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Feature checklists make every tool look equivalent. This table leads with the three things that actually differ — what it costs you before it works, whether your files leave your device, and where the free version stops.
| Font Awesomefontawesome.com | CSS Gradientcssgradient.io | Font Squirrelfontsquirrel.com | Fontjoyfontjoy.com | |
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| What it does | A large icon set with a free tier you can ship without attribution | Builds a linear or radial gradient and hands you the CSS to paste | Free fonts hand-checked for a genuinely commercial licence | Suggests heading and body font pairings, and locks the one you like |
| What it costs you | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. |
| Your files | Runs on their server | Runs on your device | Runs on their server | Runs on your device |
| Where it stops | Only the solid, regular and brand styles are free — light, thin, duotone and sharp variants need a Pro licence. | Linear and radial only — no mesh gradients, no noise, no animation. | The catalogue is small by modern standards and the site has barely changed in a decade. | It only pairs Google Fonts, and it judges letterform similarity rather than whether the pairing suits your subject. |
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| Category | Design, Colour & Type | Design, Colour & Type | Design, Colour & Type | Design, Colour & Type |
| Last checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Open the site | Open | Open | Open | Open |
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