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Good fonts?
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What are some good fonts to make a hud with?

What are some good fonts to make a hud with?
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I always enjoyed the Android font, which is Roboto.

https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Roboto

I always enjoyed the Android font, which is Roboto.

https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Roboto
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Handel Gothic BT

Handel Gothic BT
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that sexy, thicc sans-serif anything with numbers looking vastly different from each other

that sexy, thicc sans-serif anything with numbers looking vastly different from each other
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Do you need to ask?

[url=http://www.dafont.com/cocksure.font?text=Yes,+Its+A+Penis+Font]Do you need to ask?[/url]
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Samo sans pro

Samo sans pro
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Ubuntu font is pretty cool, totally free as well

[url=http://font.ubuntu.com/]Ubuntu font[/url] is pretty cool, totally free as well
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Helvetica

Helvetica
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http://www.dafont.com/flame.font

http://www.dafont.com/flame.font
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surface

surface
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Futura

Futura
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http://i.imgur.com/YjR7H3Z.png

[img]http://i.imgur.com/YjR7H3Z.png[/img]
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mixolydian is nice, using it on my hud thats releasing soon hopefully

mixolydian is nice, using it on my hud thats releasing soon hopefully
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#15
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I would kill for a times new roman hud.

with the main menu looking like a newspaper

I would kill for a times new roman hud.

with the main menu looking like a newspaper
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I'm pretty biased w/ futura being my favorite font, but here's a few deviants of the font family.
- Futura
- Futura T Light Regular
- Geosans Light

For a little character to splash around here and there; not necessarily as a main font imo...
- Capture It
- Intro Rust
- Seaside Resort
- Tschich

A random font.
- Geometria

I'm pretty biased w/ futura being my favorite font, but here's a few deviants of the font family.
- Futura
- Futura T Light Regular
- Geosans Light

For a little character to splash around here and there; not necessarily as a main font imo...
- Capture It
- Intro Rust
- Seaside Resort
- Tschich

A random font.
- Geometria
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radeonI'm pretty biased w/ futura being my favorite font, but here's a few deviants of the font family.
- Futura
- Futura T Light Regular
- Geosans Light

For a little character to splash around here and there; not necessarily as a main font imo...
- Capture It
- Intro Rust
- Seaside Resort
- Tschich

A random font.
- Geometria

geometria and geosans light are so good i would love a geometria hud

[quote=radeon]I'm pretty biased w/ futura being my favorite font, but here's a few deviants of the font family.
- Futura
- Futura T Light Regular
- Geosans Light

For a little character to splash around here and there; not necessarily as a main font imo...
- Capture It
- Intro Rust
- Seaside Resort
- Tschich

A random font.
- Geometria[/quote]
geometria and geosans light are so good i would love a geometria hud
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#18
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HUDs should, first and foremost, be informative. This requires that the text be legible. Because of this, an ideal font will have some key characteristics:

  1. Sans-serif: on digital displays and in short strings, sans-serif fonts have an advantage, especially with smaller resolutions.
  2. Distinct numerals: since most HUD strings are numerical, it is important to have numbers that are easy to recognize in your peripheral vision or at-a-glance. Geometric typefaces at small font sizes often have issues with this. You may want to consider typefaces specifically made for traffic, which excel in this department.
  3. Stroke width: TF2 seems to have rendering issues with light/"thin" typefaces, especially at smaller resolutions. As a rule of thumb, avoid Thin, Light, Ultralight, and Hairline weights.
  4. Case: all-caps or small caps hurt readability, and should be avoided in important strings.
  5. Character set: free typefaces often lack certain glyphs, such as the colon or addition/subtraction symbols. Avoid these (or add your own glyphs) if your HUD makes use of these characters.
  6. Scale: some typefaces are only made for certain display sizes and scale poorly; others look very different depending on their display size and/or resolution. Use typefaces that work for your situation.

This is not a complete list, but it should help you avoid the pitfalls that I see in so many custom HUDs with poor font usage. I would recommend that you use two distinct typefaces; this gives you more flexibility, and harmonizes an otherwise incoherent design.

HUDs should, first and foremost, be informative. This requires that the text be legible. Because of this, an ideal font will have some key characteristics:

[olist]
[*] Sans-serif: on digital displays and in short strings, sans-serif fonts have an advantage, especially with smaller resolutions.
[*] Distinct numerals: since most HUD strings are numerical, it is important to have numbers that are easy to recognize in your peripheral vision or at-a-glance. Geometric typefaces at small font sizes often have issues with this. You may want to consider typefaces specifically made for traffic, which excel in this department.
[*] Stroke width: TF2 seems to have rendering issues with light/"thin" typefaces, especially at smaller resolutions. As a rule of thumb, avoid Thin, Light, Ultralight, and Hairline weights.
[*] Case: all-caps or small caps hurt readability, and should be avoided in important strings.
[*] Character set: free typefaces often lack certain glyphs, such as the colon or addition/subtraction symbols. Avoid these (or add your own glyphs) if your HUD makes use of these characters.
[*] Scale: some typefaces are only made for certain display sizes and scale poorly; others look very different depending on their display size and/or resolution. Use typefaces that work for your situation.
[/olist]

This is not a complete list, but it should help you avoid the pitfalls that I see in so many custom HUDs with poor font usage. I would recommend that you use two distinct typefaces; this gives you more flexibility, and harmonizes an otherwise incoherent design.
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Eurostile is good

Eurostile is good
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comic sans is good

comic sans is good
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some fonts used by popular huds

http://i.imgur.com/lMufh1l.png

some fonts used by popular huds
[img]http://i.imgur.com/lMufh1l.png[/img]
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All of the Code fonts look nice (͡◕ ͜ʖ ͡◕

All of the Code fonts look nice (͡◕ ͜ʖ ͡◕
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abeatbykai is nice

abeatbykai is nice
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