The most important thing I’ve learned from my experience as a graphic designer is that typography alone can make or break a design. Discovering the power of fonts and learning all about tails, stems, and ears that letters are made of was the best takeaway from my years in the graphic design program.
I know my way around typography and the best classic typefaces that would suffice for any design, but new fonts keep inspiring me at every turn.
The number of fonts available to designers and crafters is infinite, so is the amount of time you spend looking for that perfect fit. But in many cases, free fonts that you find online come with a personal use license and can only be downloaded as a demo version with no glyphs or additional characters support. So you are limited by the number of projects you can use these fonts for and also left with a barebone version of otherwise a feature-rich font with tons of lovely extras.
I looked and sifted through font sites to find the fonts that can be used both for personal and commercial projects. Hands down, one of the great sites that allows you to use fonts for commercial use at no charge is Font Bundles.
I hope this will make searching for the right font for those t-shirts, farmhouse signs, or mugs intended to sell easier. Using any of these fonts can up your typography game and make any project a hundred times more enjoyable to work on. These fonts just call for a beautiful design.
For more typography inspiration, you can read my next post, Free Modern Script Fonts With Stylish Glyphs For Commercial Use – Part 2, which continues this font collection series.
GLYPHS
What’s more? Most of these fonts come with dozens of beautiful alternates – glyphs. All the swirly alternatives of standard letters and characters will help you customize and elevate your designs with minimal effort. The best way to access the glyphs is to use software that supports OpenType features, such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw or Affinity Designer.
Using glyphs is a simple and often overlooked practice to improve the overall appearance of text in minutes.
If you need to brush up on how to access and use glyphs, check this out: Font Tips: How to Easily Access and Use Glyphs
Nostalgia Script with and without glyphs:
However, if you prefer to use these fonts in their original version, you can still choose them for a wide variety of projects, from wedding invitations to
social media quote posts. Each one of them is unique and charming in its own way.
OTF vs TTF
When installing these fonts, make sure you choose the OpenType (.otf) font file. OTF files are the ones to contain custom ornate alternates unlike their TTF counterparts. Swashy variations of standard letters, custom ligatures, special characters, and other lovely extras are all hidden treasures in OpenType fonts.
FONT LICENSING
While these fonts can be used for various commercial projects from product design to branding, there are still some restrictions under the commercial license you have to be familiar with – re-selling or giving away the font file for one. If using the font on the web, make sure you are aware of the pageviews limitation per month on a website you are adding the font to. So it’s very important you take a careful look at the license file on the download page or in the zip font folder before installing and using the font.
However, in most cases, if you an Etsy seller or Cricut enthusiast, you should be in good shape to use any of these fonts for your creative projects to sell.
12 Free Modern Script Fonts for Commercial Use:
1. Buttercup: Loveya Script
Includes 416 glyphs for upper/lowercase letters and numerals
2. Lovely: Hotel Lorint
No glyphs available under the free commercial use license
3. Amour: Anita Jane
Includes glyphs for lowercase letters, some ligatures, and swashes
4. Flower: Sugar Script
Includes glyphs for upper and lowercase letters
5. Poetry: September Script
Includes glyphs for upper and lowercase letters, ligatures, swashes, and special characters (fractions, arrows, etc.)
6. Elegant: Nostalgia Script
Includes glyphs for upper/lowercase letters with a great range of alternate lowercase letters
7. Melody: Lovebird
Includes glyphs for upper/lowercase letters and symbols
8. Script: Indah Script
Includes 455 glyphs for upper/lowercase, numerals, etc
9. Modern: Clover
10. Delight: Nightingale
Includes glyphs for upper and lowercase letters, ligatures, and special characters
11. Belle: Rembank
12. Grace: Russell
DISCLAIMER This post should not be taken as permission from the copyright owner to use any of these fonts for commercial use. Always read carefully the license file on the download page. The acceptable uses under the commercial license vary depending on a foundry or font shop and are subject to change at any time.
It is strictly your own responsibility to make sure that the chosen font is fully licensed for its intended use. If any doubts, please contact the online font shop directly.
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