At the time of this writing, there are a total of 1005 (and growing) fonts available via Google Fonts. That is a dizzying amount to choose from. Luckily for you, I’ve gone through and selected my favorite Google Fonts. They are, what I consider to be the best Google Fonts available for your next project. I’ve broken them down into four distinct categories: Display, Monospaced, Sans-Serif, and Serif.
The decisions you make regarding your font selection will affect your website’s bounce rates, conversion rates, and more. If you’re still wondering why you should consider using Google Fonts for your project consider the following. Google fonts also:
- Allow for a consistent look/feel across all platforms and browsers
- Speed up your site and the internet as a whole
- Can give you a professional look for free
To use them online all you need to do is include a call to the specific font within your HTML. That’s it.
The following are the 30 Best Google Fonts available for use in 2020.
Display
A display typeface is a typeface that is intended for use at large sizes for headings, rather than for extended passages of body text.
Alfa Slab One
Monospaced
A monospaced font, also called a fixed-pitch, fixed-width, or non-proportional font, is a font whose letters and characters each occupy the same amount of horizontal space.
Cutive Mono
PT Mono
Sans-Serif
In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif, gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extended features called “serifs” at the end of strokes.
Archivo
Exo
Cairo
Josefin Sans
Lato
Montserrat
Nunito
Open Sans
Oswald
Raleway
Roboto
Rubik
Source Sans Pro
Titillium Web
Ubuntu
Serif
A serif is a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts.
Alegreya
Aleo
Arvo
Cormorant
Libre Baskerville
Lora
Merriweather
Playfair Display
PT Serif
Roboto Slab
Slabo 27px
Vollkorn
Google fonts are a great way to speed up your site while giving you that professional look you desire. The fonts in this list are, in my opinion, the 30 Best Google Fonts available for use in 2020. If you’re interested in seeing every font Google has to offer, check out the Google Fonts Directory.
If you are looking for further guidance on how to create a consistent web experience check out my post discussing the 12 Ways to Ensure a Consistent Cross‑Browser Compatible Website Experience. In it, I review the essential frameworks and processes that will allow your users to have a consistent web experience regardless of browser or operating system.