Bree Serif

serif · Designed by TypeTogether

Bree Serif: Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

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Bree Serif is a contemporary serif with a distinctive upright italic character built into its regular weight, giving it a slightly informal yet confident appearance. The letterforms have moderate contrast, sturdy serifs, and open apertures that keep it highly readable at display sizes. It sits somewhere between a traditional book face and a humanist sans, which makes it feel approachable without being casual. The overall tone is friendly and direct, with enough personality to stand out but not so much that it becomes decorative or hard to read.

For branding, Bree Serif works well for companies that want to project warmth and professionalism without feeling corporate or stiff, particularly in food, education, or lifestyle sectors. As a heading font in editorial or blog contexts, it pairs naturally with clean body text and holds up well at a range of sizes from subheadings down to pull quotes. In UI contexts, it suits product landing pages and app marketing sites where the goal is to feel modern but human, especially when used for hero text or section titles where its character has room to show.

Best suited for: Consider Bree Serif for editorial layouts, publishing, brand storytelling, feature headings, and reading-focused projects that call for a serif foundation.

Design considerations: This ProFont page provides one available variant, so typographic hierarchy will need to come primarily from size, spacing, color, or a supporting family. Test Bree Serif with real project copy at the intended scale before using it across multiple text roles.

Pairing guidance: Consider Raleway for body copy, navigation, or interface text, Lora for editorial headings or longer supporting text, and Caveat for an expressive accent or short callout, assigning each family a distinct role alongside Bree Serif.

Pairs well with

Raleway Lora Caveat

Bree Serif at a glance

Designer

TypeTogether

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

December 2011

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Serif

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Bree Serif styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Bree Serif character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Which languages does Bree Serif support?

Bree Serif includes 2 character sets:

  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Bree Serif commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Bree Serif is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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Bree Serif FAQ

Is Bree Serif free for commercial use?

Yes. Bree Serif is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Bree Serif include?

Bree Serif comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Bree Serif support Cyrillic?

No. Bree Serif supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Bree Serif?

Bree Serif was designed by TypeTogether. It was added to Google Fonts in December 2011.