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.
Stoke
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Kaisei HarunoUmi
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Tiro Devanagari Sanskrit
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Yuji Boku
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Port Lligat Slab
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Junge
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Texturina
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Stint Ultra Expanded
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Almendra SC
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Gentium Plus
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Sree Krushnadevaraya
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Noto Serif Lao
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Koh Santepheap
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Kotta One
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Noto Serif Ahom
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Donegal One
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Arbutus
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Linden Hill
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Bodoni Moda SC
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Wittgenstein
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Noto Serif Armenian
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Inika
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Wellfleet
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Tiro Kannada
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.