The 12 Best Sans Serif Fonts for Modern Designs

by Matt Brodwick 4 years, 6 months ago

It is universally acknowledged that sans serif font is a universal font for most contemporary designs.

Sans serif fonts do not have projecting lines at the ends of their letters. This feature differs from traditional serif fonts. Also, the sans serifs are used to add the modernistic touch to your design. 

In this post, we have gathered together one of the best modern sans serif fonts that can boost your design. All of them are free for personal use and some can be also used for commercial projects but it is better to read the licenses before downloading them.

 

#1 Signika

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Signika was created by Anna Giedryś and is a perfect choice for designs where you place the center stage. This font has superb readability and you can even recognize the letter from a long distance. 

Follow the link to download: http://www.fontfabric.com/signika-font/

 

#2 Marbre Sans

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Marbre Sans was designed by Youssef Habchi. This font can be used in Art Deco designs as well as in modern designs because of its elegant look.

Follow the link to download: https://fontsly.com/basic/sans-serif/marbre_sans

 

#3 Dense

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Dense is a great and modern sans serif font designed by Charles Daoudans is among the most versatile fonts. It is available in thin, regular, and bold styles and can be used for large blocks of text.

Follow the link to download: https://www.charlesdaoud.com/#/dense-typeface/

 

#4 Stellar

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Stellar was designed by Mathieu Desjardins. It is a condensed sans serif font with tall uppercase letters. The Stellar font is a perfect decision for headings as well as it can be used to highlight small blocks of text.

Follow the link to download: https://pangrampangram.com/products/stellar-sans

 

#5 Hasta Grotesk

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This font was inspired by classic grotesque when it was designed by  Marco Ballarè. This font is clean and extremely legible even for small texts. You can use it for long paragraphs as well as for headlines. 

Follow the link to download: https://fontsly.com/basic/sans-serif/hasta_grotesk

 

#6  Qanelas

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Qanelas was designed by Rodamir Tinkov. This amazing sans serif font has a geometric touch to it. Qanelas is available in several weights and is perfect for both paragraphs as well as headlines.

Follow the link to download: https://tinkov.info/qanelas-soft.html

 

#7 Biko

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Biko was designed by Marco Ugolini. This sans serif font has clean and bold lines that make it perfect for copy text and logos.

Follow the link to download: https://fontsly.com/basic/sans-serif/biko

 

#8 Bavro

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Just take a look at Bavro and you’ll understand that it is the best choice for headlines and posters. This font has a modern touch due to the neatlines. Barvo was designed by Marcelo Reis Melo.

Follow the link to download: https://freegoodiesfordesigners.blogspot.com/2015/08/bavro-free-fresh-font-by-marcelo-reis.html

 

#9 Higher

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Higher was designed by Marisa Passos. This futuristic sans serif font has tall letters that give its a striking look. This font is a great choice for headlines, banners, and posters. 

Follow the link to download: https://fontsly.com/techno/square/higher2

 

#10 Dual

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Dual sans serif font has a full width, straight lines, and 90-degree angles and is used for paragraphs as it has good readability. It was designed by Charles Daoud and contains 10 sets and 251 alternate glyphs.

Follow the link to download: https://www.charlesdaoud.com/#/dual-typeface/

 

#11  Bebas

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Bebas is one more headline sans serif font that you need to have in your font library. It has crisp lines and inspiring curves and was designed by Ryoichi Tsunekawa.

Follow the link to download: https://fontsly.com/basic/sans-serif/bebas

 

#12 Hanken

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Hanken was designed by Alfredo Marco Pradil. It is a simple and rounded sans serif font. With its level of readability, it looks equally good as either a body text or headline.

Follow the link to download: http://openfontlibrary.org/font/hanken