If you’re new to web fonts, you might be wondering: what are web fonts? Don’t worry. Here we’ll cover what web fonts are and how to install web fonts. We’ll also show you some of the best web fonts from Envato Elements.

Web fonts are fonts especially created for websites. They’re usually on a web server. This means web fonts are downloaded by the browser while rendering the web page, and then applied to the text.

Web fonts need to include four types of files: a TrueType file, a WOFF file, an EOT file, and an SVG file. 

Each of these files is designed for different browsers. You’ll need all four when using web fonts to build a website. This ensures your font will display on all browsers.

What’s the Difference Between Regular Fonts and Web Fonts?

The difference between a desktop font and a web font is that you can install the desktop font on your computer and use it in software like Microsoft Word, Photoshop, and Illustrator. On the other hand, web fonts are only used when building websites.

So, if you’re wondering “Can web fonts be used for print?”, the answer is no. Web font files are designed to be viewed on a screen.

What Are Web Safe Fonts?

Web safe fonts are common fonts that were used on early websites. In the early days of web design, the font options were very limited. Web fonts named “safe” refer to the ones available on the majority of computers. Using a web safe font means the font would display correctly on every browser. 

Some examples of web safe fonts are Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, Times New Roman, and Verdana. These fonts were most likely on every user’s computer. They’re considered web safe fonts since the majority of users could view the website as intended.

How to Install Web Fonts

Web fonts require files that are loaded from one of two places: the visitor’s own computer or a web server. 

In the case of web servers, web fonts work with the CSS @font-face rule. This is a widely supported rule for the CSS stylesheet. It allows you to download the web font from a server and use it on the web page.

By declaring the @font-face rule in the stylesheet, you can specify the name of the typeface, the location, and the font weight. To learn more about the @font-face rule, check out this complete tutorial:

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  Figuring Out @font-face

  Within the last five years, typography on the web has taken quite an about face (sorry, pun intended). It used to be that web designers were constrained to…

You can use any font you want in this manner, because you don’t need to worry that a visitor doesn’t have access to the required files.

Web fonts can be served up either via your own site’s hosting or from an external provider like Google web fonts. To serve up your own web fonts, first ensure you have permission to use the files, and then put them on your host and use @font-face in your CSS to load them up. 

To use third-party web fonts, you’ll either add a link element to your head section or add some JavaScript code. And just in case, always specify some system fonts in your “font stack” to use as a fallback.

This is summed up on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

5+ Best Web Fonts From Envato Elements for 2021

Now you know what web fonts are and how to install web fonts. Next up, I’ll show a selection of the best web fonts from Envato Elements.

A subscription to Envato Elements will give you access to thousands of the best web fonts. If you’re a typeface fan, you need to take a look at our selection.

Some of the most popular web fonts are Helvetica web fonts. We’ll see some examples of Helvetica Neue web fonts, which are sans-serif web fonts inspired by the widely used and popular Helvetica typeface.

Gotham web fonts are another popular option. Gotham web fonts are based on geometric sans-serif typefaces and look fantastic on the web.

1. Exensa Grotesk – Sans Serif Typeface & Web Fonts (OTF, TTF, WOFF)

Exensa Grotesk is the perfect Helvetica web font. This sans-serif web font is based on the Swiss style we see in the original Helvetica Neue typeface.

This Helvetica Neue web font will look great in headings and page content. Exensa Grotesk features five weights (Light, Regular, Bold, Extra Bold, and Black). This pack includes all web font formats (EOT, SVG, TTF, WOFF).

2. HAMLIN – Minimal Geometric Typeface + Web Fonts (OTF, TTF, WOFF)

If you love Gotham web fonts, look no further than Hamlin. This Gotham web font is inspired by classic geometric Gotham fonts, but with its own unique and minimal style.

Use this sans-serif web font for clean body text, minimal logos, and any other digital project. Hamlin comes with four weights (Light, Normal, Bold, and Extra Bold). The pack includes all web font formats (EOT, SVG, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2).

