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Best fonts for personal finance books

The best free fonts for personal finance books: cover and title fonts such as Montserrat, Inter, Lato, and readable body fonts such as Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all free for commercial use.

Cover & title fonts

MontserratPersonal Finance: The Long Night
InterPersonal Finance: The Long Night
LatoPersonal Finance: The Long Night
Source Sans 3Personal Finance: The Long Night
IBM Plex SansPersonal Finance: The Long Night
Work SansPersonal Finance: The Long Night
Montserrat Sans SerifCover and titles Inter Sans SerifCover and titles Lato Sans SerifCover and titles Source Sans 3 Sans SerifCover and titles IBM Plex Sans Sans SerifCover and titles Work Sans Sans SerifCover 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 size11–12 pt
Leadingabout 130–140% of the type size
Trim sizes6 x 9 in US Trade, 5.5 x 8.5 in Digest
Chapter titlesa display face such as Montserrat, used sparingly
Typical length50,000–70,000 words

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

Sources & data

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