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Open-source fonts? (midwest.social)

submitted 2 days ago by trashboat@midwest.social to c/opensource@programming.dev

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I’d be really eager to dump my Adobe suite subscription for good, but a significant factor holding me back is how vast and high-quality their font library is. I’ve poked around a bit and found some resources like Open Foundry but beyond that, what I’ve found is relatively sparse.

Are there any good resources for finding open-source (or at least public domain or the like) fonts? Or are there any specific open-source fonts anyone has used before that they’d recommend?

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[–] nyankas@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

According to their FAQ, all fonts on Google Fonts are open source and their library is pretty extensive, searchable and usable without an account.

So, unless I’m missing something, it seems to be what you’re looking for.

[–] trashboat@midwest.social 4 points 2 days ago

I definitely need to spend some more time on there. I’ll admit I’ve been dismissive of their library, partially because of it being tied up with Google, but also because I tend to recognize their fonts in a lot of different places while I’ve always been able to dig up well-crafted niche typefaces on Adobe that suit my design applications