'I Love NY' Font [Plus 5 Free Alternatives]

The “I Love NY” logo was designed in 1977 by Milton Glaser. While the original font remains a classic, many designers and enthusiasts seek free alternatives. In this article, we’ll introduce you to some great free alternatives that you can use to bring a touch of the “I Love NY” logo’s charm to your own projects.

The font in the original “I Love NY” logo is American Typewriter Font. To use this font, you’ll need a license, which you can get here: https://www.myfonts.com/collections/american-typewriter-font-itc

Now let’s look at free alternatives: we found and tested them, so you don’t have to.

Linowrite

Linowrite font is a great option: its clean and elegant design makes it suitable for a variety of applications without overpowering other design elements.

Free for personal use.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Type Wrong

This beautiful font by Digital Graphic Labs looks pretty closely to the original font used in this iconic logo.

Free for personal and commercial use.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Another Typewriter

Another Typewriter by Johan Holmdahl is a close variation that can be used if you need the font to be lighter in appearance.

Free for personal and commercial use.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Typo Slab Irregular

Although this font is free for personal use, you’ll need to get a license to use it for commercial purposes (check Studio Typo’s website: https://www.studiotypo.com/Typo_Slab_Irregular_font).
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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JMH Typewriter

This beautiful font by Jorge Morón comes in four weights, and you’ll want to use Bold or Black to get closer to the look of the original logo. We used the Black weight for the demo image above.

Free for personal use.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 4 weights (Regular, Thin, Bold, Black)
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