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After the fashion on retro things came back to us through the Netflix series (the new Stranger Things season is coming), the same trends took over the design world! Thanks to that, now we have plenty of choice in terms of retro fonts. I would even say that it became hard to choose one among so many remarkable options! To narrow your search, we gathered 40+ best retro fonts that will fit all your vintage projects.Â
Neon lights, bold shapes, sharp edges — there are so many different fonts you can use for retro designs to add some 80’s aesthetics to them. Plus, thinking of how crazy these times were, I would even recommend you try something new and let yourself go without any limits. Mix sans serifs with glowy types, play with colors: it’s up to you how far you’re ready to go!Â
Our Team’s Top Pick
Last Dance Redux
Add some retro touch to your designs with Last Dance Redux! This typeface is a dream-came-true of all the designers, as it is a mix of charm, uniqueness and versatility. The font provides uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, multilingual support and extras. It will be a perfect option for those working on album covers, movie posters and other 80s-inspired design. The font comes in OTF, TTF, and WOFF.Â
Maxmillion
Creating a modern design with a retro fleur has never been easier! All you need is Maxmillion. This font will suit any retro design trend that inspires you the most for the upcoming art: t-shirts, movie posters, titles or video games. It comes in OTF and TTF with uppercase and lowercase letters, multilingual support, and alternates.Â
Neon Retro Font
One of the most common associations with 80s designs are neon colors and that’s why we want to present you this free font! Its vibrant hues are perfect for eye-catching movie posters, book covers and logos. This is an all-caps typeface, that also includes numbers and symbols to make your workflow easier.Â
Standie Bold
A sans serif influenced by popular retro cartoons is what your collection of 80s fonts needs! Filled with fun character, it will suit any design: posters, headers, video games, t-shirts and many other artworks. Each letter of this typeface radiates a vintage feel, so don’t pass by it!Â
Overglow Font
Looking for a retro script typeface that will help you out with movie titles, event posters and other digital projects? Here it is — an Overglow font! This angular typeface has upper and lowercase letters, ligatures and underlines, making this 80s font perfect for any retro design trend. It comes in OTF, TTF and other formats. Let the creative juices flow!Â
Lagoon Beach
The neon lights of these 80s fonts will guide you through the next creative journey! The pack provides 2 typefaces, perfect for retro designs: arcade games, album covers, logos and t-shirts. All you need to do is choose among 5 provided all-caps font styles and add them to your art! Standard letter sets, symbols, and numbers are all included.Â
Ultraprint — Free Retro Display Font
It’s impossible to not mention Ultraprint speaking of 80s fonts. The typeface has everything you need: uppercase and lowercase letters, punctuation and numbers. Its great advantage is that the lettering is free for both personal and commercial projects, so add your album covers, arcade games, headers and book covers some authentic retro vibes!Â
Polyster Authentic
When you’re working on retro designs, choosing the right font may take too much time. But why waste it if you can simply download Polyster Authentic? It is great for movie titles, book covers, posters and flyers. Let the nostalgia inspire you and this aesthetic 80s font guide you through the work process!Â
You’re Gone Font Family
Coming in 2 font styles, regular and italic, this typeface will suit both digital and print design. Whether you’re crafting postcards, flyers or titles for movies, it will help you out! Plus, the lettering includes multilingual letters, allowing you to type any text. You’re Gone is a striking example of retro futuristic fonts that will never go out of fashion!Â
Popsmile — Retro Pop Font
Here comes the font inspired by the retro pop culture visual back in the 70s and 80s era. Bringing its vibe through every decade, it came to become a part of your designs! This all-caps sans serif font will add some fun to your logos, posters and video games, so feel free to use it for any projects. By the way, any print design created with this 80s font will look amazing, too.Â
Mountella — Editorial Serif Font Family
Aesthetic eighties text fonts come your way to refresh your typography collection! Taking inspiration from the old magazines, these types will look outstanding titles for movies, posters, and any unique designs. The font styles are also super versatile, from uprights to italics, so feel free to choose the one that fits your concept the best.Â
Outrun Forever
5 font styles, extra backgrounds — this all-caps typeface is everything a designer can dream of. Its sharp angles catch the eye and its overall look reminds of old movies on VHS tapes we used to watch. Created with much love, the pack includes sans serif and a script font, so feel free to choose what suits your logos, postcards and other projects.Â
