Looking to add the right level of spookiness to your Halloween designs?
Whether you need an eerie, haunted, fun or creepy font for your design, the right font can make all the difference.
In this blog post, I’ve magicked up fifteen of the spookiest Halloween fonts available for free on Canva. Perfect for setting whatever spooktacular mood you’re after.
Starting with fun and cute, this Halloween fonts list slowly descends to more and more creepy and frightening font options!
So do you dare to scroll all the way down to the depths?
Moonlight
Its name might attract werewolves, but this modern handwritten slab serif font is perfect for fun and playful Halloween designs. Available for free in Canva, it’s a versatile typeface that comes in both regular and bold, making it a great choice for creative Halloween projects.
Finger Paint
Finger Paint has a quirky, artistic style that’s perfect for Halloween designs, especially when used in blood red or monster green. It’s ideal for creating a playful, kids’ craft vibe, adding a touch of fun to your spooky project.
True Typewriter
Typewriters were invented in the early 19th century, so I can easily picture Edgar Allan Poe (or his assistant) typing up The Raven using a typeface just like True Typewriter.
This eerie, vintage typewriter font also channels “all work and no play” vibes, guaranteed to send a little chill up your spine!
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Jeepers
Don’t call the Ghostbusters, but this slimy font gives me the creeps! Available free in Canva this spectral-style font is ideal for short bold headlines.
Chapbook
Chapbook has a truly spellbinding charm, reminiscent of the fonts found in ancient spell books. Inspired by typefaces from mid-seventeenth-century publications, it’ll bring a touch of history and mystique to your design – I’ve no doubt it’ll work its magic on your Halloween imagery.
Besom
Besom is a bold, messy handwritten font with a brushstroke effect, perfect for adding a raw, haunted vibe to your Halloween designs. Its rough edges and painted texture give off an eerie, handcrafted feel, making it ideal for spooky, expressive designs.
Shlop
Shlop is a slimy, free font with a distinct blood-dripping effect that’s perfect for creepy Halloween designs. Its oozing, grotesque style adds a gory touch, making it a great choice for horror-themed designs.
Lava Pro Grunge
Lava Pro Grunge features a worn-out, stamped lettering effect that adds a rugged, distressed vibe to any design. Its grunge style is perfect for creating bold warning signs, danger labels, or anything that needs a gritty, eerie atmosphere.
Max Somsin
Max Somsin is the perfect modern horror font bound to create a sinister vibe to any design. A display font, it was created to be a striking and bold Halloween-themed font.
Pirata One
Pirata One is a gothic-style font reminiscent of the dark allure of vampires and other gothic creatures. Its bold, classic design will add a touch of demonic mystery to any eerie or supernatural-themed design.
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Isabella
Isabella’s style, along with its haunting name, evokes a sense of eerie, ghostly happenings. Its delicate yet unsettling design is perfect for adding a touch of mystery and suspense to your spooky visuals.
Inlander Outline Texture
Inlander Outline Texture is a bold, distressed font that delivers a worn-out look, perfect for creating a sense of warning or danger. Its textured, edgy style brings a frightening, rugged feel to designs, making it ideal for horror-themed projects or anything that needs an impactful look.
Celandine
Celandine’s gothic style makes it the perfect choice for designs featuring old haunted castles, damp dungeons, and forbidden fortresses. Its dramatic, eerie look adds a timeless, mysterious touch to any spooky or medieval-inspired design.
ITC Blackeradder
With its elegant handwritten medieval style, ITC Blackadder evokes images of witch hunts, royal betrayals, and dramatic beheadings. Its cursive font style and refined design adds a touch of historical drama and intrigue to any Halloween or period-themed project.
Charu Chandan Blood Drip
Charu Chandan Blood Drip is a chilling typeface that features horrifying dripping letters. If gruesome terror is what you’d like to convey, this font will provide that in any color. It’s perfect for adding a touch of macabre to your Halloween project, this font ensures your designs stand out with a wickedly striking, visual impact.
Spooky Halloween Social Media Content
If you need spooky or Halloween-themed social media graphics, check out these Halloween Social Media Canva Templates.