80 Beautiful Professional Fonts
Every now and again designers stumble upon the very same problem: the choice of a unique and beautiful typefaces which manages to fulfill three basic tasks. Support the corporate identity, enrich the visual appearance and is compatible with the overall design. However, usually there are simply too many options you can consider, which is why you need time to find the option you are most comfortable with. Although the choice usually depends on clients’ requirements, it is necessary to have some pretty starting points for your font decision.
So which typefaces are “bulletproof”? What fonts can be used effectively in almost every Corporate Design? And what are the options for unique, but still incredibly beautiful typefaces?
We have answers. Over the last few days we’ve browsed through dozens of type foundries, read dozens of designers’ articles about typography, analyzed font rankings and visited bookmarked font-related suggestions. So this post has ‘em all. Well, OK, at least many of them.
Further Reading on SmashingMag: #
- The Roadmap To Becoming A Professional Freelance Web Designer
- How To Become A Top WordPress Professional
- Web Designer’s Guide To Professional Networking
- 60 Brilliant Typefaces For Corporate Design
Let's take a look at over 80 gorgeous typefaces for professional design, based upon suggestions from designers and web-developers all over the world. Most screenshots are taken from the foundries and provided specimens - particularly on Veer.com and Fontshop.com.
Classic Typefaces #
Classics of typography in a brief overview. You will find even more traditional typefaces on the site 100 Best Fonts, including history, development and related information.
1. Helvetica #
![80 Beautiful Professional Fonts 80 Beautiful Professional Fonts](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e864a8de-f716-46a4-a881-9deca7972c7e/helvetica.gif)
2. Helvetica Neue #
![Screenshot Typefaces](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/67b0a630-81e7-4586-b815-fc7be7d9e0c3/helvetica-neue.gif)
3. Univers #
![Screenshot Typefaces](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b97f5139-eccb-49de-bcc9-c5460e94fd2a/univers-std.gif)
4. Frutiger #
![Screenshot Type](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2eb37f72-065e-4df9-8006-172485a35190/frutiger.gif)
5. Avenir #
![Screenshot Fonts](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/bb57e872-df02-4038-ad0e-1b29f64e2d70/avenir-std.gif)
![Screenshot Fonts](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/bc35f981-de29-4ecb-aba4-55d588591591/avenir.gif)
6. Myriad Pro #
![Screenshot Typeface](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/11a2e106-1699-40dc-97a2-349113eec81d/myriad-pro.gif)
7. Neuzeit #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/086a1cfb-0779-4456-b65a-ca8927e92e05/neuzeit.gif)
8. Syntax #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/fc72afcb-eb6c-4ed9-8b57-5c138901b544/syntax.gif)
9. Proxima Nova #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/bcee4fd5-7714-42dc-9a46-c8cb12d6ae38/proxima-sans.gif)
10. Proxima Sans #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/bcee4fd5-7714-42dc-9a46-c8cb12d6ae38/proxima-sans.gif)
11. Glasgow #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/077f990f-84bc-4d41-b16a-3bc95de87e14/glasgow.gif)
12. Charlotte Sans #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f614a066-054f-42b6-8715-75f510745501/charlotte-sans.gif)
13. Precious Sans #
![Precious Sans Precious Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/569e4ff1-4a8e-45f3-a2a1-473456e7267f/precious-sans.gif)
![Precious Sans Precious Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1cb67476-d3fc-4054-9f59-63eee2908991/precious-sans-2.gif)
14. Gill Sans #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8221a2d8-f854-4d33-909a-82e51f586049/gill-sans.gif)
15. Lisboa #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4e3ec9dd-7ab5-4cde-b014-89f0939ceee7/lisboa.gif)
16. Franklin Gothic #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/3c88bdb3-e35f-4629-a316-08b5bf311911/franklin-gothic.gif)
17. Futura #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0201bb46-3400-4bdd-b5f0-37126ddf2eb3/futura.gif)
18. EF TV Nord 1 #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/dfbc8685-1477-46a1-8004-425409aba96a/ef-tv.gif)
19. FF Scala #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/940ce9bf-11fa-45f0-97fe-57d4053ee095/ffscala.gif)
20. Rockwell #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/80d543c2-a365-4cc7-896a-03b206af6975/rockwell.gif)
21. Eurostile #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/3c761cd8-cae8-40c8-8cea-c700a4583a4b/eurostile.gif)
22. Warnock #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/972b3dd6-6301-40b1-8a0f-fb31b9080096/warnock.gif)
23. FF DIN #
![FF DIN FF DIN](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/9f0e0650-fbdc-48e3-b77b-f821c5b986ed/ffdin.gif)
24. FF Meta #
![FF Meta FF Meta](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1e52c225-0cee-4b2d-8a7c-9e170f5c60e0/ffmeta2.gif)
![FF Meta FF Meta](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1e52c225-0cee-4b2d-8a7c-9e170f5c60e0/ffmeta2.gif)
25. Officina #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/bb0be4a8-4bbb-4726-a522-51997276c9c9/officina-sans.gif)
26. FF Dax #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/833bedf0-33f7-44e3-89a1-630cdfe8d70b/ffdax.gif)
27. DF Dynasty #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ade95849-3374-4ab0-aa8a-7cded0732fac/df-dynasty.gif)
28. Akzidenz-Grotesk #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6ee83ed6-9f52-48f6-8e10-0ec33d8b3b52/akz-head.gif)
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b497f5f3-029a-4ab1-8484-d7aab83cec96/akzidenz-grotesk.gif)
29. AG Book #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/9aad7066-f2ea-4cce-ac93-4ef9eb17c75a/ag-book-pro.gif)
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/677b680c-2010-4213-a34c-edebd55f6e97/ag-book.gif)
30. Precious Serif #
![Precious Serif Precious Serif](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f8d7b4e2-f39c-4935-b401-1d780aa7966b/precious-serif.gif)
Further Typefaces #
The fonts listed below aren’t so well-known. Thus you can use them for unique corporate identity or user interfaces which are supposed to have a “fresh” look.
