LINKS - FONTS 'n DINGS
Installing Fonts
(a quick lil tutorial on installing your fonts for WIN XP/95/98/2000 or NT4)
1001 Free Fonts
(Jason Nolan's site is a treasure trove for those in search of the latest and most eye-catching free fonts on the Web. Here, you'll find a strong collection of freeware fonts and dingbats. All the fonts featured here are listed with the creators' permission, so you won't find any fonts of dubious origin. Unlike many font collections on the Web, here you'll find links to the sites where each font originated.)
(added December 26, 2004)
Absolute Fonts
(6,800 high quality, attractive fonts)
Abstract Fonts
(has a free Font Manager - i've not tried it yet so any feedback is welcome)
Acid Fonts
(At this well-organized site, you'll find over 4,000 freeware fonts and dingbats, for Windows and Macs. There is also a good selection of font utilities, as well as a helpful "frequently asked questions" section.)
(added December 26, 2004)
Action Fonts
(A nice selection of freeware designer fonts, sorted alphabetically. The site also features a good roundup of dingbat fonts.)
(added December 26, 2004)
Beautiful Fonts
(offers a large collection of free true type fonts for Windows - nicely laid out and easy to follow)
BT Graphix
(also has "Cheatsheets" for HTML, Colour Charts and ASCII Characters)
Cool Archive
(950+ fonts organized alphabetically with previews)
Da Font
(lists the fonts alphabetically but also listed under all kinds of other categories as well)
EricBrook Fonts
(As at 12-26-04, there are 2,180 fonts. They also have a little area beside each font, which tells you if that particular font is already on your computer or not. Plus, a LOT of links for more fonts.)
(added December 26, 2004)
Eternal Fonts
(Download more than 5000 PC and Mac fonts for free. All sorted in 50 categories. 3D fonts, dingbats, blackletter, futuristic, famous and much more!)
(added January 10, 2005)
Font Area
(Thousands of free fonts)
(added January 10, 2005)
Font Avenue
(Welcome to Font Avenue - our goal is to find, catalogue and feature the best resources for font people - We are building a directory of all font related sites including Font Archives, Original Fonts, Font Resources and more)
(added January 10, 2005)
Font Connection
(Looking for cool free fonts? We have an amazing selection available for download and you are sure to find something you like! NO pop-ups or misleading links)
(added January 10, 2005)
Font Face
(has a nice lil font search engine before you enter their site)
Font Resource
(Over 2,000 free fonts to download)
(added January 10, 2005)
Fonts 'n Things
(lots of 3D fonts)
Font Village
(6,080 fonts -some Mac fonts also-)
(added December 26, 2004)
Great Free Fonts
(Offers hundreds of free fonts for PC's and Macs in alpha order)
(added January 10, 2005)
Happy Hour Fonts
(graffiti, grunge, theme, foreign, tv, film and music fonts)
(added December 26, 2004)
Killerfontz
(Thousands of free True Type fonts in alphabetical order!)
(added January 10, 2005)
LotsaFonts.com
(2,309 fonts for Windows)
(added December 26, 2004)
Master Fonts
(Over 3 million quality photos, fonts, clipart and animations! NO popups!)
(added January 10, 2005)
Mike's Sketchpad Free Fonts Archive
(A very well organized site)
(added January 10, 2005)
One Scrappy Site
(lists fonts in alpha, categories and new fonts as well)
Search Fonts
(A solid, uncluttered free fonts resource, this site features an excellent search engine to help you find the font style you're looking for quickly.)
(added December 26, 2004)
Simply the Best Fonts
(lists fonts in alpha, many many categories and offers a Font of the Month category as well)
The FONTain
(a nice collection of fonts and dings in alpha order)
The Fontamentals
(laid out nicely ... this is where I originally found most of the fonts I now have ... unfortunately, the site has not been updated since 2001 so some links won't work but what is there makes this site worth a mention)
Theme World
(5,067 available fonts - many categories and lots of gothic/medieval fonts)
Wanted Fonts
(Font styles here include casual, dingbats, entertainment, futuristic, grunge, horror, pixelated, script, stencil and more. )
(added December 26, 2004)
WebFXMall
(i love the way this site is laid out!)
Holiday Fonts
Easter Fonts
FunMunch.com
(Easter fonts and much more!)
(added March 13, 2006)
Renae's Room
(This area is filled with downloadable fonts. Many of these are freeware, some are shareware, some of their creators only want to know how you are using their work. This collection grows each week.)
(added March 13, 2006)
Specialty Fonts
(A very goos selection of Easter fonts plus some Easter dings also!)
(added March 13, 2006)
Dingbats
(Dingbats are an ornamental typeface, used for decorative purposes.)
Dingbat Depot
(The biggest resource of its kind, this site serves up a nice collection of free dingbat fonts. New dingbats are added here weekly and there's a search engine to help you find the font you need quickly.)
(added December 26, 2004)
Dingbat Fonts by Darrian
(a nice collection of dingbats)
House of Lime
(has a huge listing of dingbats!!)
The Dingbat Pages
(some unusual categories here)
Moss Valley Dingbats
(over 2,000 dingbat fonts listed alphabetically by font name/subject - also has a section on what you can do with dingbats)
What is a dingbat, and what can I make with them?
Read Using Dingbats, an article by Joan Mas
(this defintely looks like the most extensive listing of dingbats on the net!)
Font Search Engines
Font Search Engine
(Looking for a specific font? This useful site offers over 10,000 free fonts and features a search engine, so you can quickly find what you need. Font Search Engine also includes a database of free font archives, font utilities and a roundup of free font designers.)
Sites listing font sites:
Confessions of a font junkie...
(a listing of interesting looking sites for fonts)
Free Font Resources
(has quite a few sites i've never seen listed before plus a help tutorial on installing fonts)
PC Fonts
(offers fonts, dingbats, clip art images, web graphics and animations)
Typoasis Fonts
(a nice lil site listing of font sites)
(added December 26, 2004)
WDS - Web Design Studio
(good selection of sites but turn your speakers down first unless you like loud music *s* - even has a NIN font archive containing fonts used in various Nine Inch Nails album covers)
Mac Fonts
LotsaFonts.com
(There are 1,471 fonts for the Mac!)
(added December 26, 2004)
Mac Fonts
(I don't have a Mac, so I can't comment on the fonts here, but it looks pretty comprehensive ... any feedback is welcome)
Updated: December 31, 2007
If you find a dead link, an email letting me know would be greatly appreciated!
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