# Bree Serif font

> An upright italic with sturdy slab serifs and cursive lowercase shapes, in one weight.

Bree Serif is an upright italic slab serif from TypeTogether, designed by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione as the serif relative of their Bree family. Bree Serif has a single Regular style with 396 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines, subheads, logos and short editorial text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Slab Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/slab-serif)
- Designed by: TypeTogether
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 396
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Bree+Serif
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/bree-serif
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Editorial

## About Bree Serif

Bree Serif is a slab serif built as an upright italic: the letters stand straight, but several lowercase shapes come from handwriting. In the specimen the a is single-storey, the e has a curved, cursive crossbar, and y and z end in swung strokes, while the stems rest on thick, blunt serifs. Stroke contrast is low and the weight is fairly dark, so the face holds up as a heading. It is the serif counterpart of TypeTogether's Bree, a family by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione that the official notes date to 2008. Bree Serif comes in one Regular style and is not a variable font. It has 396 glyphs covering Latin and Latin Extended. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1, with “Bree” and “Bree Serif” as Reserved Font Names.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011, TypeTogether (www.type-together.com), with Reserved Font Names "Bree" and "Bree Serif"

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Blog and magazine headlines**: The dark Regular and blunt slab serifs give a title weight without needing a bold cut.
- **Logos and shop names**: Cursive touches such as the single-storey a and the curved e make a short name look informal yet solid.
- **Subheads over sans serif text**: A slab serif with handwritten details contrasts clearly with a plain sans used for paragraphs.
- **Menus and packaging**: Section titles and product names keep their shape at label sizes thanks to the low stroke contrast.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Bree Serif has Regular only. There is no bold and no separate italic; the upright design already carries italic forms.
- **Listed as a serif at the source**: The official catalogue classes Bree Serif as serif; the thick, unbracketed serifs in the specimen are slabs.
- **Two Reserved Font Names**: The license reserves both “Bree” and “Bree Serif”, so a modified version needs a different name.

## FAQs

### Is Bree Serif free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Bree Serif may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed; it cannot be sold by itself, and a modified version keeps the same license. A modified version may not use the Reserved Font Name “Bree” or “Bree Serif” without permission.

### Who designed Bree Serif?

Bree Serif was designed by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione of TypeTogether.

### How many weights does Bree Serif have?

Bree Serif has one weight, Regular 400. It has no bold or italic.

### What is an upright italic, as in Bree Serif?

Bree Serif keeps its letters vertical but uses italic-style shapes, such as a single-storey a and a cursive e, which is why it is called an upright italic.

### Which languages does Bree Serif support?

Bree Serif includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Czech and Romanian. Cyrillic and Greek are not included.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/bree-serif (trendhub)