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12 Best Free Fonts for Captions & Subtitles

Bold, readable on a phone, and free for commercial use: every font here is under the Open Font License and available on Google Fonts.

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Montserrat Black
The classic TikTok-style caption font. Clean, heavy and readable at any size.
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Poppins ExtraBold
Round and friendly. Great in lowercase for lifestyle and personal brands.
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Anton
Tall and condensed: fits more words per line. Strong for news and facts.
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Bebas Neue
All caps, cinematic. Perfect for titles and one-word impacts.
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Archivo Black
Wide and punchy. Great for brands and ads.
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Rubik ExtraBold
Slightly rounded corners: modern and soft, good for tech and apps.
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Oswald Bold
Condensed with a corporate feel. Works for business and interviews.
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Bricolage Grotesque
A modern display font with character. Stands out without shouting.
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Lilita One
Chunky and fun. Great for food, kids and casual content.
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Luckiest Guy
Cartoon-style caps for gaming and comedy.
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Bangers
Comic-book energy. Use it for one word, not whole sentences.
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DM Serif Display
Elegant serif for fashion, beauty and editorial looks.

Tips for captions that read on a phone

Use one font for captions and one color for the highlighted word. More looks messy.
Add a dark outline or shadow so white text reads on any background.
2 or 3 words at a time, big, a little below the middle of the frame.

Download the font from Google Fonts (search its name at fonts.google.com, then "Get font" › "Download all").
Unzip it and double-click the .ttf file. Click Install (Windows) or Install Font (Mac).
Restart DaVinci Resolve. The font now appears in Text+ and in subtitle styles.

Bigger Subs has dozens of designed caption styles with their own animation, placed word by word on your DaVinci Resolve timeline in about a minute.