[DIVIDE BY ZERO] Fonts : Free TrueType Fonts

Fonts! Do you want fonts? Fonts from the late 90s? These are not what we might now think of as “y2k” fonts, because that term has become associated with a clean, sleek, retro-futuristic aesthetic. These fonts are instead very evocative of a different aesthetic that was common in the early 00s, one I associate with US indie music. Many of the fonts are hand-drawn and a little uneven, which creates a certain feeling of homeyness and intimacy (or tweeness if you want to be unkind). I find them very interesting and many of them still look great.

You can download a zipfile with all the fonts in them from the internet archive (although you might have to change what year you’re looking at to make the connection work). They’re just ttf files but I’m sure that with transfonter you could convert them to webfonts.

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OH MY GOSH! Action Jackson! That font was everywhere in my circles at one point.

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Those 1993-1997 fonts are so insanely nostalgic. Absolutely of their time.

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I’m sure I’ve seen these fonts in use, but I can’t think of any specific examples. I don’t think there’s a name for the aesthetic - CARI need to get on the case!

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I’ve used some of these before! “I Suck at Golf” and “Signal to Noise” are two that I remember yoinking back in the day. Love a good font collection!

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