letterpress/fonts/README.md
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Fonts

What to pick

Serif vs Sans-Serif

Books tend to use serif fonts more often.

Some widely used serif fonts are:

  • Times New Roman
  • Century
  • Merriweather
  • Palantino
  • Georgia
  • Garamond

But occasionally, sans-serif fonts are also used:

  • Arial
  • Roboto
  • Myriad
  • Helvetica
  • Futura

Font Size

Traditionally books use a font size between 10 and 12 for the body and 48 and above for the title

Some ideas