30+ Free Vintage and Retro Fonts
What are vintage and retro fonts?
The vintage and retro-inspired style is popular across all types of graphic design. Font choices are important if you’re hoping to create a retro or vintage feel, and fortunately, there are a number of free fonts available that can easily give you this look.
In this post we’ll showcase more than 30 high-quality free fonts with a retro/vintage style. If you’re looking for vintage fonts to use in your own designs, you’ll surely find a few here that will suit your needs. As always when you are using free resources, be sure to check the license to verify that your intended use is allowed.
In addition to the free fonts, we’ll also showcase some of the most beautiful premium vintage and retro fonts at the end of the page.
Free Vintage and Retro Fonts
Here are more than 30 options if you’re looking for good free vintage fonts.
Lovelace Text Regular
Lovelace comes in 30 different styles. Two of them (Lovelace Text Regular and Lovelace Text Bold Italic) can be downloaded for free.
Rush
All three styles of Rush (regular, rough, and outline) are available for free.
Heavy Heap
Heavy Heap is a free retro font.
Sant’Elia Script
Sant’Elia Script comes in 44 different styles, with 3 of those styles being available for free (Sant’Elia Rough Line, Sant’Elia Rough Line 2, and Sant’Elia Rough Line 3).
Triac 71
Triac 71 is a free display sans serif font.
Look Script Wood Bold
Look Script comes in 21 different styles. One of those styles, Look Script Wood Bold, is available for free.
Nashville Serial
Nashville Serial comes in 14 different styles, with Nashville Serial Regular being available for free.
Old Harbour Starfish
There are 12 styles of Old Harbour available. Old Harbour Starfish can be downloaded for free.
King Richard
King Richard regular and italic are both available for free download.
Airstream
Airstream Regular is a beautiful retro font.
Rockeby
Rockeby comes in 32 styles and three are available for free (Rockeby Condensed Light, Rockeby Condensed Inside One, and Rockeby Condensed, and Rockeby Extras Light).
Larchmont Condensed
There are six different styles of Larchmont and Larchmont Condensed can be downloaded for free.
Die Nasty
There is only one style of Die Nasty, but it can be downloaded for free.
ParaAminobenzoic
ParaAminobenzoic is a free retro novelty font.
Massive Retaliation
Massive Retaliation is a retro and display sans serif font that is free to download.
Cartwheel
Cartwheel Regular is a retro all-caps font.
Loew Heavy
There are 16 different styles of Loew available. Loew Heavy can be downloaded for free.
Mexico Serial Regular
There are 12 styles of Mexico Serial available. Mexico Serial Regular can be downloaded for free.
Deftone Stylus
Deftone Stylus Regular is a free retro script font.
Simplo Soft Caps Demo
There are 17different styles of Simple Soft and one of those styles, Simplo Soft Caps Demo, is available for free download.
Hazelnut Pro
Both versions of Hazelnut Pro (light and black) are available for free.
GreatLakes
GreatLakes Regular is a bold all-caps font.
Crystal Radio Kit
FortySecondStreet
FortySecondStreet Regular is a free retro inline font.
Mister Firley
Mister Firley is a free retro and display sans serif font.
Brosse Demonstrator
Bench Grinder Titling
There is only one style of Bench Grinder Titling, but it is available for free download.
MadisonSquare
MadisonSquare is a free font inspired by the 1950’s.
Goldsaber
Goldsaber is a free retro and art deco font.
Gladifilthefte
Gladifilthefte is a free elegant retro font.
Anodyne Shadow
There are six different styles of Anodyne. Anodyne Shadow and Anodyne Shadow Italic are free.
Mintotaur
Minotaur is a bold all-caps font.
Premium Vintage and Retro Fonts
Although the free fonts showcased above are excellent options, there may be times when you’re looking for something different. All of the fonts showcased below are priced very reasons. Some of them are available at Envato Elements, where you can get unlimited downloads of millions of resources for $16.50 per month.
Vintage Font Bundle
Vintage Stylist
Tangerine
Glamour Absolute
Artisan Collection
Ancestry
Whisholder
Goodwyn
Vintage Dreams
Routhers
Gold Queen
Alkaria
Immortal Cannon
Retro Badger
Ramdone
Malibu
Kristopher
Old Barrel
Brooks
Blackriver
Hermona Vintage
Palmer Script & Sans
