20 Free fonts for laser cutting 2026

20 Free fonts for laser cutting 2026
Emil Rindell

Emil Rindell

Jonas Bryntesson

Jonas Bryntesson

Henrik Andersson

Henrik Andersson

January 14, 2026

Emil Rindell

Emil Rindell

Jonas Bryntesson

Jonas Bryntesson

Henrik Andersson

Henrik Andersson

January 14, 2026

The 20 best free stencil fonts for laser cutting & laser engraving 2026

We've updated our list for 2026 with 20 hand-picked, totally free fonts. All font collections shown here can be used for free, but make sure you check the terms and conditions for each one.

Why is stencil font a must when laser cutting sheet metal?

When laser cutting text in sheet metal, stainless steel, aluminum, or other thin materials, the letters must be open (stencil with bridges) – otherwise, the inner parts of O, A, B, D, P, e, a, g, etc. will fall out and ruin the result.

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  1. Start your free trial of IRONCAD Download here
  2. Download one or more fonts from the list below
  3. Install the font on your computer (see guide below)
  4. Write the text in your CAD or vector program (IRONCAD, Inkscape, LightBurn, Illustrator)
  5. Export as DXF or import directly → cut!

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Installing fonts

Select one or more of the fonts further down in the post and press "Download".

Right-click on the *.zip file and select "Extract All".

extract all

Then go into the unpacked folder.

There you will find TFF or OTF (or both) files.

  1. Double-click the file/files
  2. Press Install
  3. Done!

The 20 best free fonts for laser cutting in 2026

Here is our ranked list:

1. Stardos Stencil

By: Vernon Adams

FORMAT: *.ttf
LICENSE: OFL

Download

2. Karla Bold Stencil

By: Jonathan Pinhorn

FORMAT: *.ttf, *.otf
LICENSE: OFL

Download

3. Allerta Stencil

By: Matt McInerney

FORMAT: *.ttf
LICENSE: OFL

Download

4. Stencil

By: Manfred Klein

FORMAT: *.ttf
LICENSE: Freeware

Download

5. AG Stencil

By: Read more about Somewhere-Else

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: Freeware

Download

6. Area Stencil

stencil area
By: WEP

FORMAT:*.ttf, *.otf
LICENSE: Freeware

Download

7. Arkitech Medium

arcitech medium
By: Neo Grey

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: FFC

Download

8. BPpong

bppong
By: Backpacker

FORMAT:*.otf
LICENSE: Creative Commons

Download

9. Danger Font

danger font
By: The Branded Quotes

FORMAT:*.otf
LICENSE: OFL

Download

10. Charisma

charisma stencil
By: Apostropic Labs

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: Freeware

Download

11. Lintsec Regular

lintsec regular
By: Typographer Media Design

FORMAT:*.ttf, *.otf
LICENSE: FFC

Download

12. Marske

Marske
By: Kash Singh

FORMAT:*.ttf, *.otf
LICENSE: FFC

Download

13. Plaster

patch
By: Sorkin Type Co

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: OFL

Download

14. President Gas

President gas
By: Typodermic Fonts

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: See license in *.zip file

Download

15. Simple

soft font
By: Diego Sanz

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: Creative Commons

Download

16. Black Ops One

By: James Grieshaber, Eben Sorkin

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: OFL

Download

17. Sharp Cardinal

sharp cardinal font
By: RavenEXP

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: FFC

Download

18. Shibuya Zero

shibuya zero font
By: Goma Shin

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: Freeware

Download

19. Subway 2238

subway 2238 font
By: Dieter Steffmann

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: Freeware

Download

20. Sylar Stencil

sylar stencil
By: Johnny

FORMAT:*.ttf
LICENSE: See license in *.zip file

Download

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