31. Locator #
![Locator Locator](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e678101f-daa6-478d-a00d-d5febc1a599c/locator.gif)
32. Seravek #
![Seravek Seravek](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1239a462-ed2a-4772-8849-c42040e5c6f4/seravek.gif)
33. FF Kievit #
![FF Kievit FF Kievit](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/92dfcec4-dd78-404d-8465-23f62c5e5e91/ffkievit.gif)
![FF Kievit FF Kievit](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a27d37f8-c72e-4bab-a49c-1da4b4f787e9/kievit.gif)
34. Ronnia #
![Ronnia Ronnia](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/06dcb2fc-6b88-45f8-8485-5f26fc04a64a/ronnia.gif)
Typetogether
35. Stella #
![Stella Stella](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/9d1e354c-c66d-47fb-b32a-7e6cbe5404a2/stella.gif)
Feliciano Type Foundry
36. Le Monde Courrier #
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/39f8675f-f4dc-40cf-8f3d-a364e93ca126/lemonde.gif)
![Screenshot Screenshot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/dfdd9c89-f70c-4737-b03b-ce7be6be7425/parisine.gif)
![Freight Sans Freight Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4c352e2b-5693-4f82-be50-a4f53746b651/freight-sans.gif)
![Guardian Guardian](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f666471f-5c85-49fe-a6d3-10a5f8e8f856/guardian.gif)
## 40. Anomoly
![Anomoly Anomoly](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/57a509ab-1965-44a5-aa8d-de26cb3745d9/anomoly.gif)
41. PMN Caecilia #
![PMN Caecilia PMN Caecilia](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/06249a75-f0da-422f-95b4-9eed7cc70cdd/pmn-caecilia.gif)
![PMN Caecilia PMN Caecilia](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/81cbf1fd-e7ac-421c-865a-a0b556a2ed10/pmn-caecilia-2.gif)
42. Leitura #
![Leitura Leitura](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a84f45ef-2dea-4445-aae9-b3b579299d49/leitura.gif)
![The Mix The Mix](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/26c15a86-37ad-4fdd-a78f-a9863a31cffd/themix.gif)
## 44. Stalemate
![Stalemate Stalemate](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4822221f-b3d0-49c7-b1aa-51d568fa9b9c/stalemate.gif)
![Stalemate Stalemate](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/cb1f2c30-c3fd-44ed-80cf-b4b2adc32d0a/stalemate-2.gif)
45. Neo Sans #
![Neo Sans Neo Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1024c6f9-e87c-4cba-bb85-983fa42cfb48/neosans.gif)
## 46. Felbridge
![Felbridge Felbridge](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b459517c-1dee-486e-8030-3e889459bb61/felbridge.gif)
![Trade Gothic Trade Gothic](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a2cb5e7e-8ffa-47b5-9b47-ec674e68e452/trade-gothic.gif)
48. Karmina #
![Karmina Karmina](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f7460225-1fe1-428d-9eaf-c57274217988/ds-karmina.gif)
![FF Milo FF Milo](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c6a5e4e3-5c23-498d-9833-13deb3688d92/ff-milo.gif)
![FF Milo FF Milo](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/3574aa90-8fa4-4aec-a233-e50830e7b671/milo.gif)
## 50. Auto
![Auto Auto](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/05acd112-8974-4373-a530-b3278f989573/auto.gif)
![Soho Soho](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/db073e51-e2e4-4857-b0c7-353a7b45153c/soho.gif)
![Kepler Kepler](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2056546b-36b1-43ae-bc38-69d8343cb3e8/kepler.gif)
## 53. Depot
![Depot Depot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c243c4d9-b661-4fd7-a605-75be668ffeea/depot.gif)
## 54. Relato Sans
![Relato Sans Relato Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f4630fd9-40e5-4e15-bab0-64efa84ee402/relato-sans.gif)
## 55. Priva Pro
![Priva Pro Priva Pro](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/28134754-50b0-4e51-95a6-f3362e5f9992/priva-pro.gif)
![Relato Serif Relato Serif](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/280d69d3-94c2-4173-be49-057367b02d51/relato-serif.gif)
## 57. Alber
![Alber Alber](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/62cdd881-9e23-4700-a7a1-3913e426b021/alber.gif)
