Fonts by genre

Best fonts for popular history books

The best free fonts for popular history books: cover and title fonts such as IM Fell English, Cinzel, Old Standard TT, and readable body fonts such as Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all free for commercial use.

Cover & title fonts

IM Fell EnglishPopular History: The Long Night

CinzelPopular History: The Long Night

Old Standard TTPopular History: The Long Night

Playfair Display SCPopular History: The Long Night

RyePopular History: The Long Night

SancreekPopular History: The Long Night

IM Fell English SerifCover and titles Cinzel SerifCover and titles Old Standard TT SerifCover and titles Playfair Display SC SerifCover and titles Rye DisplayCover and titles Sancreek DisplayCover 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	11–12 pt
Leading	about 130–140% of the type size
Trim sizes	6 x 9 in US Trade, Royal (6.14 x 9.21 in)
Chapter titles	a display face such as IM Fell English, used sparingly
Typical length	80,000–120,000 words

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

Sources & data

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