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Bree Serif

A free alternative to Clarendon.

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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
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Display + body that work together

Letters that hold their nerve
Crisp, even strokes give the display its punch. Quiet serifs underneath stay readable across thousands of words — used together by editors at the kind of paper that still prints corrections.
Slab · Editorial Bree Serif + Source Serif 4
Pages that earn the read
Body type does the heavy lifting. Get it right and the reader never thinks about it; get it wrong and they feel it before they can name what is off.
Display · Body DM Serif Display + Bree Serif
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