Outdated Fonts Out, These Free Body Fonts Are In 2026

Deena Englard
9 hours ago
2 min read

I’ve done a bunch of other articles about fonts that you can find here, but I recently realized that they’re getting kind of outdated.

Time for a refresh of the fonts I’m currently using - specifically, the body fonts.

Choosing a good body font can be just as complex as selecting the right headline font. It needs to match the style you’re going for - high end, corporate, friendly, playful, approachable, etc.

Small details can make a big difference, like the:

X-height (for legibility)
Width (extra wide = extra elegant)
Shape of the lowercase “a” and "g" (is it a playful circle or a more serious two-story?)
Pointiness of the uppercase “M”/”N”/”W” (too pointy = not so friendly)

And you also want a font that has a lot of weight variations.

For a headline it’s ok to have just one or two weights, but for a body font you want a lot of options to cover every possible scenario.

So if you’re looking for some new options or even just inspo, gathered below are my current (as of February 2026:) go-to modern body fonts, sorted by use type, all sourced from free sites - Adobe Fonts or Google Fonts.