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Best fonts for westerns books

The best free fonts for westerns 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 EnglishWesterns: The Long Night
CinzelWesterns: The Long Night
Old Standard TTWesterns: The Long Night
Playfair Display SCWesterns: The Long Night
RyeWesterns: The Long Night
SancreekWesterns: 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

SettingRecommendation
Body size10.5–12 pt
Leadingabout 130–140% of the type size
Trim sizes5.5 x 8.5 in Digest, 5 x 8 in
Chapter titlesa display face such as IM Fell English, used sparingly
Typical length50,000–80,000 words

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

Sources & data

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