Fonts by genre

Best fonts for historical romance books

The best free fonts for historical romance books: cover and title fonts such as Playfair Display, Great Vibes, Parisienne, and readable body fonts such as Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all free for commercial use.

Cover & title fonts

Playfair DisplayHistorical Romance: The Long Night

Great VibesHistorical Romance: The Long Night

ParisienneHistorical Romance: The Long Night

Dancing ScriptHistorical Romance: The Long Night

AlluraHistorical Romance: The Long Night

CormorantHistorical Romance: The Long Night

Playfair Display SerifCover and titles Great Vibes HandwritingCover and titles Parisienne HandwritingCover and titles Dancing Script HandwritingCover and titles Allura HandwritingCover and titles Cormorant 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	5.5 x 8.5 in Digest, 6 x 9 in US Trade
Chapter titles	a display face such as Playfair Display, used sparingly
Typical length	85,000–100,000 words

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

Sources & data

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