Top 10 Sports Fonts For Your Designs
If you’ve ever tried designing a bold sports logo, a team jersey, or even a hype poster for an athletic event — you know that the right font makes all the difference. Sports fonts need energy, structure, and personality. They have to look just as good across apparel as they do on digital screens.
That said, I decided to put together a little short-list of top sports fonts that I’ve seen or even designed myself. (They are pretty solid picks IMO) There’s obviously more out in the wild, maybe a different list for later?
1. Triton Sports Font — ANDR35
Triton Sports Font →
Triton struck a chord with designers worldwide. I don’t know why or how, but I’ll take it. It’s recently been overhauled and retooled to do more for you, the designer. It’s got upper/lowercase, accents and alternate glyphs across multiple weights. You can find a home for it, just like Football Association of Ireland does on their kits, branding, etc.
2. Spartan — ANDR35
Spartan Font Family →
Spartan was built to be tough, bold and military-esque. Inspired by Halo, military, and those tough outdoor races you’ll get to bring the brawn to your design. It’s also being used by the AEW on their All Out event branding, so it's battle-tested. (psst…I’m currently working on turning this into a more expansive font family, so follow me on Instagram)
3. VTF League — VarsityType
VTF League →
I’ve been following Varsity Type for a few years now, he’s a very solid type designer. I don’t think I’ve ever NOT liked his work. Hope you love it too. This font has been used by some big names you’re aware of in the sports & sports broadcasting world.
4. VTF Redzone Classic — VarsityType
VTF Redzone Classic →
I couldn’t land on just one VTF font, I really would’ve put all of his fonts on this list. Redzone Classic is definitely a font that you’d want to use in your sports designs. Easy money.
5. Redwing — by Jeremy Nelson
Redwing on Creative Market →
Jeremy Nelson is another type designer in the sports space that I think ALWAYS delivers. Although, he’s usually working on a custom typeface for some pro sports team, his own typefaces still bring the detail and sports aesthetic you’re probably looking for. He’s got a few others but Redwing…solid win. A condensed, varsity style that you'll get plenty of use out of with all of the weights available.
6. Scoreline — ANDR35
Scoreline Font →
Scoreline was a sketch that turned into a font. I was definitely sketching out a font idea but it looked right so I went with it and you’ve got yourself a modern, semi-slab serif. This one also has upper/lowercase letters.
7. Winner Sans Complete — SportsFonts
Winner Sans →
Sportsfonts went to town on this type family system. It goes hard, the passion comes through it too. It addresses a TON of issues that quick one-off fonts leave out. If you want tons of weights and glyph options…check Winner Sans out.
8. Sea Dog Complete — Doug Houvener
Sea Dog →
Sea Dog brings a bit of maritime grit and American sports energy that is not hard to miss. You definitely think…NICE! I know I’ve been saying this about these other fonts, but it’s solid. You don’t have to think if you’ll use it…just when and where.
9. Beast Mode SVG — Set Sail Studios
Beast Mode SVG →
If you don’t know about Set Sail Studios…I mean, you probably have seen Sam’s work everywhere. Beast Mode is an energetic, all caps brush font. It’s good enough to standalone or to pair with another typeface. Hopefully it’s not overused in the sports world, but I’m fairly certain it hasn’t been. Use it like salt…season to taste.
10. ATF League Quest — Andrew Footit
ATF League Quest →
League Quest gives off this Juventus brand look that I like. Remember when Ronaldo signed with Juventus…that era. It’s tall, condensed and fun. If you want to go for a European/ Italian soccer vibe, this would be a solid pick. Here’s a pull quote from his own write-up that I think sums it up well: “Inspired by classic football aesthetics, League Quest features a powerful, condensed design with sharp angles and a commanding presence.”
Final Thoughts (if you made it this far)
Obviously, there’s no shortage of great sports fonts out there — these are just a few that have caught my eye. None of these peeps asked for my endorsements or anything like that, hopefully they’ll be pleasantly surprised. DO support them and their work too!
Shameless plug, if you want to see what else I’ve created, check out my Font Collection.
If there’s some sort of positive response, then I’ll try to put together another list someday.
