Fonts

Commercial fonts

• My Fonts - A complete online source for finding, trying, and buying fonts. With nearly 60,000 fonts on one easy-to-use web site and maybe the best search tools in the business, you can purchase on-line and download the package immediately. Content organized in 18 categories, browsable by best selling, release date or alphabetically. You can use a sample text, choose one size from 8 to 72 points and voilà! the page will render your text in all fonts, in neat antialiased images. Also available full character map of each font. The ways to try your font before buying it are endless. The "more like this" feature allows you to find similar fonts. You even can create an account and start collecting your personal font album for future reference. Try also WhatTheFont?! (see "can't find that font?" on the right).
• FontShop - Thousands of fonts, searchable by name or keyword, browsable by category, foundry or designer. The TypeNavigator feature allows you searching visually. You can use your own text and generate a sample in many sizes from 12 to 288 points, antialised. They offer services like developing a font departing from your handwriting, or develop a typeface for your corporation. A couple of freebies, a font glossary and many articles complete this worth-a-look site.

Free fonts directories

• Dafont - Maybe the best free fonts directory on the web. About 8,000 fonts classified in more than 70 browsable categories and subcategories. You can get the fonts listed by popularity, day added or alphabetically. You may apply filters and get just the fonts that have accents, euro sign or both. But you always can write in your text sample and get it rendered in all the fonts listed (but you can't select the size) . You can also browse by name or by author (with links to the authors' sites). New fonts, top 100, font tools, and more. English and French.
• Fawnt - One of the largest free fonts archives. More than 9,000 fonts, all with large previews and character maps. Browsable by category or alphabetically. You can render the text in many sizes including up to 250 points, but the customizable preview isn't working now; there are few categories and the internal search engine matches font names -not descriptions, but still very good site. English and German.
• Urban Fonts - Another good one. Thousands of free fonts in 50 categories, and free dingbats. Using your own sample text, and choosing text and background color (but not size) you can render your text in large, antialised images. Public comments and ratings; an active font forum; owner favorites. Cons: low server speed, searching features could be better.