Free tool
Neon font generatorfor LED neon signs
Short text is easier to read in neon.
33 fonts shown.
Fonts
Sacramento
ScriptThin, connected script with an even stroke. One tube can follow each word. The small letters, such as o, e and s, are short, so small text can fill with light.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Sacramento”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerYellowtail
ScriptHeavy script with thick and thin strokes. The tube follows the centre of each stroke, so the thick parts are thinner in neon.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Yellowtail”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerNeonderthaw
Multi-lineScript drawn as an outline. A maker bends a tube for each line, so the sign uses more tube and must be larger.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerMonoton
Multi-lineLetters with many parallel lines. Each line is a separate tube. Use it for short words at a large size.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Monoton”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerGruppo
Single lineWide letters with a thin, even stroke. The open shapes are easy to read in neon.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Gruppo”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerKodchasan
Single lineRounded sans with an even stroke. The letters are simple and clear. The small closed shapes in a, e and g must be larger.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Kodchasan”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerMegrim
Single lineThin geometric letters made from lines and arcs. The thin, even stroke is easy for a tube to follow.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Megrim”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerBungee Hairline
Single lineCapital letters only, with a very thin, even stroke. The straight lines and wide spacing are easy to bend.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Bungee Hairline”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerJulius Sans One
Single lineCapital letters and shorter lower-case letters, with a thin stroke. The letters stay clear when lit.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Julius”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerPoiret One
Single lineThin Art Deco letters with tall capitals and small lower-case letters. The small letters set the minimum size.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Poiret One”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerSyncopate
Single lineVery wide letters. Some lower-case letters, such as a, e, f, m and n, have their own shapes. A short word makes a wide sign, so check the width first.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Syncopate”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerText Me One
Single lineRounded sans with a thin, even stroke and wide spacing. The letters do not touch, so each letter is a separate tube.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Text Me One”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerOrbitron
Single lineSquare letters with sharp corners. Each corner is a tight bend in the tube. This font has no glyph for ^.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Orbitron”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerTourney
Multi-lineLetters drawn as an outline. A maker bends a tube around each side of the stroke, so the sign uses more tube.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Tourney”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerBungee Outline
Multi-lineCapital letters drawn as an outline. Each line is a tube, so use short words at a large size.
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In the free neon sign maker as “Bungee”.
Design this sign in the free neon sign makerComic Neue
Single lineCasual sans with an even stroke and open shapes. The letters are easy to read from a distance.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerWire One
Single lineTall, narrow letters with a thin stroke. The spaces between the strokes are small, so the text must be larger.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerTulpen One
Single lineTall, narrow letters. The closed shapes in a, e and g can fill with light at small sizes.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerSue Ellen Francisco
Single lineNarrow handwriting with a thin stroke. The letters are close together, so the text must be larger.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerComfortaa
Single lineRound letters with an even stroke. The curves are smooth and easy to bend.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerQuicksand
Single lineLight sans with round stroke ends. The simple shapes are easy to bend and easy to read.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerVarela Round
Single lineSans with round stroke ends and open shapes. It stays clear in neon at small sizes.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerAudiowide
BoldWide, heavy letters with square curves. The tube follows the centre of each thick stroke.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerRighteous
BoldHeavy retro letters with small closed shapes. The closed shapes can fill with light at small sizes.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerPacifico
ScriptHeavy, connected script. The loops in e, l and o are small, so the text must be larger.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerAllura
ScriptFormal script with very thin joins. In neon, the thin joins get the same tube width as the thick strokes.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerParisienne
ScriptFormal script with large loops on the capitals. The thin joins get the same tube width as the thick strokes.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerSatisfy
ScriptBold, connected script. The strokes are thick and the loops are small, so small text can fill with light.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerDancing Script
ScriptCasual script with a medium stroke and slanted letters.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerKaushan Script
ScriptBrush script with thick strokes. The tube follows the centre of each stroke, so the brush texture does not show.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerCookie
ScriptRounded script with short letters. The lower-case letters are small, so they set the minimum size.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerDamion
ScriptHeavy, slanted script with small loops. The loops can fill with light at small sizes.
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Design this sign in the free neon sign makerMr Dafoe
ScriptBrush script with long, fast strokes. The letters overlap, so a maker can use more tubes.
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How to readthe result
Each card shows your text in one font. The text is lit like LED neon, in the colour that you select. Under the preview, each card gives these items:
- The style group: Single line, Script, Bold or Multi-line. The group tells you how a sign maker bends the tube along the letters.
- The tube note: the points to examine in this font before you make it in neon.
- The suggested minimum: the smallest size that we suggest for your text in this font, in centimetres and inches.
- The neon sign maker line: this line tells you if the free neon sign maker on this site has this font, and the name of the font in the maker.
A large suggested minimum does not mean that a font is bad for neon. It means that the shortest character is short when you compare it with the full text. This character must be large enough for the tube.
Sometimes a card shows a list of characters. The font has no letter for these characters. The preview shows a different font for them, so the card shows no size. Select a different font, or remove these characters.
“Design this sign” opens the free neon sign maker. The link does not copy your text or your font. Type your text again in the neon sign maker and select a font.
How we judge a fontfor neon signs
In our opinion, these points change how a font looks when a sign maker makes it in LED neon. We examine them in each font:
- Closed spaces in letters such as a, e, g and o. The light from the tube can fill a small closed space.
- Thin joins between thick strokes. In neon, a thin join has the same width as a thick stroke.
- Sharp corners. Each corner is a tight bend in the tube.
- Parallel lines and outlines. Each line is a different tube, so the sign uses more tube.
