Old money has always been about timeless elegance. It’s a style that values simplicity over flashiness. In the past few years, this aesthetic has made a strong return. What began as a fashion trend has now influenced the entire design world, creating a shift from strictly minimal designs to ones that embrace subtle decorative details.
Typography hasn’t been left out of this shift either. Fonts that balance simplicity with subtle decorative touches have become a popular choice.
As a result, in this post, we’ve highlighted fonts that reflect this style. These fonts combine simplicity with subtle classical details, creating a timeless and refined look.
1 Plantin
Pairs well with: FK grotesk, Practice
Best alternatives: Baskerville, Crimson pro
Licensing: Free for personal use, commercial license required
Price: $29–$209 for the full family
Publisher: Monotype
Designer: Frank Hinman Pierpont
2 Safira March
Pairs well with: Libre Baskerville, Source serif
Best alternatives: Miguel
Licensing: Free for personal use, commercial license required
Price: $3.55-$32 for the full family
Publisher: Din studio
Designer: Donis Miftahudin
3 Copperplate
Pairs well with: Open sans, Helvetica
Best alternatives: Asterone, Aaron
Licensing: Free for personal use, commercial license required
Price: $42.66-$383.99 for the full family
Publisher: Linotype
Designer: Elnur Mehdi
4 Coldiac
Pairs well with: Playfair Display, Poppins
Best alternatives: Angely Blooming
Licensing: Free for personal use, commercial license required
Price: Starts at $20
Designer: Craft Supply Co
5 Noto Serif Display
Pairs well with: Noto sans, Open sans
Best alternatives: Droid serif, Merriweather
Licensing: Free
Price: Free
Publisher: Google
6 Calgary
Pairs well with: Montserrat, Futura
Best alternatives: Kiperman
Licensing: Free for personal use, commercial license required
Price: Starts at $15
Publisher: Sudtipos
Designer: Alejandro Paul
7 Engravers
Pairs well with: Engravers gothic, Goldenbook
Best alternatives: Americana, Engry
Licensing: Commercial license required
Price: Starts at $40.99
Publisher: Monotype
Designer: Robert Wiebking
8 Sovmod Sans Serif
Pairs well with: Playfair Display, Source Serif 4
Best alternatives: None Found
Licensing: Free for personal use, commercial license required
Designer: Stanislav Chiganov
9 Asul
Pairs well with: Open Sans, Merriweather
Best alternatives: Buenard
Licensing: Free
Price: Free
Designer: Mariela Monsalve
10 Krylon
Pairs well with: GT America, Circular
Licensing: Free
Price: Free
Designer: Tom Robin Karlsson
11 Beautifully Delicious Sans
Pairs well with: Montserrat, Beautifully Delicious Script
Licensing: Free for personal use, commercial license required
Price: Starts at $24
Publisher: My Creative Land
Designer: Elena Genova
12 Snell Roundhand
Pairs well with: Futura, Helvetica Neue
Best alternatives: Edwardian Script
Licensing: Free for personal use, commercial license required
Price: Starts at $30
Publisher: Linotype
Designer: Matthew Carter
13 Bickham Script Pro
Pairs well with: Futura, Helvetica, Copperplate
Best alternatives: Palace Script MT
Licensing: Commercial license required
Price: Starts at $35
Publisher: Adobe
Designer: Richard Lipton
14 Pinyon Script
Pairs well with: Freight Text, Montserrat
Licensing: Free for personal and commercial use
Price: Free
Publisher: Sorkin Type Co
Designer: Nicole Fally
15 Trento
Pairs well with: Source Sans Pro
Best alternatives: Cinzel
Licensing: Free
Price: Free for both personal & commercial use
Designer: Unblast
16 Bogart
Pairs well with: Gotham, Avenir
Best alternatives: Proxima Sera
Licensing: Commercial license required
Price: Starts at $45
Publisher: Zetafonts
Designer: Francesco Canovaro, Mariachiara Fantini, Andrea Tartarelli
17 Butler
Pairs well with: Raleway, Karla
Best alternatives: Bodoni
Licensing: Free for both commerical & personal use
Price: Free
Designer: Fabian De Smet
18 Perandory
Pairs well with: Montserrat, Lora
Best alternatives: None found
Licensing: Free for Personal Use, Commercial license required
Price: Starts at $12
Publisher: Kulturë Type
