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45 Best Thin Serif Fonts (Narrow and Skinny Fonts to Download)

An elegant thin serif font can be an excellent design choice. Here you'll find plenty of skinny serif fonts to admire, download, and try in your next project.
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An elegant thin serif font can be an excellent design choice. There are plenty of types of skinny serif fonts to admire, download, and try in your next project. We'll take a look at narrow serif fonts, thin fonts, and more from Envato Elements.

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Best Thin Fonts to Download Now on Envato Elements

Check out these awesome thin serif fonts you can download right now on Envato Elements. Remember, everything in this list is included for one price. So why not download your favorites today? Or sit back and enjoy the type inspiration.

1. Greenold Modern Thin Serif Font

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Slim serif fonts like Greenold are a treat to look at in any color. It comes complete with upper and lower case letters along with multilingual characters. Use it for invitations or on social media.

2. Curefancy Elegant Thin Serif Font

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Looking for a font that is tall and skinny? Then this entry is coming right on time. It features both a regular font and an italic alternative, letting you play around with different styles.

3. Trovelo Serif Thin Font

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Download Trovelo if you like slim serif fonts with a unique charm. This modern typeface is multilingual and has some different glyph styles. You won't want to skip past this skinny font.

4. Victoria Modern Thin Serif Fashion Font

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Go for a stylish thin and tall serif font like Victoria if you're working on a fashionable project. Its lines and serifs are flattering and complement just about any image you could pair it with.

5. Cellofy Narrow Serif Font

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Turn to the Cellofy family if you've been on the lookout for thin modern fonts. It has everything you'd want from a 21st-century typeface, and it can be used just about anywhere.

6. Veilan Tall Serif Font

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Veilan is for all the fans of thin and tall fonts. Its wispy letters show a sense of elegance and style that's hard to match. This slim serif font's lettering will look great in magazines or invitations.

7. Galvin Slab Serif Font Family Pack

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Unlike other thin and tall serif fonts, Galvin aims for a strong, bold aesthetic instead of elegance. Its rigid lines aren't uninviting, though. There are still some lovely curves to be found in this skinny font's glyphs.

8. Goldoni Thin Serif Font

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Isn't this a stylish font? It fits in so well with photography. Try it with your fashion photos or photography portfolio, or try it in luxury branding projects.

9. Fulgate Thin Narrow Serif Font

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Here's a visually interesting thin and narrow serif font. You don't see a design like this every day; it has such interesting strokes and could be a memorable design choice.

10. Metropolis Thin and Tall Font Family

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Thin, straight fonts with lots of straight edges can make for a really memorable look. This one almost has an industrial vibe. Try pairing the skinny font with geometric elements.

11. Lorino Thin Slab Serif Font

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Slab serifs are also one of the thin font types out there. This slab is a fun choice, perfect for stylish points of emphasis. Try dressing up the tall serif font in gold or in high-contrast situations.

12. Abell Skinny Serif Font Family Pack

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This thin and tall serif font's letters have an unusually angular design. The result is a font that brings an unexpected aesthetic. This one could be a great choice for logo design.

13. Imperiem Regular Typeface

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Check out the authoritative vibe we get from this thin serif font. The shape of these letters brings a very official look to the overall font aesthetic.

14. Empresso Classic Thin Slab Serif Font

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Here's a thin slab serif that also comes with more. Take advantage of italic, light, regular, and bold weights too. It's a stylish family of thin, modern serif fonts.

15. Porto Display Spur Tall Serif Font

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This is a nice thin serif font to add to your collection because you get so much with it. You get a thin font, but you get two other weights, as well as alternates.

16. Opheline Extra Light Thin Serif Font

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Here's an elegant, narrow font with plenty of potential. If you're looking for a stylish type design for a minimalist design, this one would fit in nicely. It looks lovely with plenty of space.

17. Secret Darling Classic Monoline Font

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Thin straight fonts are great, but how about something with some dramatic curve? This slim serif display font has such fun, memorable serifs to go with its thin strokes.

18. Glamour Luxury Serif Font Family

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Thin fonts really lend themselves well to luxurious aesthetics, don't they? This beautiful font family is no exception, and you get extras to experiment with too.

19. Minty March Condensed Serif Narrow Font

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How about trying out a thin handwriting font? This cute font has plenty of personality. It's a bit condensed, and that lends itself well to the handwritten look.

20. Lorena Modern Serif Font

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Isn't this a stylish font? It would look right at home on a magazine cover, perfume packaging, or with stylish, high-end photography. This is an all-caps font that is tall and skinny.

21. Jesusa Serif Font Family Pack

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This font is thin, but plenty versatile. Like many others, it looks beautiful in clean, open space, but it also reads quite nicely at smaller sizes. Give this a try if you like the aesthetic of thin modern fonts.

22. Singleton Thin Serif Font

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This friendly font has really consistent line width. The curves are so precise, and it has some typewriter energy, doesn't it? It could be a fun design choice. 

23. Zayley Narrow Serif Font

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The serifs in this thin serif font are subtle, but still make an impact. This is another versatile choice; try it for points of emphasis or at smaller sizes too.

24. Junior Skinny Serif Font

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This handwriting font is so cheerful. The organic nature of the lines gives it an informal, friendly look. The serifs just make it all the cuter.

25. Afrah Serif Font Family Pack

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Did you notice how a touch of contrast can make a huge difference in a thin font? It really helps bring an elegant, luxurious aesthetic to the type design.

26. Breadley Serif Font Family

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Here's another wonderful font family with plenty of options (including a beautifully designed thin serif font!). Go thin or try this font in a thick, chunky bold.

