Do you want to give your content the magic touch and design to stand out from your competitors?
Then these awesome fonts can change the total perspective of your content.
Using good and attractive fonts help with branding and improves the readability of content.
So if you want to make the blog posts awesome using cool fonts then keep reading.
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Why Care About Blog Fonts?
Once upon a time, there were two researchers, Hyunjin Song and Nova Schwartz.
They did a fun little experiment which involved two groups of people.
The first group were asked to read a simple paragraph in Arial. (A very simple font).
And the second group were asked to read the same paragraph in a brushed hand (A very complex font).
The Results were Shocking!
Surprisingly, the first group completed the entire paragraph in just 8 minutes!
Whereas,
The second group took 15 minutes! to do the same.
Bottom Line; Fonts play a vital role in increasing your readability and UX.
As a Blogger or a Content Marketer, you should always try to make the content clean and easy to read.
Typefaces VS Fonts [What Are They]?
Before you get confused, let us make this clear.
Typefaces and Fonts are completely different things.
Many people confuse typefaces with fonts. Typeface represents the style of font and fonts are derived from different typefaces.
Confused?
Here is a graphic to help you out!
Now that you have understood the concept of Typefaces and Fonts, let’s explore the various fonts to increase your readability.
Starting with,
#1 Arial
It is one of the most used fonts on the Internet and was developed in 1982.
This font never looks odd or old-fashioned and can be used anywhere on your website.
Mostly used for headings of blog posts it is one of the most reader friendly font available.
It is used by Facebook, Google, Amazon, Reddit, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and many other top-tier websites.
#2 Verdana
This San Serif typeface font was designed by Matthew Carter and it became very popular in America due to its unique design and ability to remain disordered in smaller resolutions.
#3 Georgia
Designed by Mathew Carter, Georgia is the most widely used Serif font on the internet.
This font is also used by Backlinko by Brian Dean, BlogggingX by Akshay Hallur and many others and is perfect for making headings readable and effective.
#4 Lato
It is an open-source family of fonts designed and engineered by Luka Dziedzic in the year 2010.
The font is relatively new and has become widely popular and is used across different websites such as Moz.com.
It is an entire family of fonts which consists of different cool variations of the original Lato font.
#5 PT Sans
This Sans Serif based open source font is very simple but extremely attractive and readable at the same time.
One of the best examples of Blogs currently using the PT sans is the Ahrefs Blog. Similar to the Moz, they use the font mostly
in their title tags of the posts.
#6 Gotham
When you hear the name Gotham the very first thing that comes to your mind ? And I bet it’s, Batman!
Well, Gotham is a bushy and slim font which can give your readers a pleasant read if used correctly. You can use this font in your body text too but it looks best when used in headings.
#7 Merriweather
This open-source font was developed by Eben Sorkin. Merriweather is a simple, yet a powerful and attractive font that is best suited for body text.
Also used in headings but we think it looks much better in the body text as it’s lighter variants are reader friendly.
#8 Oswald
Oswald designed by Venom Adams from Google and this Sans Serif font was initially launched in 2011 and was updated till 2014.
It is a bold font which is very popular among blog writers because of its dark colour and is a great choice for headings.
Oswald offers both light and bold variants for better readability.
#9 Roboto
Roboto was designed by Christian Robertson and is being used by 21 million websites on the Internet.
The font is perfect for both headings and body text due to the different variations offered by the font.
In our opinion, it’s a must-try,
#10 Helvetica
Designed back in 1983, Helvetica has still maintained it’s a royal and prestigious essence. It provides you with 100 different styles of the font for you to write in.
Tech giants like GitHub, StackOverflow, Whatsapp, SlideShare, Yelp, Vimeo and even Apple uses this font.
#11 Montserrat
It was designed by Julieta Ulanovsky and is a bold and modern looking font used by many websites.
Montserrat is quite versatile as it can be used for different types of websites and businesses.
Big Companies like NBC, MoviePilot, Tom’s Guide, and LeadPages use this font.
#12 Tahoma
Tahoma is a Microsoft based font designed by Matthew Carter.
It is a very popular San-Serif present on the Internet today and is used by many sites for their Blogs. The font is simple Yet elegant which makes it a good option for blogs and sites which want to look elegant.
ZippyShare, Marca, MakeMyTrip, Khan Academy are some of the few who are using this font.
#13 Archivo
Archivo Narrow was designed to be used simultaneously in print and digital platforms.
The technical and aesthetic characteristics of the font are both crafted for high-performance typography.
It was designed to be used simultaneously in print and online platforms and supports over 200 world languages.
#14 Rubik
Rubik is a sans-serif typeface designed by Philipp Hubert and Sebastian Fischer of Hubert & Fischer, a design studio based in Berlin and New York.
The typeface was commissioned by Google for use in a Rubik’s Cube exhibition, hence the name Rubik.
The design features stout proportions with rounded corners and low stroke contrast.
The entire five-weight family is open-source and available for free on Google Fonts.
