Best Free Serif Fonts
Serif fonts carry small finishing strokes (serifs) on each letter, lending a traditional, authoritative feel that guides the eye across long passages — which is why they are favoured for body text, editorial and print. Browse free, open-source serifs below, preview them live and self-host them from Best.Free.
Playfair Display
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Roboto Slab
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Merriweather
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Lora
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Noto Serif
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
PT Serif
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Noto Serif JP
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Libre Baskerville
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Cormorant Garamond
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Instrument Serif
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
EB Garamond
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Monaspace Xenon
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Bitter
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Crimson Text
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Slabo 27px
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Source Serif 4
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
DM Serif Display
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Fraunces
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Cinzel
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Arvo
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Bodoni Moda
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Newsreader
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Marcellus
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Nanum Myeongjo
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Frequently asked questions
A serif font has small strokes — serifs — at the ends of its letterforms. They add contrast and rhythm that aid readability in long-form text, giving a classic, editorial or formal tone.
Yes. Modern serifs are designed to render well on screens and work especially well for article body text and headings where a refined, trustworthy feel is wanted. Every serif here is web-ready woff2.
Completely free. Each is open source (OFL/Apache), so you can download it, embed it and use it commercially with no fee or attribution.