sans-serif · OFL-1.1 · Variable (100-900)
Personality
Strong & Bold
Strong Fonts
Fonts with sturdy construction and solid presence. Strong typography features robust letterforms, confident weight, and structural integrity suited for sports, industrial, masculine brands, and contexts requiring visual strength.
10 free fonts | 27 premium options | Updated: Jan 2026
Free Strong Fonts
Open-source fonts that genuinely feel strong.
display · OFL-1.1 · 1 weights
display · Apache-2.0 · 1 weights
serif · OFL-1.1 · 5 weights
Premium Strong Fonts with Free Alternatives
Popular premium strong fonts you can replace with open-source options.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a font strong?
Strong fonts have structural solidity—wide stances, sturdy strokes, letterforms that feel planted and stable. They convey physical strength through typographic form. Strength is about structure and presence, not just weight.
How do strong fonts differ from bold fonts?
Bold fonts emphasize visual weight and impact. Strong fonts emphasize structural sturdiness. A font can be strong at regular weight through its construction. Bold adds impact; strong adds stability and power.
What free fonts feel genuinely strong?
Oswald offers strong condensed presence. Barlow provides strong industrial character. Saira delivers strong technical structure. Exo offers strong futuristic solidity. These fonts have genuine structural strength.