Free serif fonts
Serifs are the small strokes that finish each letter’s stems and terminals, a tradition inherited from carved Roman capitals and centuries of book printing. They guide the eye along a line, which is why they still anchor most long-form reading, from novels to newspapers.
24 paid serif classics with vetted free alternatives, and 50 free typefaces you can use today.
Baskerville Caslon Cheltenham Chronicle Display Didot Domaine Display Editorial New Garamond Georgia Guardian Headline Imperial Means Minion Pro Mrs Eaves New York Plantin Quincy CF Reckless Recoleta Sabon The Seasons Tiempos Times New Roman Windsor
Free fonts Alegreya SC Alfa Slab One Averia Serif Libre Baskervville Besley Bitter Bodoni Moda Cardo Chango Cinzel Cormorant Cormorant Garamond Cormorant SC Crete Round Crimson Pro DM Serif Display Domine EB Garamond Forum Fraunces Gelasio GFS Didot Gilda Display IBM Plex Serif Instrument Serif Italiana Josefin Slab Libre Baskerville Libre Bodoni Libre Caslon Display Libre Caslon Text Literata Lora Marcellus Marcellus SC Merriweather Newsreader Noto Serif Petrona Playfair Display Prata PT Serif Quattrocento Shrikhand Solway Source Serif 4 Spectral Tinos Yeseva One Young Serif