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Old-style fonts

Old-style serifs are the classic book faces, descended from fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printing — Garamond among them. Modest stroke contrast, bracketed serifs, and a slight diagonal stress inherited from the pen make them comfortable over many pages of reading.

14 paid old-style classics with vetted free alternatives, and 7 free old-style typefaces you can use today. Try them with your own text in the studio →