These 20 Free, Vintage, Shabby, and Romantic Fonts are some of my absolute favorite typographical goodies out there. They embody everything that I love about fontology. I thought they'd be perfect to share during this month of love. Grab each of these romantic fonts below and fall in love with them, too!

You and I both know that one can never have too many fonts. These sweet romantic fonts will win you over instantly. They're vintage, shabby, and all things wonderful. Download your favorites (or heck, all of them) below.

Free, Vintage, Shabby, and Romantic Fonts

You guys are probably blatantly aware of my font obsession. It began when I was the design editor of my high school newspaper in the early 90s. I continued to design for both publications and other random entities over the years that followed (one of my favorite jobs was designing screen-printed t-shirts as a side-job in college...SUCH FUN!). But, I was always drawn to the typography...and how I could make words and their shapes coordinate with one another, visually speaking.

To combine my typography love with my love for all things vintage and shabby chic should have probably happened years ago. But, these are my current faves in the land of all things free, vintage, shabby, and romantic fonts. Click on the ones you love to download them below (be sure to check each designer's terms of use before using):

How to Install these Free Vintage Romantic Fonts:

When available, be sure to look for font files that end with '.otf' (Open Type Fonts) instead of the ones that end with '.ttf' (True Type Fonts). The otf files contain both the screen and printer font data in a single component...making them a bit easier to work with. They work on both PC and Mac systems. Before installing any of these romantic fonts, you'll probably need to unzip the file they are housed in first.

On most PCs, you'll just right click on the unzipped font file you'd like to install, and select Install. Voila.

On most Macs, after downloading your font file, locate it on your computer. Double click it and your installation process should begin. If that doesn't happen, look in the bottom right corner of the dialogue box that pops up once you've double clicked the font. You should see an Install button...click it!