#15 Zilla Slab
It is one of the most popular typefaces used by Mozilla for its products like the Mozilla Firefox Browser.
It looks attractive because of the lightweight of the font. It is available in 10 different font weights and is generally used for sub-headings. It pairs with Roboto and Open Sans font.
#16 Raleway
It is an elegant font which is very reader-friendly and will be very eye-friendly for the visitors that will come to your website.
#17 Ubuntu
Doesn’t this name seem similar? Yes, it is the name of the popular Operating System Ubuntu. The Ubuntu Operating System uses this font in their operating system.
This Font is available in 8 different languages for the people to access and use.
Also, it pairs well with Open Sans and Oswald for a professional yet elegant appearance.
#18 Arvo
It is another one of the very cool typefaces out there which looks good on all screens no matter if it’s a Laptop, Desktop, TV or a Mobile device.
#19 Volkron
It is a font known for its simplicity and adoption. Volkron is the best font to use in Body Text rather than the headings tag.
#20 Nunito Sans
Available in 14 different styles, Nunito Sans is a very good and balanced font with some smooth curves.
It looks great on Both Article headings and the Body Text. So you can use it wherever you want it to.
#21 Advent Pro
This is a classic and corporate type of font which looks badass on the body texts.
It is an elegant font with superb curves that give it it’s uniqueness.
#22 Lora
The No brainer font for essay writing and writing Corporate Letters.
Lora is a popular and one of the best Google fonts that we have personally used.
It is available in 4 styles only, which are enough for story writing. It best pairs with Open Sans and Lato fonts.
#23 Fjalla One
Medium contrast display sans serif Fjalla One has been carefully & Excellently Crafted and adjusted to the resolutions of the screens.
And despite having display characteristics, it can be successfully used in a wide range of sizes.
A beautiful design, it’s not hard to see why Fjalla One is featured on more than 410,000 websites
#24 M + 1p
M+ 1p is a set of fonts from the M+ Outline Fonts Project, and I have to say they have done a cool job on these web fonts.
It Consists of four subfamilies.
For M+ 1p, the team created a proportional font with seven weights ranging from thin to black.
With its crisp shape and sleek terminals, these letterforms aim to be sophisticated and relaxed at the same time.
#25 Palanquin
A Unicode-Compliant Devanagari text type family designed for the digital age,
The palanquin is a versatile font family that strikes the balance between typographic conventions and visual flair.
It consists of seven text weights and can be extended with
a heavier display family, Palanquin Dark.
#26 Ostrich Sans
Made Available Publicly by the League Of Moveable Type.
This Font Ostrich san is a Gorgeous modern Sans-Serif with a very long neck.
The Family Consists Of several more important fonts. Namely, Dash, rounded Ultra Light, Normal And Black.
#27 Fira Sans
This cool and free font was designed by legendary typewriter Erik Spiekermann with Additional contributions from Carrois Type Design.
The Fira Family aims to cover the legibility needs for a large range of handsets varying in screen quality and rendering.
#28 Comfortaa
It is a rounded geometric Sans-Serif type design intended for large sizes. It is free, both for personal and commercial use.
It is a light font which is quite easy to read, cool and easy to the reader’s eyes.
#29 Proxima-Nova
Superb font for blog posts.
It looks killer when you use it as the font in your blog text. But you won’t find it that cool if you decide to use it in your headings.
Cool Font Plug-ins for WordPress
Want to know where to find these awesome fonts?
Your search ends here. Below are listed the best font plug-ins for WordPress which you can use to get the best fonts for your Blog.
#1 Google Fonts
Google Fonts is a library of more than 1005 Fonts which are licensed for free use.
You can use Google Fonts to Test out different fonts and then plug them into your Blog & Content.
#2 Wp-Typography
This Plug-in is great if you have a blog which runs in multiple countries.
It offers cool fonts in more than 70+ Languages.
#3 Google Fonts for WordPress
This Cool Plug-in gives fonts which are awesome and which are being liked by many.
It has a large variety of Fonts with over 870+ to choose from.
#4 Font Awesome
If you want to make your Blog Font awesome and make it super appealing for your visitors then you should try this out.
#5 Seed Fonts
This is a very effective WordPress Plugin that will help you use cool mixtures of Thai-English Fonts.
With this plugin, you can also upload your custom fonts.
#7 WhatFont
This is a Chrome extension that I use to see what fonts are being used by my competitors.
You can download It for free from the Google Chrome Store.
And after you finish the installation all you have to do is click on the extension and then drag your pointer over to the font you want to know about and there you go you have founded a brilliant font.
Okay, now that I have told you about some cool tools and plugins through which you can find all the cool fonts mentioned in this Blog Post, Let’s now dive into the actual Fonts which are to be used in our Blog Post.
Fonts By Use Case
Wrapping Up
As mentioned earlier Fonts can have a huge impact on the look and feel of your blog.
And you never get a second chance to make a first impression, so why waste it?
Also Going for the best design possible gives you an unfair advantage over your competitors.
So all in all, you should definitely invest some time and resources to make sure you have the best User Interface possible.
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