Road Rage Font
Searching for an ideal 80s font style is over, Road Rage comes your way! The typeface provides lower and uppercase letters, punctuation, numbers and symbol set. It is a real-life dream of every designer, as this is a perfect typography for any projects: logos, website layouts or merch. Create something outstanding today!Â
Gumzilla — Rounded Display Font
Introducing Gumzilla, an all-caps type with 3 font styles (regular, shiny, and slimy). It is inspired by the 80s and 90s package design aesthetic, but it looks fresh and playful. This is a perfect example of eighties text fonts that have a futuristic vibe. Refresh your collection and create retro-inspired artwork!Â
Streamster Font
Welcome a script font inspired by old-school movies, packages and posters. Streamster is an example of typography that looks suitable everywhere: isn’t it a dream of every designer? Its lower and uppercase letters combined with punctuation marks will make your graphics look special and unique.Â
Wolves vs Monster Retro Horror Font
Inspired by the thriller and horror designs of the 80s, this bold font is an amazing addition to your collection. This all-caps type allows you to create outstanding graphics that will look both retro and creepy. It comes in OTF format, so speaking of design software you have plenty of choices.Â
Gabana — Free Font
Boost inspiration with this bold font! Gabana is a huge free display font family that features 15 styles & weights and is absolutely free but provides the quality of premium goods — everything a designer looks for. Create iconic retro graphics in a blink of an eye!Â
Classical Diary
Classical Diary is an aesthetic serif typeface. This script font provides lower and uppercase letters in regular and italic styles, so choose one or mix them to get unique designs inspired by the eighties. I also recommend adding a sophisticated texture as a background to take all of this typography!Â
Futura 1986 — Distressed Sans Serif Font
An eye-catching 80s font is a must for every designer, that’s why I want to introduce you Futura 1986. It offers unique lower and uppercase letters, punctuation and a symbol set to create iconic designs. You can diversify your projects by adding a retro texture or some glitches above the text, the result will make you proud!Â
Arcade Machine
The current decade is starving for some retro designs and we’re just the same! So here’s an 80s font created with a love for old posters and the will to mix it with futuristic vibes. No matter what projects you’re working on, after you see the Arcade Machine with its aesthetic letter set you will be inspired on conquering new creative heights!Â
Eighties Comeback Serif
Whether you need a bold or a script typeface, Eighties Comeback has them all! A whole 80s font family of aesthetic typography will provide you with everything needed for sophisticated postcards, invitations and other vintage-inspired designs. Bring the retro feeling to our decade!Â
Rubik 80s Fade
No need to choose between retro and futuristic style, Rubic 80s Font took the best from both! This bold type with massive characters was created to fit any design you’re crafting: invitation, logo, postcard and much more. All you need to do is pick the style you like more and get to work!Â
Endless Sunrise
Endless Sunrise is a great script font inspired by the metallic sheens of 80s action movie titles. It embraces the retro vibe and will suit your logo design, merch or digital projects. To diversify your working process there are 3 font styles included: regular, extra and extra italic. It also provides multilingual support, alternatives and underlines and comes in OTF, TTF, and WOFF.Â
Cyberthrone Font
Cyberthrone is a bold hand-drawn marker typeface with an energetic set of characters with fast swipes yet a gentle attitude. It’s suitable for energetic, retro, synth-wave, or simple-clean designs and will make your statement, product, poster, merchandise, logo or brand stand out. The type comes with upper and lowercase letter sets, numbers and punctuation.Â
Hanahelia Typeface
The fonts that have a retro and futuristic look at the same time are rare, but we found it! Meet Hanahelia, a versatile bold typeface ready to decorate your designs. Except for standard characters, it contains alternates and ligatures. Hanahelia comes in OTF and TTF.Â
Quickzag Font
Here comes a marker font embracing a futuristic look! This bold lettering has everything to help you create the designs you were dreaming of: standard letter sets, numbers and punctuation marks. Maybe this font will even inspire you to try a new style, so don’t miss it!Â
The Dangsik
Dangsik is the type of fonts that will come in handy for every designer. No matter what you want to create next: a fancy poster or a sophisticated postcard, this one will fit any style! The bold font comes in TTF and OTF and will make your designs shine with the undeniable charm of its letterforms.Â
Neonblitz
A bold outline font is a tool that provides unlimited options for crafting mind-blowing designs! Create outstanding flyers, merch, clothes and any other artwork in any style you want to work at the moment. The font provides a standard letter set and numbers.Â
