Fonts by genre

Best fonts for parenting & family books

The best free fonts for parenting & family books: cover and title fonts such as Montserrat, Inter, Lato, and readable body fonts such as Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all free for commercial use.

Cover & title fonts

MontserratParenting & Family: The Long Night

InterParenting & Family: The Long Night

LatoParenting & Family: The Long Night

Source Sans 3Parenting & Family: The Long Night

IBM Plex SansParenting & Family: The Long Night

Work SansParenting & Family: The Long Night

Montserrat Sans SerifCover and titles Inter Sans SerifCover and titles Lato Sans SerifCover and titles Source Sans 3 Sans SerifCover and titles IBM Plex Sans Sans SerifCover and titles Work Sans Sans 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	11–12 pt
Leading	about 130–140% of the type size
Trim sizes	6 x 9 in US Trade, 5.5 x 8.5 in Digest
Chapter titles	a display face such as Montserrat, used sparingly
Typical length	50,000–70,000 words

More on this category: Parenting & Family book length guide · interior typography guide.

Sources & data

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