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Best fonts for photography & art books books

The best free fonts for photography & art books books: cover and title fonts such as Playfair Display, Josefin Sans, Amatic SC, and readable body fonts such as Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all free for commercial use.

Cover & title fonts

Playfair DisplayPhotography & Art Books: The Long Night

Josefin SansPhotography & Art Books: The Long Night

Amatic SCPhotography & Art Books: The Long Night

MontserratPhotography & Art Books: The Long Night

CormorantPhotography & Art Books: The Long Night

Abril FatfacePhotography & Art Books: The Long Night

Playfair Display SerifCover and titles Josefin Sans Sans SerifCover and titles Amatic SC HandwritingCover and titles Montserrat Sans SerifCover and titles Cormorant SerifCover and titles Abril Fatface DisplayCover 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

Setting	Recommendation
Body size	11–12 pt
Leading	about 130–140% of the type size
Trim sizes	8.5 x 8.5 in Square, 8 x 10 in, 11 x 8.5 in Landscape, 8.5 x 11 in Letter
Chapter titles	a display face such as Playfair Display, used sparingly
Typical length	80–250 pages

More on this category: Photography & Art Books book length guide · interior typography guide.

Sources & data

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