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Keynote vs PowerPoint: Full Presentation Software Comparison
Written by:
Chloe West
Some of the best fonts for presentations include Lato, Roboto, Bentham, Fira Sans, Montserrat, Open Sans, Dosis, Libre-Baskerville and more.
This list will help you find the best font for your next presentation, regardless if you’re using PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote or any other tool to create it.
Choose the font that you like from the list below and see when (and if) you should use it.
Let’s get started.
Presentation Font #4: Fira Sans
Presentation Font #5: Montserrat
Presentation Font #6: Open Sans
Presentation Font #8: Libre-Baskerville
Presentation Font #9: Abril Fatface
We’ve all seen a million and two presentations using standard fonts like Arial and Times New Roman. And while Lato is still a rather default font in many cases, this sans serif typeface has a more modern look to it.
Plus, the variety of weights that Lato is available in – from thin to light to bold and more – helps to ramp up this font’s overall appeal.
This font can be used in a variety of different ways, as we’ll see in the presentation templates below.
In this presentation below, we see Lato used as the header font in each slide. It’s paired with a thicker serif font to create a nice balance between the two types of fonts.
Here’s another presentation example using Lato as the main header. Both of these examples are using Lato Light to create a more sleek and modern look in their slide decks.
However, as we see in the above presentation, Lato’s normal and bold weights work perfectly for offsetting the light in various headings and designs.
Lato is a modern and readable font, making it perfect for nearly any type of presentation. However, it works perfectly for conveying your professionalism in a pitch deck as well, like we’ve shown you in these examples.
Another great font to use in your presentations is Roboto. Roboto is yet another basic sans serif font that works across a variety of industries and types of presentations.
Roboto is the perfect font to use for your body text, like we see below in this presentation.
All of the main body paragraphs are easy to read in Roboto, as well as professional and well designed.
We see Roboto used again below in this presentation sharing workout apps.
Here, it’s also used as the main font for body copy within the presentation. This just goes to show that this font can be used for nearly any type of presentation as well as any industry.
Roboto also pairs well with many other fonts, whether a serif like Garamond, a sans serif like Gill Sans or a script like Pacifico.
Bentham is a stunning serif font that works perfectly as a header font in your business presentations. It’s easy to read and gives your presentation a more traditional look and feel.
We use the Bentham font in our Simple presentation theme, as you can see below.
This font can be used as uppercase, title case or even lowercase, whatever fits in best with the rest of your design. In the Simple presentation theme, we have over 300 different slide styles to help you put together a unique and beautiful presentation.
Bentham is a free font that you can easily access inside Visme when creating your presentation design. Add letter spacing to create a different effect on your slides.
Pair Bentham with a sans serif font for your body copy like Open Sans (that we’ll cover shortly) or Futura.
Fira Sans is a stunning font that is incredibly versatile. In fact, you can utilize a font like Fira Sans as both your header and body font, with another font in the mix to act only as an accent font.
See what we mean in this PowerPoint template below.
While Fira Sans is used in both normal and bold weights for the majority of the slide content, we see a nice serif thrown in as well to offset the single presentation font.
We see Fira Sans used in multiple ways in this informational presentation template below as well.
This gorgeous sans serif font can be used in bold, italic, underline and more, giving you a wide variety of uses for this one font selection. Give it a try in your next presentation.
Montserrat is a big favorite of ours here at Visme given that a large majority of our own headings across our website are done in this font.
However, it’s one of the top font choices you can use as well for the headings on your PowerPoint slides.
Check out how we’ve used Montserrat as a header in this marketing plan presentation template.
It’s bold and helps your slide titles and headers to stand out to your audience, letting them know exactly what to expect each time you move to a new slide.
Here’s another example where we’ve used Montserrat, but this time we’ve used a thinner version in the header.
This versatile font almost looks like a completely different typeface when you switch up its weight, giving you even more flexibility for using it across your various presentations.
As you can see, Montserrat is the perfect font to use when creating a marketing or business plan presentation as it’s both professional and visually appealing.
