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Best fonts for fantasy books

The best free fonts for fantasy books: cover and title fonts such as Cinzel, Cinzel Decorative, Cormorant Garamond, and readable body fonts such as Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all free for commercial use.

Cover & title fonts

CinzelFantasy: The Long Night

Cinzel DecorativeFantasy: The Long Night

Cormorant GaramondFantasy: The Long Night

MedievalSharpFantasy: The Long Night

Uncial AntiquaFantasy: The Long Night

IM Fell EnglishFantasy: The Long Night

Cinzel SerifCover and titles Cinzel Decorative DisplayCover and titles Cormorant Garamond SerifCover and titles MedievalSharp DisplayCover and titles Uncial Antiqua DisplayCover and titles IM Fell English SerifCover and titles

Body text fonts

Cormorant GaramondThe rain had started, steady and patient, tapping at the glass like someone who knew they would be let in.

Playfair DisplayThe rain had started, steady and patient, tapping at the glass like someone who knew they would be let in.

Libre BaskervilleThe rain had started, steady and patient, tapping at the glass like someone who knew they would be let in.

Cormorant Garamond SerifInterior body text Playfair Display SerifInterior body text Libre Baskerville SerifInterior body text Lora SerifInterior body text Merriweather SerifInterior body text PT Serif SerifInterior body text

Recommended interior settings

Setting	Recommendation
Body size	10.5–12 pt
Leading	about 130–140% of the type size
Trim sizes	6 x 9 in US Trade, Royal (6.14 x 9.21 in), 5.5 x 8.5 in Digest
Chapter titles	a display face such as Cinzel, used sparingly
Typical length	90,000–120,000 words

More on this category: Fantasy book length guide · interior typography guide.

Sources & data

Fonts from Google Fonts (open-source licences allow commercial use and embedding).