3. HERZ – Simple Sans Serif Typeface (OTF, TTF, WOFF)

Herz is another fantastic Helvetica web font. I’m sure you’ve seen how good this web font looks on digital projects such as logos, branding, headlines, and websites.

Now you can grab this Helvetica Neue web font for yourself. The sans-serif web font comes with three weights: Light, Regular, and Bold. The pack includes all web font formats (EOT, SVG, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2).

4. Selma – A Classy Serif Typeface (OTF, WOFF)

Let’s take a look at serif web fonts, some of the best web fonts out there. Selma is a classic serif font with strong, thick serifs. 

Use this serif web font to create attractive headings and body text in heavier weight. Selma comes with four weights (Light, Book, Regular, and Bold) and four italics. 

5. Calling Loves – Font Duo (OTF, TTF, WOFF)

If you’re a web designer, you’ll love this web font combo for your websites. Serif web fonts combined with script fonts are a huge trend in design.

Use these script and serif web fonts for your own brand, websites, and graphic design. Calling Love includes accents, ligatures, numerals, and punctuation.

6. Yahya Slab Serif Font Family (OTF, TTF, WOFF)

One last font for the serif web font fans. Yahya is a minimalist slab font that will stand out in your digital projects. This slab font features thick, block-like serifs and looks particularly good in blog headings, web layouts, advertising, and more.

The Yahya serif web font features five weights (Regular, Light, Medium, Round, and Bold) and includes the full web font kit.

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Because of their shape, square books have a unique appeal for a variety of content producers, from photographers to cookbook authors to artists and designers of all types. 

If you need an awesome square book cover mockup or an open square book spread mockup to showcase your latest project, you’ve got to read this article. In it, we will cover 44 of the best square book mockups from Placeit, but first we’ll teach you how to use the book mockup generator to create your own book covers in a few simple steps.

How to Use the Book Mockup Generator

To learn how to use the book mockup generator, check out this video and/or read the simple steps below it. 

1. Browse the Square Book Mockups at Placeit

Go to Placeit.net > Mockups and type square book mockups in the search bar.

2. Select a Book Mockup You Like

Select a square book mockup template you like. There are many FREE templates available that you can customise and download at no charge. So look carefully until you find a template that you like, and then click on it to open the book mockup generator.

3. Upload Your Book Cover Image

Go to the controls on the left and use the Upload Design button to upload your book cover image.

You can add text or upload a logo using the controls on the left. Using the controls on the right, you can change the book colour or upload a graphic.

4. Download Your Square Book Mockup

When you are happy with your design, hit the Download button. This will take you to the download page, where you have two options for purchasing your design.

You can either pay a single fee for your design or sign up for a monthly or yearly subscription that offers you unlimited downloads of all Placeit’s designs, mockups, logos, videos, and gaming templates.

Now you know how to use square book mockup templates in a few easy steps.

44 Best Square Book Mockups

Square Cover Mockup Featuring a Small Dog Lying on a Bed

Have you created a terrific pet photo book and are now looking for a top-notch square hardcover book mockup to promote your work? Well, here it is. All you need to do is use the upload design button to upload your book cover image, and your image is ready to download. 

FREE Square Hardcover Book Mockup

Open Square Book Mockup Template With Senior Man 

Is your target audience seniors? Then how about this terrific partially open square book mockup showing an older man reading? A great choice for showcasing your latest title.

Elderly Man Square Book Cover Mockup

If you like the image above but are looking for a brighter background, how about this mockup? It will bring a lighter feel to your cover, particularly if you’re dealing with a heavier subject matter. 

Square Cover Mockup Featuring a Solid Color Background

Here’s a book cover mockup shot against a dark background that will make your cover design pop. Just load up your cover and spine design, and you’ve got a great mockup ready to go. 

Mockup of a Man Holding a Square Book

One of the things that is just wonderful about the Placeit mockups is that they allow you to show your product in credible real-life scenarios, like this one featuring a man’s lower torso carrying a square book so that the cover is displayed front and centre.

Square Book Cover Mockup in a Colorful Setting

Mockup of a Square Hardcover Book Lying Open on a Solid Color Surface

Book Mockup Generator Featuring a Woman Posing

This book formation lends itself to a series… on the other hand, it could also work with one book to trial what three different spines would look like side by side.

