Finding Free Old English Fonts

Written by:  • Edited by: Michele McDonough
Updated Apr 23, 2010
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Looking for some cool Old English fonts? Old English is a highly popular style of typography, commonly used for anything from design projects to tattoos. Check out the following websites to find the top Old English fonts. We also provide a quick overview of the Skin Deep BB font.

Finding Old English Fonts

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Chances are, you found this page by doing a web search for "Where can I find free Old English fonts?" As far as free fonts, Old English is a very traditional font, used for many different applications. One thing to note, Old English comes in a variety of different styles. It has also been changed over the years. Thus, there are actually several different versions of Old English to choose from, as far as fonts and typography. Whether you are looking for a medieval looking font for your next design project, or trying to find a cool font for a tattoo, the following websites should all be of great help. The majority of them have several Old English fonts to choose from.

dafont.com

dafont.com is a great place to find Old English typography. However, there is no official category listing for "Old English" on the website. But, there is a category listing, Gothic. Under Gothic, there are several subcategories such as: Medieval, Modern, Celtic, Initials, and Various. Most likely, you will want to check out Medieval, as it features several fonts that are very close to traditional Old English. If you don't find any font that you like throughout the several pages under Medieval, you should also try looking under Various, as it has a couple of additional Old English fonts that you may like.

UrbanFonts.com

UbanFonts.com is another free fonts website that has Old English typography. However, UrbanFonts does have an official category listing titled Old English. Although UrbanFonts does not have near as many Old English fonts as dafont.com, it still has a decent selection.

1001 Free Fonts

1001 Free Fonts has approximately 15 different Old English fonts to choose from. However, they do update their font collection occasionally, so there is a possibility of additional Old English fonts in the future.

Fontspace.com

Fontspace.com has several different Old English fonts to choose from, roughly around 200. Some of the fonts on Fontspace are considerably higher quality than others. This website has one of the most complete collections of Old English fonts on the web.

Skin Deep BB Font

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Skin Deep is an Old English inspired font with a modern twist. Although it may not look quite like traditional Old English lettering, it is more readable, which may make it a better choice for certain designs, projects, and artwork. This font is not free. It retails for $30.00 from myfonts.com. However, it may be worth the price if you are considering using it for a major product, or to actually get a tattoo. Please note, you may also be able to find something similar to the Skin Deep BB font for free, somewhere else on the Internet.


 
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