- Letters that touch or overlap.
The tube notes are our opinion of the letter shapes. They are not the result of a production test. Speak to your sign maker before you order.
How we calculate the suggested minimum
We use the font measurement rule from our help article Understanding Font Measurements in the Advanced Letter Model. Customisers that use Advanced Letter pricing calculate the size of typed text with this rule.
- Find the shortest character in your text. Do not measure these marks: . , - _ ' " ` ~ = + ^ * … ´ and curly quotation marks. Other symbols, such as / and !, are measured.
- Make the text larger or smaller until that character is 6 cm (approximately 2.4 in) high. If the text has letters from A to Z and all of them are capital letters, use 10 cm (approximately 3.9 in) instead.
- Measure the width and the height of the full text at that size.
In a Store that uses centimetres and Advanced Letter pricing, the Sign Customiser merchant admin starts each new font at 6 cm and 10 cm. Each font in the free neon sign maker has these values. Each sign maker sets their own values for each font. Thus, your sign maker can give you a different minimum. The free neon sign maker has set sizes. Use the suggested minimum as a guide when you select a size.
The tool rounds each value to the nearest 0.5 cm and 0.5 in. It measures the letters with the text measurement of your browser. The customer customiser measures the font outlines when it has the parsed font file. Thus, the two results can be slightly different. The size is for one line of text, without a backboard border.
All 33 fonts are free fonts. 30 fonts use the SIL Open Font License 1.1, and 3 fonts use the Apache License 2.0. The font files are from the Google Fonts repository on GitHub. On 27 October 2026, each font file and licence file was the same as the file in that repository. The list at the end of this page gives the licence for each font.
Worked example:one phrase, two fonts
Type “Good Vibes Only”. The text has capital letters and small letters. Thus, the shortest character is 6 cm high.
- In Yellowtail, the suggested minimum is approximately 85 × 15 cm (33.5 × 6 in).
- In Sacramento, the suggested minimum is approximately 149.5 × 31.5 cm (59 × 12.5 in).
Sacramento has very short small letters, such as o, e and s. Its capital letters and its tall letters, such as l, b and d, are much higher. When the short letters are 6 cm high, the tall letters make the sign much larger.
Now type “OPEN”. All the letters are capital letters. Thus, the shortest character is 10 cm high. In Julius Sans One, the suggested minimum is approximately 37 × 10.5 cm (14.5 × 4 in). In Sacramento, it is approximately 51.5 × 10.5 cm (20.5 × 4 in).
We measured these values in Google Chrome on 27 October 2026. A different browser can give slightly different values.
For sign businesses
Neon fontsin your own store
You can give your customers these fonts in your own store with Sign Customiser. Your customers type their text and select a font, a colour and a size. Then they see a preview and a price. You upload your .ttf font files in the merchant admin. If your customiser uses Advanced Letter pricing, you also set the two minimum heights for each font. Read the licence of a font before you add it.
Relatedneon resources
Frequently askedquestions
Which font is good for a neon sign?
A font with an even stroke and open letters is easy to make in neon. Single-line fonts such as Comfortaa and Quicksand are examples. Fonts with thin joins, small closed spaces or many parallel lines must be larger.
Are these neon fonts free?
Yes. 30 fonts use the SIL Open Font License 1.1, and 3 fonts use the Apache License 2.0. Both licences let you use the fonts for commercial work. The list on this page gives the licence for each font.
How tall must the letters on a neon sign be?
In a Store that uses centimetres and Advanced Letter pricing, each new font starts with two minimum heights: 6 cm for the smallest letter and 10 cm for the uppercase letter. The customiser uses the uppercase minimum when the text has at least one letter from A to Z and all of them are capital letters. Your sign maker can use different values.
Why does my text show in a different font?
The font has no letter for some characters in your text. Examples are an emoji or a letter from a different alphabet. Your browser shows a different font for these characters. Select a different font, or remove these characters.
Can I order a sign in a font that is not on this list?
Speak to your sign maker. A sign maker that uses Sign Customiser can upload a .ttf font file to their customiser. Examine the font licence first.
Fontlicences
Each font is on this site with its licence file. Select a licence to read it.
- Allura: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Allura
- Audiowide: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Audiowide
- Bungee Hairline: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Bungee Hairline
- Bungee Outline: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Bungee Outline
- Comfortaa: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Comfortaa
- Comic Neue: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Comic Neue
- Cookie: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Cookie
- Damion: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Damion
- Dancing Script: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Dancing Script
- Gruppo: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Gruppo
- Julius Sans One: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Julius Sans One
- Kaushan Script: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Kaushan Script
- Kodchasan: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Kodchasan
- Megrim: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Megrim
- Monoton: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Monoton
- Mr Dafoe: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Mr Dafoe
- Neonderthaw: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Neonderthaw
- Orbitron: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Orbitron
- Pacifico: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Pacifico
- Parisienne: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Parisienne
- Poiret One: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Poiret One
- Quicksand: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Quicksand
- Righteous: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Righteous
- Sacramento: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Sacramento
- Satisfy: Apache License 2.0 for Satisfy
- Sue Ellen Francisco: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Sue Ellen Francisco
- Syncopate: Apache License 2.0 for Syncopate
- Text Me One: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Text Me One
- Tourney: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Tourney
- Tulpen One: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Tulpen One
- Varela Round: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Varela Round
- Wire One: SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Wire One
- Yellowtail: Apache License 2.0 for Yellowtail
Cite this tool: Sign Customiser, “Neon font generator”, https://www.signcustomiser.com/resources/neon-font-generator/
