Competent fonts

Capable and well-made without showing off.

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331 fonts

Competent fonts look capable without showing off. Well drawn, well spaced workhorses for products, documentation and professional services.

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Alexandria

Mohamed Gaber, Julieta Ulanovsky

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Sofia Sans Condensed

Lettersoup, Botio Nikoltchev, Ani Petrova

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Radio Canada

Charles Daoud, Coppers and Brasses, Alexandre Saumier Demers, Jacques Le Bailly

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Rokkitt

Vernon Adams

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Noto Sans Bengali

Google

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Noto Sans Hebrew

Google

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STIX Two Text

Tiro Typeworks, Ross Mills, John Hudson, Paul Hanslow

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Josefin Slab

Santiago Orozco

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Eczar

Rosetta, Vaibhav Singh

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M PLUS 1

Coji Morishita

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Vazirmatn

Saber Rastikerdar

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Noto Sans HK

Google

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Noto Sans Malayalam

Google

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Gelasio

Eben Sorkin

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Monda

Vernon Adams

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Libre Bodoni

Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida

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Noto Sans Myanmar

Google

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Radio Canada Big

Étienne Aubert Bonn

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Ubuntu Sans

Dalton Maag, David Jonathan Ross, Dual Type

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Petrona

Ringo R. Seeber

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Mona Sans

Tobias Bjerrome Ahlin, GitHub, Degarism Studio, Sebastian Carewe

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Murecho

Neil Summerour

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Noto Serif Bengali

Google

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Georama

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FAQs

What makes a font look competent?

Consistent proportions, a full set of weights and careful spacing. Inter, Roboto and Source Sans are textbook examples.