Google Fonts: Free Fonts for Font Lovers
Google Fonts is a library of free and open-source fonts that can be used on websites, apps, and other digital media. The library includes over 1800 fonts from a variety of designers and publishers. You don’t need a Google or Gmail account to use Google Fonts.
Google Fonts offers several advantages over other font libraries. First, the fonts are all free to use, even for commercial projects. Second, the fonts are all open source, which means that they can be modified and redistributed by anyone. Third, the fonts are hosted by Google, which means that they are always available and up-to-date.
Google Fonts is easy to use. We invite you to explore the ways you can see what the font looks like by typing in the text you want to use. You’ll instantly see how the font will look in your project.
Type in the text you want to see displayed using different fonts in the box under “Type something”. You’ll see the text you typed displayed in many different fonts..
When you find a font you like, you can download a zip file containing the font by clicking the “Get font” button. See the screenshot below.
Navigating the site is pretty straightforward, too. You can filter by category (serif, sans-serif, display, handwriting, etc.), language, number of styles, and even visual properties like thickness and slant. It’s fun to browse and see what catches your eye.
You can also use the filter feature to type text and headlines to see how the fonts will look in your article or project.
When you download a font in a zip file, you’ll get all the fonts in the font family (Bold, light, etc.). Just unzip the file and double-click on the font you want to install. It’s that easy.
So, if you’re a font lover like me, you’ll want to take some time to view all the fonts and styles available on the Google Fonts website.
It’s nice to have different fonts, but if I were to share a document in a workspace and the font I used wasn’t on anyone else’s machine, would they see the font I chose or the default font on their system? If that’s the case, I would have to use the font in a picture box for them to see it the same as I do? Or with a web page – if it’s not installed on their computer would it show as my font or as their default font?
Generally, if the fonts you use are not installed on the viewer’s device, they won’t see the font, But if you are making a web page or using HTML email there’s a way around that using Google Fonts.
Go to https://fonts.google.com/. Browse or search for the font(s) you want to use. Click on the font and select the desired styles (e.g., regular, bold, italic).Google Fonts will provide you with HTML tags to add to the
section and CSS rules to apply the font. This way the font is viewable to everyone; they don’t have to have the font installed on their device.