Heatwave
80s fonts are one of the most aesthetic ones out there, so why not refresh your toolbox with some new typography? Welcome Heatwave, a type that provides you with uppercase letters, numbers and alternates. It will look amazing in any design and if you don’t trust me, try it out yourself!Â
Simpleness Font
Getting new 80s fonts is always exciting, as they add unique character to your design! The Simpleness is a bold type that comes in OTF and provides standard letter set, numbers, punctuation and many other features to make your workflow easier. Find your new favorite style and this font will help you with it!Â
Action Hero
The Action Hero brush font family collects 4 all-caps types featuring a complete set of uppercase and lowercase characters, along with numerals, language support and underlines. They will be great for movie poster, logo, or other projects. Each brush font has its own style and I recommend you to try them all out!Â
Hot Rush Font Duo
Prepare yourself for a wild ride with Hot Rush – 80s nostalgia is about to hit you hard. This sans & script font duo were simply meant to be together; the unmistakable clean & condensed sans is complimented perfectly by the long, fast, textured strokes of the script. The archive includes OTF and TTF files.Â
Neon Magic
If you like the sophisticated style of the 80s, Neon Magic font is the one you should go with! With a standard letter and symbol sets, it allows you to type inspirational quotes or any other texts you’re working with. Try out this font and you’ll be amazed by the fantastic result you get!Â
Outrunner — the Retro Classic Script
Outrunner is a classic script font that brings you back to the 80s era! Neon lights, vibrant colors, and spectacular style of letterforms guarantee you an enjoyable work process. To get the best result combine the script font with alternates of OpenType features included in the archive.Â
Binary Groove — 80s Inspired Font
Binary Groove is a bold and dynamic font that captures the essence of the 1980s vintage-futuristic style. The geometric shapes and sharp edges of each letterform evoke a sense of technology and progress, while the rounded edges add a touch of playfulness. The font comes in OTF and TTF.Â
Roots
An incomparable style of Roots font is exactly what you need in an upcoming design! The type provides upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbol set, so you’ll feel fully armed. Craft an amazing artwork without stressing about perfect font searchings.Â
Megaton
Megaton is a big & bold stencil font with uppercase multilingual letters, numbers and punctuation. Its vibrant colors and bright character will add some charm to your design, so don’t pass by!Â
Bayshore
A tubular mono-line script font straight out of the 80s is ready to shine in your new design! Whether it’s for logos, product packaging or merchandise, Bayshore is guaranteed to give your text an unmistakable vintage vibe. This hand-drawn font is perfect for creating slick & stylish presentations.Â
Neon Led Light
Neon Led Light is the font that designers should have in the toolbox! It provides upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbol set and comes in OTF. Its versatility allows the font to be the main point of the design or just a beautiful part of it, not stealing the focus.Â
Copper Typeface
The Copper font is the typography for those who like edgy, bold art. Sharp upper and lowercase provided in this lettering will make your design stand out and you’ll surely resort to working with it! The font comes in OTF and TTF.Â
ARB-66 Neon JUN-37
An eye-catching magazine cover or a digital design project? Whatever you’re creating right now, this font will come in handy for you. Despite its complicated name, the type looks simple and neat, so it will fit well with any art. It comes with upper and lowercase characters, numbers and symbol set.Â
Frequently Asked Questions
The fonts in the 1980s were quite different, but in general, they looked sharp, bold and edgy. If you feel a bitter-sweet nostalgia for those times, you can download Hanahelia Typeface, Eighties Comeback Serif, Streamster Font or Action Hero. They suit the atmosphere perfectly and have a retro vibe.
As fashion is cyclical, these days there are tons of retro fonts inspired by the 1980s aesthetics. Our personal favorites among them are Neon Led Light, Ramdone Script, Overdrive Avenue and Wasted Youth. These typefaces look like they went straight out of the 1980s!
Energetic, bright and bold — these are the words to describe the fonts used for Retrowave. No surprise designers love using them for the artworks! Speaking of such fonts, we can’t go without mentioning Thunderstorm, Neon Retro Font, Overglow Font and Action Hero.
There is a wide choice of 80s-inspired fonts nowadays, the question is, what kind of typeface you need. For more vibrant typography we recommend checking out Overglow Font and Arcade Machine. But if you’re searching for more classic options, you can go for Classical Diary and Polyster Authentic — their sophisticated look will steal your heart!