Square Book Cover Mockup

Another great thing about Placeit’s square book cover mockups is that they allow you to add text, logos, and graphics of your choosing. For example, if you need a book mockup to promote a sale of a specific title, mockups like this one are ideal. 

The natural place for a book when it’s not being read is a shelf, right? So why not use a template like this, which has an exhibition quality about it to show off your latest creation. 

Two Hardcover Book Mockup on a Shelf

Sometimes two is better than one, like when you have two excellent titles that you want to let the world know about. They are works of art, after all, which is why should you show them off like they are.

Square Cover Mockup With Woman Holding Book

Square Coffee Table Book Mockup

Looking for a great square coffee table book mockup? Look no further. Here’s a simple and elegant mockup which will keep all eyes on your gorgeous title.

FREE 3D Book Mockup

Hardcover Book Mockup of Elder Man Reading

Another drink and book combo, but this time featuring a man deeply engrossed in the content of the book. A great way to show engagement with the material. 

If you’re looking for a clean and elegant mockup for your title, then this is a great choice. Featuring the book cover in the foreground with the spine reflected on a shiny surface, this is a great way to present your book cover design to a client. 

Book Cover Mockup With Woman Holding Book

Keep all eyes on your title when you use this book cover mockup, which features a young woman in an oversized sweater holding a title proudly for the whole world to see. 

Square Book Mockup of Elderly Man Reading

Seeing a reader engrossed in one’s book is the best feeling for an author. So why not use this square hardcover book mockup to showcase your gorgeous book design?

FREE Book Mockup Generator With Shopping Bag

Mockup of a Smiling Man Holding a Square Hardcover Book

Here’s a window on the world and on your very own book design. Use the book mockup generator to upload your image in seconds. 

Book Spread Mockup Next to Glasses

What would your title look like on this square cover mockup? Wonder no more. Just use the handy book mockup generator, and you’ll find out in seconds. 

FREE Square Cover Mockup With a Customizable Spine

Another terrific free square book mockup for you to experiment with. Remember that free items change periodically, so if this one is no longer free when you visit, there will be other options to choose from. 

Square Book Mockup Featuring a Man Reading on a Couch

An excellent way to take your designs off the drawing board and into real-life scenarios is to use a book mockup. Upload each design using the same mockup or using different mockups.

Square Book Cover Mockup With Woman Holding Book

Can’t you imagine your beautiful design here on this mockup? The good thing is you really don’t have to imagine: just hit upload, and you can see for yourself whether your design works or needs some tweaking. 

Man Reading a Square Book Template While Indoors

This is another square cover mockup that gives a geat view of the front cover of your book. With the cover in the front sharp and the mid and background in soft focus, you are guaranteed that all eyes will be on your title. 

Square Hardcover Book Mockup

This is a lovely and direct way to present your new book design to clients. With the mockup front and centre in the image, it gives your title the space and attention it deserves.

3D Book Mockup of Man Having Tea

Tea and good company. That’s what this image says. Use the book mockup generator to upload your design and see how it looks in a real-life scenario. 

Give your audience a sneak peek of what they’re in for when you use this open square book mockup to showcase the best pages of your book. Though all the pages aren’t fully visible, they’ll whet your audience’s appetite by showing the best glimpses.

Square Book Mockup Featuring a Man Reading at a Cafe

If you want to show off both the front and the back cover of your book, then this is a terrific choice of hardcover book mockup template for you. Go for it. 

Mockup of a Man Reading a Square Book

Show off that cover without distractions when you choose this mockup of a man holding a book cover up to face the camera as he reads. 

Three Square Book Spread Mockup Book Mockup

Reading a good book in bed has to be one of life’s greatest pleasures, and this universally understood idea accompanied by this image of a smiling child reading a book is all you need to create your own winning promotional image.

Make Your Own Square Book MockupToday

Well, that’s it for the best square book mockups you can find at Placeit. Head on over today and create your own book mockup using the book mockup generator and the guidelines above. 

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