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Best fonts for body, mind & spirit books

The best free fonts for body, mind & spirit books: cover and title fonts such as Cormorant, Cinzel, Lora, and readable body fonts such as Cormorant Garamond, Playfair Display — all free for commercial use.

Cover & title fonts

CormorantBody, Mind & Spirit: The Long Night

CinzelBody, Mind & Spirit: The Long Night

LoraBody, Mind & Spirit: The Long Night

Great VibesBody, Mind & Spirit: The Long Night

Josefin SansBody, Mind & Spirit: The Long Night

Playfair DisplayBody, Mind & Spirit: The Long Night

Cormorant SerifCover and titles Cinzel SerifCover and titles Lora SerifCover and titles Great Vibes HandwritingCover and titles Josefin Sans Sans SerifCover and titles Playfair Display 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

Setting	Recommendation
Body size	11–12 pt
Leading	about 130–140% of the type size
Trim sizes	5.5 x 8.5 in Digest, 6 x 9 in US Trade
Chapter titles	a display face such as Cormorant, used sparingly
Typical length	50,000–70,000 words

More on this category: Body, Mind & Spirit book length guide · interior typography guide.

Sources & data

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