Grunge fonts are becoming increasingly popular. Instead of shiny, crisp typefaces, many artists and designers are seeking to use an urban, dirty, street style in their designs. With this in mind, we’ve scoured the web to find you top free fonts in a ‘grungey’ style available to download now.

01. Soul Mission

An artist who goes by the name of RoCU is the brains behind this cool destroyed font. One of the most popular free grunge fonts around, it’s amassed over 750,000 downloads since its release. Rocu generously offers his creation free for use in both personal and commercial projects.
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02. Marcelle

One of our favourite free grunge fonts, this old-school, distressed style typeface was created by French graphic designer Clement Nicolle. Owner of the site Stereotype, Nicolle has multiple free fonts available online, with Marcelle the most popular by far with over 3.8million downloads. The typeface is free for personal use, with donations to the author gratefully received.
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03. Times New Yorker

Looking for free grunge fonts with a touch of class? That might sound like a tall order but how about this – Times New Yorker is a dirty, graffiti version of Times New Roman. The design, which features ink drips, smudges and paint splatters, was developed by D.O.C.S back in 2007 and has been a popular grunge font choice for creatives ever since. It’s free for personal use only.
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04. Defused

French art director Vincent Wicky-Demaria is the man behind this destroyed font. Free for personal use only, this grunge font comes complete with a full set of uppercase letters and numbers and a selection of special characters.
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05. NeoPrint M319

From raw to rare, Polenimschaufenster has released a number of typefaces, including this dirty typewriter-looking grunge font NeoPrint M319. Some seriously creative designs could be developed with this typeface, which is free for personal use only.
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06. Everyday Ghost

Everyday Ghost is one of 63 grunge fonts created by typeface designer Andrew Hart. The design, which features smudges and blotchy effects, adds an interesting twist to an otherwise generic serif font. Free for personal use only.
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07. Fail

This cool typeface does anything but what its name suggests, having been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times since its release. This is one of 129 grunge fonts designed by Douglas Vitkausk, whose work has amassed over 12 million downloads. It’s free for personal use only.
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08. Laundromat 1967

This cool Laundromat 1967 typeface would make a great newspaper-type ransom note design. Developed by designer Gyom Séguin aka Last Soundtrack, this is one of 46 fonts he’s crafted. The full set of this particular grunge font features uppercase letters and numbers. Free for personal use only.
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09. Pointy

This Pointy typeface by James Beardmore has a sketchbook doodle feel to its design. The grunge font includes a full set of lower and upper case letters and numbers 0-9. Free for personal use only. The full set, which includes European glyphs can be purchased .
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10. Punk Kid

Created by designer Christopher Hansen, this grunge font is a popular free download. The full set of capital letters included certain member of the alphabet that are smudged in order to give it an authentic feel. Free for personal use only.
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11. Killed DJ

Designer Billy Angel based this cool grunge font on the Pump Triline typeface by British designer and typographer Philip Kelly. And this illustration shows just how well the design would work on a gig poster. The set includes a full set of uppercase letters. Free for personal use only.
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12. Abusive Pencil

Created by designer Scott Ferguson, this Abusive Pencil font is a popular choice among creatives, having been download 1.3 million times since its release. The free version of this grunge font includes a set of uppercase letters and numbers 0-9. Free for personal use only.
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13. 1942

This grungy typewriter-style font was created by designer Johan Holmdahl. The free version includes a full set of upper and lowercase letters, numbers 0-9 and special characters. It also looks to be free for both personal and commercial use, but check at the time of download.
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14. Birth of a Hero

Another design by Last Soundtrack, this bold grunge font is perfect suited for gig or event posters. It’s had over 3million downloads, and the free version of this typeface comes complete with upper, lowercase letters and numbers 0-9. Free for personal use only.
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15. Heroin 07

For a dirty, street art-style design, check out this cool grunge font, another by Clément Nicolle aka StereoType. The free version of this typeface includes a full set of uppercase letters and numbers. Free for personal use only.
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