Star Wars fonts hit the screen before anything else in the Star Wars universe. Yup, before the glow of the lightsabers or the excitement of the spaceships comes the epic typography accompanied by the invigorating intro score. This, of course, means that Star Wars fans have long been searching the galaxy to emulate the look with the font found onscreen.
Luckily for them (and you), we've tracked down the best free Star Wars fonts and listed them here. After something else? Try our list of the best free fonts. And if you need to catch up on all the Star Wars action, you can find out how to sign up to Disney Plus with a 15 per cent discount on a yearly subscription.
What are the Star Wars fonts?
This question isn't a simple as you might think. Over the years, the styles have been tweaked and polished by directors, much to the indignation of fans.
Every Star Wars film opens with the familiar line 'A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...' written in a cool blue typeface. (Or purple or turquoise – your nostalgia mileage may vary.)
The lettering for this outer space 'once upon a time' was originally created by hand, so short of tracing a screenshot, you're not going to get a 100 per cent match. However, the latest Star Wars films – from The Force Awakens onwards – have used a digitised version of the font, with Franklin Demi singled out as the closest match.
Once this line fades away, we're deafened by John WIlliams' epic opening fanfare and left in awe as the Star Wars logo dominates the screen before gradually drifting off into the distance. Shortly afterwards, the opening crawl appears and fills us in on the story so far.
The opening crawl is a hive of font intrigue. The new Star Wars films use a version of News Gothic for the title of each film and for the crawl text itself. This flies in the face of previous films which used Univers for the title to establish a sense of importance and gravity, while using News Gothic for the crawl text.
This is only scratching the surface of Star Wars fonts. The logo for the film has been adjusted plenty of times as the creators try to settle on a style. One experiment saw the Star Wars: The Last Jedi logo turn red and send the internet into meltdown as fans tried to figure out what it could mean. Thankfully, the logo remained yellow in the film itself.
Speaking of the Star Wars logo, we've rounded up seven versions of the font which you can download for free.
01. Star Jedi
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You know you're in safe hands when a designer called Boba Fonts is taking care of your free Star Wars fonts. With Star Jedi, Boba Fonts has recreated the logo perfectly, with solid and hollow variants ready to meet all your needs. This tilting, capitals-only font has a lot of variations and connections.
02. Mandalorian font
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According to the author, this Mandalorian font is a movie-accurate version of the Mandalorian font, as seen in the Episode II Visual Dictionary and the 2004 Star Wars DVD release. It's especially timely given the release of the new TV series, and would be particularly handy for video makers looking to make their YouTube reviews looks extra on-brand with the series.
And speaking of the Mandalorian, here's a picture of Baby Yoda – because it's always a good time for that.
03. SF Distant Galaxy
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Inspired by an adventure in a distant galaxy, this Star Wars font comes in 10 different styles and is totally free. It has a symbol pack too, with logos from the film included.
04. Death Star
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We can't introduce this font better than its creator, sharkshock, so we'll just let them explain:
"In a distant galaxy far, far away, fans of this epic series had limited options when looking for the right font to use for their projects. Patience you must have young Jedi and thank me later you will. Enter Death Star : A grotesque display font featuring all caps that resembles the classic '80s style."
With tight kerning, this font is best displayed at large sizes. The regular version is available for free, with an outlined alternative available for a $25 donation.
05. Star Jedi Outline
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Good old Boba Fonts has done it again with this Star Jedi Outline font. As before, this is a tilting all-capitals font, only this time, as the name suggests, the lettering is framed with a thin outline. Font fans and Star Wars nuts can download it for free for both personal and professional use.
06. Star Jedi Logo
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Following on from the Star Jedi line of fonts again, Boba Fonts has created this variation that allows for single or double lines of text that perfectly capture that Star Wars style. These decorative frames call to mind some of the aesthetic choices used in promotional material for the original Star Wars trilogy, which sometimes saw the title of a film wrapped in a thin outline.
07. Star Jedi Special Edition
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With it's chunky letter shapes, this final design from Boba Fonts is based on the official Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition logo typeface. Remember when there was just one Star Wars trilogy? Aah... simpler times.
"Star Jedi Special Edition is a bold font derived from the original Star Jedi," says Boba Fonts. "The lowercase are all capitals, while the capitals are serif variants of the lowercase. A few simple link-lines allow you to create complex letter groups."
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