Free font
Bree Serif
A free alternative to Clarendon.
About Bree Serif
Bree Serif is TypeTogether's friendly slab, a single-weight 2012 release that takes the Clarendon register somewhere warmer. Bracketed slabs and subtle curve details soften the authority, and a set of upright-italic quirks — the single-story 'a', the curvy leg on the 'k' — give it a personality most slabs suppress.
One weight limits how far it stretches, but within that range it substitutes well. It's a strong pick when Clarendon's authority feels too heavy-handed and a headline needs approachability instead of institutional weight. The rounded, upbeat forms echo Quincy CF's personality in headings and packaging, and the same characterful punch that makes Windsor a favorite for editorial display is there in a face that costs nothing. Use it for headlines and short text; pair it with something plainer for body copy.
- Designer
- TypeTogether
- Released
- 2012
- Available at
- Google Fonts →
- Featured on
- 3 paid font pages
Bree Serif is also a free alternative to…
- Clarendon → A friendlier, contemporary read on the Clarendon register: bracketed slabs with subtle curve details and a warmer voice. Limited to one weight, but a strong pick when Clarendon's authority feels too heavy-handed.
- Quincy CF → Friendly slab-ish serif with rounded, upbeat forms that echo Quincy's approachable personality in headings and packaging.
- Windsor → A friendly slab with upright-italic quirks — the single-story 'a', the curvy leg on the 'k' — that gives headlines the same approachable, characterful punch Windsor delivers.