30 Grunge Fonts for Web Use and Quick Implementation Tips

In Web Design, by Tara Hornor, April 11, 2012

Grunge fonts are great for when you need to add some dirt, grime, or a natural element to your web design. One common problem with many of them, however, is that they are not web compatible. With many clients, you will find that they need a design that is compatible both online and offline, meaning that you need to find fonts that will work for any medium, be it on a website or in a design for catalog printing. This is why it is especially necessary in today's digital world to find Open-Type fonts (.OTF) or True-Type fonts (.TTF), since these fonts will be much more compatible between web and print designs.

Here to help you get started in your search for that perfect grunge font for web use is a collection of 30 great web-compatible grunge fonts. First of all, though, I will show you how to implement them on your website in about 5 minutes:

4 Steps for Implementing Fonts onto a Website

While there are a number of sites you can go to for converting fonts to a format you can use on your site, I prefer FontJazz.com because, for one, it is so very easy to use. Secondly, FontJazz allows you to quickly turn your headings from blah to amazing. The following steps show you how to use FontJazz for uploading fonts to your site design.

Here's the final results using FontJazz (ZIP - 28k)

Step 1 - Choose your font

Choose your font either from the list below or any other font you like that is TTF or OTF format.

Step 2 - Upload Your Font File

Go to the FontJazz upload page and get the font converted.

Step 3 - Download the Three Files

Once your font has been converted, you will need to download the three files needed: two JavaScript files and an image file.

Step 4 - Implement the Font on Your Page

Cruise on over to the help page on FontJazz to get the HTML you need to implement the fonts on your page. It's literally only three lines of code and you're all set!

Of course, you can use any TTF or OTF font, not just grunge ones. However, if grunge is what you need, browse through the list below, pick out your favorites, and have some fun giving your site (or a client's site) a facelift! While all of the following fonts are free for personal and most for commercial as well, be sure to double-check the license or contact the designer before using in a commercial project.

30 Grunge Fonts for Web Use and Quick Implementation Tips

4 Steps for Implementing Fonts onto a Website

Step 1 - Choose your font

Step 2 - Upload Your Font File

Step 3 - Download the Three Files

Step 4 - Implement the Font on Your Page

Cuomotype

Destroy

Face Your Fears

October Crow

Dirty Ego

Argaila

District

Plane Crash

Downcome

Old Press

Edo

All Ages

Gesso

Scrapist

Hatcheck

Tramlib

Kingthings

Lilac Malaria

Hellawood

Destroyed Aero

Misproject

Subway Novella

Nervous Rex

Shortcut

Action of the Time

Scratch my back

Broken Ghost

Pulse

Umbrage

VTKS Animal

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