27. Kavaloora Serif Font with Stylish Ligatures

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Love serif fonts, but you also like a bit of curl? Try out the best of both worlds in this thin serif font. It takes that elegance to the next level with its stylish alternates.

28. Discombobulate Tall Thin Font

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This is such a cute font. It has a youthful personality, and that's likely due to its playful, organic line strokes. It very much looks as if it was drawn with a pen.

29. SUNN Line Serif Extended Font

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The strokes and serifs are a bit blockier in this thin serif font. It still has a rather bubbly look, however. This thin modern font could be a great fit for informal projects. 

30. Aludra Serif Font Family Pack

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Let's shift back to a luxurious look with this stylish serif font. Isn't it lovely? It's right at home against marble, but would look awesome in gold foil too.

31. Montrell Serif Font Family Pack

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This thin font has a neutrality to it that could lend itself well to a number of design projects. Better yet, it's a font family, so you get plenty of options.

32. Tall Fall Font

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Check out this narrow serif font. This one is really quite a tall, thin serif font, and the handwriting look really lends itself well to this aesthetic. 

33. Diedra Serif Font Family Pack

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Here's another font family you should check out today. You get this lovely thin type design, but you also get a variety of other weights to try.

34. Parfaite Valeu Serif Font

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If class is what you're looking for, here's another thin serif that works in some elegant curves. The slight wave here is such a memorable and unusual design choice.

35. Sharis Serif 7 Font Family Pack

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If you love the serious, high-end nature of a high-contrast serif font, you might really enjoy a font family like this one. You get seven different variants included. 

36. Carla Serif + Sans Serif Font Duo

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This download is a font duo, so you get both a serif and a sans serif font, all in one. It's perfect if you like the look, but sometimes you might not want the serifs.

37. Giveaway Classy Serif Font

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This font looks so official, doesn't it? Maybe even legendary. Imagine this one on a book cover, movie poster, or even on branding for an official figure.

38. Chokie Serif Font

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Here's a thin condensed font with a really fun look. Better yet, you can choose between this cross-line style and a clean, filled style too.

39. Reformer Serif Font Family

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If you're looking for a large, versatile font family: look no further. You get an amazing 24 fonts to choose from in this one download. That's with six weights too!

40. Tonic Luxurious Serif Typeface

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Clean, professional, and luxurious: that sums this font up well. This one would be great on a business card, resume, envelope, and other collateral pieces.

41. Camelopardalis Font

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Let's go back to an informal aesthetic now. This one would be right at home on a book cover or on some friendly invitations. It's such a fun handwriting font.

42. Margrite Tall Serif Font Family

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This font family is a great choice if you're looking for a thin serif font, but it also comes in other weights. It's a great all-around addition to any font library.

43. Rodest: Tall Thin Serif Font Family

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Slim serif fonts don't come much better than Rodest. It's a complete font family with beautiful letters in every weight. Give these a look if you want a font that is tall and skinny for your work.

44. Walkie Valkyrie Serif Font Family

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Walkie Valkyrie is another awesome family of slim serif fonts. And let's be honest, that name is fun to say. It's also fun to use, thanks to the variety present in the nine different weights.

45. Jerome Condensed Slab Serif

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This final entry is perfect if you love thin modern fonts. Jerome comes with a thin, light, and regular weight, so try them all out. Or you can stick to the thin and tall serif font for your projects.

What Is a Thin Serif Font? Why Use One?

So, what's a thin serif font? What's a serif narrow font? How about condensed fonts? Is there a difference? And how do you choose the best thin fonts for your project?

It's important to note that condensed is generally a different descriptor than thin when talking about typography. For the purposes of this article, we'll classify them in this way:

  • Condensed fonts tend to have a large height to width ratio. This means, for example, a font that isn't very wide, but is much taller. A condensed font does not have to be a thin font. You can, for example, have a condensed font that is also thick and bold.
  • Thin fonts are "thin" in the sense that they do not have much line width. In font families, this style is often called Light, Extra Light, or Thin. A font can be thin or light without necessarily being condensed.

As an example, take a look at this tall thin serif font. We could consider this font both thin and condensed at the same time. Its proportions are condensed, and the lines themselves are thin. Note that the serifs are highlighted in the bottom example.

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Download this tall thin serif font on Envato Elements. It includes 24 different styles to work with!

Fonts can be thin but not condensed, like this example. In fact, thin fonts can make for a really elegant design choice. Note how the font lends itself to an aesthetic that feels serious. Think about what you would assume about this book, based on the cover alone. The font choice really has an impact on how this visually communicates.

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This classy, thin serif font is available for download on Envato Elements.

Thin serif fonts can come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles. Remember, the focus here is on the width of the letters themselves. Bold fonts tend to feel strong or even loud. They make a bolder impact! Light fonts, on the other hand, with a thin stroke, can be softer and more whisper-like. Of course, in the end, this all depends on how the designer opts to use the font, but take these perspectives and consider them.

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Looking for an elegant thin serif font? Try this font from Envato Elements.

Which Are the Best Thin Fonts for Your Project?

There are so many elegant, thin serif fonts out there! In fact, there are a lot of fun, quirky, cute, and memorable ones out there too. With so much to choose from, you might be tempted to download lots and lots of fonts!

Envato Elements makes this easy. One price and you can download as many thin serif fonts as you like. The entire font library, with thousands of fonts, is yours to download and enjoy. Sign up for Envato Elements today for the best thin serif fonts.

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