Montserrat also pairs well with a variety of different fonts. Try a thin sans serif for a nice contrast in your next PowerPoint.
Open Sans is a commonly used font for body paragraphs in your presentation slides due to its legibility. Because it’s a basic sans serif font, it’s the perfect way to visualize the larger pieces of text you might need to include on a slide.
Here’s a presentation template that showcases Open Sans used as the main font for body copy.
However, Open Sans shouldn’t be discounted as only a paragraph typeface. In fact, you can also use it in professional presentations to help your headings stand out clearly, increasing readability.
Take a look at this marketing plan presentation that uses Open Sans as the large font for the title and headings on each slide.
If you’re looking for the right font to ensure your presentation is easy to read and digest, Open Sans is a great choice.
Dosis is a great presentation font for the tech industry. It’s a fun sans serif font with rounded edges and tall, thin letters, giving it a more futuristic look.
Here’s a great example of the perfect type of presentation to use Dosis in – a slide deck sharing the latest trends in mobile applications.
In this example, Dosis is used in the title slide and in the headings on each slide in all caps. This template has added a unique design to the font as well, by incorporating a white, rectangular background behind the black text.
Below, we have another great presentation template using Dosis in a similar fashion. It’s paired here with sans serif font Source Sans Pro, providing a modern combination fit for a tech startup pitch deck.
Similarly, we see that Dosis works well in all caps and can be used in a variety of designs in order to make the text stand out that much more.
Another quality PowerPoint font to consider using in your presentations is Libre-Baskerville. This is a Google font that you can use for free inside many presentation software, Visme included!
Libre-Baskerville is a serif font style that can be paired with a variety of other fonts and color schemes, creating a more traditional look and feel for your presentation.
We use Libre-Baskerville in all caps as headings in our Modern presentation theme. This theme has over 800 different slide designs so you can pick and choose the ones that work best for your presentation needs.
However, this font can also be used in body paragraphs just as easily, as it’s clear and legible and easy to read.
In the presentation template below, we’ve paired Libre-Baskerville with Josefin Sans in the header, creating a classic look and feel for any presentation deck.
Libre-Baskerville is a classic font that will never go out of style and is a great typography choice for any professional presentation you may need to create.
If you’re looking for a bolder font that grabs attention, a slab serif like Abril Fatface might be just the font you’re looking for. This could pair nicely with a standard font like Helvetica or Verdana or a thinner serif like Georgia or Palatino.
Check out how we’ve incorporated this bold font into the headings of the below annual report presentation.
Abril Fatface is a great font for creating eye-catching headlines on your slides, but should only be used with short headings or pieces of text. A bold font like this can be hard to read in paragraphs or longer sentences.
If you’re looking for a slab serif font alternative, use fonts like Rockwell or a bolded Trocchi in your next Visme or PowerPoint presentation.
You could even look into custom fonts from sites like DaFont and import them into your Visme brand kit.
The last font on our list is KoHo, a unique sans serif font that can be used in more playful presentations.
Whether you’re creating a presentation for school, a video presentation to play in your office or something else entirely, KoHo can be one of the best fonts to utilize.
We incorporate KoHo into our Creative presentation theme in the various headings of each slide.
This is another one of our massive presentation themes with hundreds of slide designs for you to choose from, however this has – as the name would suggest – a more creative and playful feel to it.
If you need to create a pitch deck for investors or a sales presentation for new clients, KoHo and the Creative theme might not be for you.
However, if you’re embedding a slideshow onto your blog or sharing an informational presentation on SlideShare, KoHo could be a great way to engage your audience.
Whether you use Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote or Visme, each of these presentation fonts can really bring the best out of your presentation. (Just make sure you’re not using Comic Sans – my personal least favorite font.)
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About the Author
Chloe West is the content marketing manager at Visme. Her experience in digital marketing includes everything from social media, blogging, email marketing to graphic design, strategy creation and implementation, and more. During her spare time, she enjoys exploring her home city of Charleston with her son.