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To find font for custom T-shirts, there are a few things you need to know first. What do you want to accomplish with this shirt? School band tees<\/a> often list the names of students on the back, which is important. Any fancy font you see on these designs will still be easily legible. Compare that to a festival shirt<\/a>, which tends to emphasize a stylized look. It’s less about reading information and more about recognizing the logo or artwork at a glance.<\/p>\n

You’ll have a much easier time choosing from font styles once you have your message decided. Keep in mind that you only want to choose one to three font types at most to keep your custom shirt design from being overwhelming.<\/p>\n

The 10+ categories of our Design Studio<\/a> help you select exactly the right font you’re looking for, regardless of your chosen message. Check out these design examples to see our design advice in action.<\/p>\n

How To Choose a Font for Your Custom Shirt Message<\/strong><\/p>\n

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U.S. Veteran T-Shirt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The bold stencil font goes well with the painted stripes of the American flag, embodying the patriotic spirit and courage to fight that inspires so many. Visually representing these qualities with the right font gives them more meaning than words alone.<\/p>\n

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Business Marketing Shirt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Gothic font draws attention and has a strong character to promote brand awareness, and the informative Paint & Body section is in a more reader-friendly script font that complements that style. This is how you combine two font types for a shirt message that makes an impact.<\/p>\n

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Team Spirit Shirt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This cool font for the sport team’s name plays into the tough reputation of their mascot, and the larger text size means readability is less of a concern. Curving the text around the ball gives it a put-together appearance.<\/p>\n

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Mental Wellness Shirt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The subtle bubble font chosen for this custom design goes well with the curved header and clip art of the human mind. Narrow down your font choices by picking a graphic first, then selecting the text that looks best with your logo or artwork.<\/p>\n

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Haunted Mansion Holiday Tee<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Purely decorative, this Halloween font demonstrates how a stylized look can capture exactly what your brand or community is trying to express. You could see this shirt design out of the corner of your eye or even look at the text alone and know what it was for.<\/p>\n

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The 21st Birthday Shirt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Combining straight and curved font draws your eye towards the cake graphic in the center of this festive shirt design, all while giving it a playful appearance. The sloped text adds to that for an extra-fun birthday tee.<\/p>\n

Customize Your Apparel Now at BlueCotton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our free font selection is packed with options from pretty font to retro text, so there’s something for every company, group or special occasion. Take a look at our custom T-shirts<\/a> today to get started with customization that has all printing and production handled in-house by our U.S. team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To find font for custom T-shirts, there are a few things you need to know first. What do you want to accomplish with this shirt? School band tees often list the names of students on the back, which is important. Any fancy font you see on these designs will still be easily legible. Compare that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":847329,"featured_media":7081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Choose the Best Font for Your Custom T-Shirt Message<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Capture attention and make an impact with your custom shirt designs by choosing the best font for the job. 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