[PDF] standard book font size and spacing

How do I choose a font size for my book?

The best way to choose the font size for your book. If you’re self-publishing, here are some of my rule of thumb: Use an 11-point Serif Font for text. Use a 14-point Serif font for chapter titles. Use a 12-point Serif font for section headings. Avoid monospaced (a.k.a. “typewriter”) fonts like Courier. Use, at most, three fonts.

What size should a book trim be?

Your trim size should also reflect the genre or type of book such as a children’s picture book has a larger trim size, while a historical romance could be smaller, mass market size. The standard font size and type is 11 or 12 point serif. Serif fonts, like Georgia and Palatino, allow for the letters to stand out better to the reader.

What is book formatting?

Formatting is the way your book looks. It’s the layout of your book—think chapters, page numbers, paragraph spacing, things like that. This includes aesthetic choices like which fonts you use for chapter headings and page numbers, and it also includes more technical choices like line spacing and font size.

Which font size is best for a book reprint?

Nonetheless, a very slightly smaller font size communicates intelligence and seriousness, and will suit modern literary fiction and classic novels equally well. Larger font sizes are more digestible, and will be more suited to typesetting 50 Shades of Grey than a Franz Kafka reprint.