## 58. Palatino Sans & Informal
![Palatino Sans Informal Palatino Sans Informal](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/91962263-1da0-4045-b697-b0c77e0fa285/palatinosans-formal.gif)
![Fedra Sans Fedra Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/91941c9a-3a29-4283-a230-2b2b6919318c/fedra-sans.gif)
## 60. Olga
![Olga Olga](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/68912be5-5410-48db-a48c-a0c461f4a95c/olga.gif)
![Depot Depot](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c243c4d9-b661-4fd7-a605-75be668ffeea/depot.gif)
## 62. Priva Pro
![Priva Pro Priva Pro](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/28134754-50b0-4e51-95a6-f3362e5f9992/priva-pro.gif)
![Whitman Whitman](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/50837ba2-c9de-438f-ae65-48ec73a213c2/whitman.gif)
## 64. Productus
![Productus Productus](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/472bf3ad-fda5-499f-bd9c-4abeb740129a/productus.gif)
## 65. Tempelhof
![Tempelhof Tempelhof](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ef207159-3f1a-4094-8cc5-95660adc9df8/tempelhof.gif)
## 66. Amira
![Amira Amira](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6733c697-2384-45ef-8229-a3aa5a215387/amira.gif)
## 67. Krart
![Krart Krart](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/db41d261-9d4c-4b2d-bfa6-bc2e744d50e6/krart.gif)
## 68. Tang
![Tang Tang](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e994da8e-3e11-4b24-a6c8-ecdd3f3e684b/tang.gif)
## 69. Dederon Sans
![Dederon Sans Dederon Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/08505974-e498-4dec-82a0-48922217fa33/dederon-sans.gif)
![Samuels Family Samuels Family](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/fee1346f-2688-4d0d-8b09-4c9993688949/samuels-family.gif)
![Untitled Untitled](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/9743badd-b127-44e3-a062-305d05187ade/untitled.gif)
![Greta Text Greta Text](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ef01c566-6848-4ddc-b35f-38244e533c22/greta-text.gif)
## 73. FF Sanuk
![FF Sanuk FF Sanuk](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7f9c0596-7c13-45b2-963b-7bcf188adb4f/ff-sanuk.gif)
74. Houschka #
![Houschka Houschka](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a31fe5b4-5c0a-47f6-9ff3-b63c7a8fa502/houschka.gif)
75. Scene #
![Scene Scene](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b61aeb55-6b47-4f28-8329-88a3c8149d45/scene.gif)
## 76. Amplitude
![Amplitude Amplitude](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b0bb7305-4e4c-4539-abcf-bbd18c9bc666/amplitude.gif)
## 77. Insider
![Insider Insider](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2b36f240-7591-4df5-a30c-bb250cb9ab85/insider.gif)
## 78. Preface
![Preface Preface](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e8f029a5-5ae4-4b36-a8f0-ce3f15777c14/preface.gif)
79. Flex #
![Flex Flex](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e071f485-2b51-4f60-a1dc-c33014daa455/flex.gif)
## 80. Halvorsen
![Halvorsen Halvorsen](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/dd84cef0-baaf-4ffd-b708-f99701328914/halvorsen.gif)
## 81. Xtra Sans
![Xtra Sans Xtra Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8a787838-93a4-4c12-9daf-91a93afb11ae/xtra-sans.gif)
![Obliqua Obliqua](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/58f203e2-8c11-4f90-bcb7-5ac87c169920/obliqua.gif)
![Muestra Urbana Muestra Urbana](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/cef20b5e-78f1-467f-a969-e09e89466cb9/muestra-urbana.gif)
![Wingardium Wingardium](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/01e90004-afb7-40f7-bf83-84911563d0b7/wingardium.gif)
## 84. Tauran Regular
![Tauran Regular Tauran Regular](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/68e22a62-bd78-4456-8d60-5f553027ad70/tauran.gif)
## 85. Mello Sans
![Mello Sans Mello Sans](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/14c677ad-b2f9-4215-b6c6-83169f18adb3/mellosans.gif)
— Comments 211
good one!!! - as usual :)
The fonts is one of the most important part of every web design. This collection is very precious. Good, very good. I was'nt watched some font styles.