7 Best New Fonts of September 2026

September was an incredible month for new releases, both in quality and quantity. This made it very difficult to choose the "best" fonts when there were so many excellent options available. In the end, I curated the best new releases in a few different categories, from display fonts to pure workhorses, all of which are feature-packed and present a high level of craftsmanship.

Best Display Typeface

1. GYS Pixels by Groteskly Yours →

GYS Pixels might seem like just another pixel font with a variable weight axis that can turn your text into a messy blob, but there is another axis that I find to be much more interesting: the width.

The width axis doesn't control the glyph's width in this case. Instead, it controls the width of each individual pixel. Stretching the "pixels" vertically or horizontally, along with selecting your pixel weight, can allow for drastically different results. This is where the magic happens, and why I've chosen it as the best display face released in September 2026.

Best of all, it's free. It's not SIL OFL, but it's still a very solid license, and worth downloading today.

Best Second Impressions

2. Cassette by Displaay →

Cassette was a typeface I almost dismissed immediately on principle alone. It originated by combining all of the glyphs whose anatomy didn't work in other sans serifs released by Displaay over the years.

Building from the scraps of other typefaces seems like an awful idea. These designs were cut for a reason, right? After spending some time with this font, and going through all of its features, I quickly realized these "scraps" combine to become more than the sum of their parts.

Cassette may have begun as the underdog, but I believe it's emerged as the dark horse this month: excellent in headlines, and surprisingly versatile in the hands of a competent designer.

3. Thorn Serif by Type Forward →

Thorn Serif was another release in September that I wasn't sure what to make of at first. My initial reaction was one of confusion: "why are there serifs in all of these places that they shouldn't be?"

Still, I gave it a chance.

The more time I spent with it, and the more testing I did, the more I really began to appreciate what Type Forward was doing with this one. Sure, the serifs showed up in unexpected places, but that didn't mean they shouldn't be there.

In an upcoming article, Type Forward plans to explain the font's relationship to ancient Roman coinage, but for now, just know that Thorn Serif has managed to break the rules in all the right ways. I would highly encourage you to spend some time with the full trial and see if you come to the same conclusion.

Best Variable Fonts

4. Oscila by Tipografies →

Oscila is a typeface taking full advantage of the modern technologies offered in variable fonts. A single file provides a full typographic system with five independent contrast sliders. You can go from elegant headlines with High or Fine, to body copy with Low or Mid, and even verge into the absurd with Central and Inverse.

When asked "What kind of contrast would you like?" Oscila answered, "Yes."

With a typeface this versatile, you will inevitably be making some compromises. Oscila does have a solid skeleton, though, and for what you're capable of creating with a pair of variable font files (yes, it has true italics), I believe you'll find the benefits outweigh any compromises.

5. Tyburn by Dalton Maag →

Tyburn is another variable font that manages to push the boundaries of type tech. It also blurs the lines between centuries of type classification. The included Vertical Proportions slider allows you to go from Classic to Modern instantly, transforming not only the extenders, but also the uppercase proportions.

In true Dalton Maag fashion, Tyburn is packed with features: true italics, small caps, swashes, and four distinct optical sizes (also available via variable axis). If you're looking for a Garamond that can do it all, Tyburn is seriously worth considering.

Best Workhorse Releases

We started with display faces and have gradually worked our way toward more and more "practical" releases, but practical doesn't have to mean boring. One look at TT Odellia, and you'll be certain to agree.

6. TT Odellia by TypeType →

TT Odellia is TypeType's first old-style typeface, and it comes with a backstory inspired by the famous Swan Lake ballet, but honestly, you don't need to be aware of any of that to feel what this typeface is doing.

Cupped serifs and classic contrast paired with modern proportions. Diamond tittles, small caps, true italics, and an absolute truckload of OpenType features. This is a typeface that rises to the top of newly released fonts in September because of the thoughtfulness that went into every design decision.

Each of those decisions made TypeType's first Venetian not only beautiful, but also very much worth the wait.

7. Atrogesk by HT Fonts →

Atrogesk was my personal favorite in September. It's not likely to turn as many heads as some of the others on this list, but if I had to choose one "desert island" font from this month's new releases, Atrogesk is that font.

I use the term "font" here very intentionally. Atrogesk is available as a single variable font file with 90 different styles squeezed in. This typeface is the definition of a workhorse: 9 weights, 5 widths, italics, small caps, and a focus on legibility.

Atrogesk is decisive in its design details. That decisiveness gives you the ability to feel confident using a single font for every use case in a project. Display fonts with impressive type specimens are great, but when push comes to shove, you're going to need a workhorse, and HT Fonts delivered the perfect option this month with Atrogesk.

Curtis Simpson, Jectivesyoutube.com/@jectives