
Perforama is a beautiful sans-serif with a hi-tech feel, though the lack of lowercase characters limits its use somewhat. Cuprumįree fonts tend to be more playful than useful, but there are exceptions, such as this narrow grotesque sans-serif font based on the works of the great Miles Newlyn. A great choice for when you need a typeface reminiscent of Imperial Russia, yet with a modern punch. Ruslan DisplayĪ beautiful decorative display font, stylized as an ancient Russian script. Sacrificing elaborate gimmicks for simplicity, it manages to be modern, yet timeless classy, yet daring. Though it’s not as versatile as some of the other typefaces on this list, Days is still one of my favorites.

This unique typeface, reportedly inspired by the Futurama character of the same name, is one of the winners of the International Type Design Competition “Modern Cyrillic 2009” and looks exquisite at all sizes. The fonts cover a long list of Eurasian languages based on Latin and Cyrillic scripts, but the most important feature is the support for all official and almost all minority languages of the Russian Federation. Developed for the “Public Types of Russian Federation” governmental project, these fonts give possibility to the peoples of Russia to read and write on their native languages.

Though not as fancy as some of the others, this was a clear choice for the first typeface on the list. Here’s a collection of some of my favourite free Cyrillic fonts: ParaType Public Fonts Whether you are a designer working for Russian clients or if you just want to impress your Russian girlfriend (or boyfriend) with your Photoshop skills, you’ll certainly become bored with the very limited set of Russian fonts that comes with your operating system.
