets you type a preview of each font right on the page. Check out the Teacher’s Pet and Kharon families.
Sucharaka has 4 tiny free fonts. I’m really running out of stuff to say.
Underware’s Unibody family is an example of truly high quality pixel font design. If you use these fonts, you might accidentally look professional!
Okay, that was great. Now I never want to see another pixel font ever again.
Another Monday, another detox ward to break out of so I can make it back to the office by 9:00 am. Here’s some more bitmap fonts to strain your already bloodshot eyes:
04 is a Japanese foundry with about a dozen free pixel fonts on their site. One of my favorites is the easy-to-remember 04B-25. Not to mention 04B-03!
Fonts for Flash has some nice offerings, although I’m not entirely clear on the connection between bitmap fonts and Flash. Check out FFF Neostandard and FFF Harmony.
Miffies is another Japanese foundry with almost 50 free bitmap fonts, almost all of them video game related. Most of their fonts are meant to be used at much higher point settings than 8-12pt fonts on most of the other sites you’ll find. That means they can have some fun with fonts like Spinball. LostPet is also worth a download.
Still more pixel fonts to come, as if you needed any more!
I wish there was something I could tell you about Gray Graphics besides the fact that they’re a Japanese foundry. I mean, you could figure that out by glancing at their URL. So let’s just say that all the fonts on the Gray Graphics website were designed by violent criminals as part of an experimental government rehabilitation program. Who’s gonna call me on it? Anyway, their kanji hiragana fonts look really nice, but I’m sure most of us don’t have much use for them. So check out these gaijin-friendly typefaces: Lumine Sign, Milky Well, Pollyanna.
To get things rolling, here are three of the best foundries offering free fonts on the web:
Cape-Arcona
While these Germans don’t crank out a staggering number of free fonts, the ones they do offer are some of the best you’ll find. You might as well grab the entire collection, a few fonts have vanished from the free page. CA Ginger Mint is one of my all time favorites.
Maniackers Design
In the high-energy (and often completely insane) Japanese font universe, Maniackers has been a constant presence. It’s worth a visit just to wade through the enormous selection. Check out Pico, Childish and Digits.
Misprinted Type
This Brazilian site offers a ton of great free grunge (or “worn” or “distressed” or whatever you’re supposed to call them) fonts. I like: Dirty Ego, Downcome and Shortcut.