We've scoured the web to find you top free grunge fonts available to download now. Free fonts in a grungey style are becoming increasingly popular. Instead of shiny, crisp typefaces, many artists and designers are seeking to use an urban, dirty, street style in their designs. So check out our list – you're bound to find something that you can add to your design for free.
01. Soul Mission (opens in new tab)
An artist called Martin J (opens in new tab) is the brains behind this cool distressed font. One of the most popular free grunge fonts around, it has amassed over a million downloads since its release. Martin J generously offers his creation free for use in both personal and commercial projects.
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02. Marcelle (opens in new tab)
One of our favourite free grunge fonts, this old-school, distressed style typeface was created by French graphic designer Clement Nicolle. Owner of the site Stereotype (opens in new tab), Nicolle has multiple free fonts available online, with Marcelle the most popular by far with nearly five million downloads. The typeface is free for personal use, with donations to the author gratefully received.
FORMAT: TTF
03. Times New Yorker (opens in new tab)
Looking for free grunge fonts with a touch of class? That might sound like a tall order but how about this: Times New Yorker is a dirty, graffiti version of Times New Roman. The design, which features ink drips, smudges and paint splatters, was developed by D.O.C.S back in 2007 and has been a popular grunge font choice for creatives ever since. It's free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
04. Defused (opens in new tab)
French art director Vincent Wicky-Demaria (opens in new tab) is the man behind this destroyed font. Free for personal use only, this grunge font comes complete with a full set of uppercase letters and numbers and a selection of special characters.
FORMAT: TTF
05. Zombilaria (opens in new tab)
Graphic designer and illustrator Daniel Shinn is responsible for this cool font Zombilaria. Free for both personal and commercial use, this patchy, sinsister-looking typeface is sure to give your designs an authentic grunge feel.
FORMAT: TTF
06. Everyday Ghost (opens in new tab)
Everyday Ghost is one of 82 grunge fonts created by typeface designer Andrew Hart. The design, which features smudges and blotchy effects, adds an interesting twist to an otherwise generic serif font. Free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
07. Fail (opens in new tab)
This cool typeface does anything but what its name suggests, having been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times since its release. This is one of 166 grunge fonts designed by Douglas Vitkausk (opens in new tab), whose work has amassed over 15 million downloads. It's free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
08. Laundromat 1967 (opens in new tab)
This cool Laundromat 1967 typeface would make a great newspaper-type ransom note design. Developed by designer Gyom Séguin aka Last Soundtrack (opens in new tab), this is one of 46 fonts he's crafted. The full set of this particular grunge font features uppercase letters and numbers. Free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
09. Pointy (opens in new tab)
This Pointy typeface by James Beardmore (opens in new tab) has a sketchbook doodle feel to its design. The grunge font includes a full set of lower and uppercase letters and numbers 0-9. Free for personal use only. The full set, which includes European glyphs can be purchased here (opens in new tab).
FORMAT: TTF
10. Punk Kid (opens in new tab)
Created by designer Livin Hell (opens in new tab), this grunge font is a popular free download. The full set of capital letters includes some smudged characters to give the font an authentic feel. Free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
11. Killed DJ (opens in new tab)
Designer Billy Argel (opens in new tab) based this cool grunge font on the Pump Triline (opens in new tab) typeface by British designer and typographer Philip Kelly. And this illustration shows just how well the design would work on a gig poster. The set includes a full set of uppercase letters. Free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
12. Abusive Pencil (opens in new tab)
Created by designer Scott Ferguson (opens in new tab), this Abusive Pencil font is a popular choice among creatives, having been download 1.6 million times since its release. The free version of this grunge font includes a set of uppercase letters and numbers 0-9. Free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
13. 1942 (opens in new tab)
This grungy typewriter-style font was created by designer Johan Holmdahl (opens in new tab). The free version includes a full set of upper and lowercase letters, numbers 0-9 and special characters. It also looks to be free for both personal and commercial use, but check at the time of download.
FORMAT: TTF
14. Birth of a Hero (opens in new tab)
Another design by Last Soundtrack (opens in new tab), this bold grunge font is perfect suited to gig or event posters. The free version of this typeface comes complete with upper and lowercase letters, and numbers 0-9. Free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
15. Heroin 07 (opens in new tab)
For a dirty, street art-style design, check out this cool grunge font, another by Clément Nicolle aka StereoType (opens in new tab). The free version of this typeface includes a full set of uppercase letters and numbers. Free for personal use only.
FORMAT: TTF
16. NeoPrint M319 (opens in new tab)
From raw to rare, Polenimschaufenster (opens in new tab) has released a number of typefaces, including this dirty typewriter (opens in new tab)-style grunge font NeoPrint M319. Some seriously creative designs could be developed with this typeface, which is free for personal use only.
FORMAT: OTF
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