68 Best Fonts for Yearbooks
Yearbooks juggle more typographic jobs than almost any other print project: a bold cover title, punchy section dividers, dense name lists, warm personal bios, playful captions, and pages full of handwritten notes from friends. Finding free fonts for yearbooks that cover all of that without licensing headaches is easier than it sounds, since Google Fonts has a deep bench of display, serif, sans, script, and handwriting families built for exactly this kind of mixed-use design. The right combination gives a yearbook that collegiate, nostalgic feel while staying easy to read at caption size and cheap to produce at scale.
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Anton
Class of 2025 forever and always
Anton
Anton is the font every yearbook cover designer reaches for eventually. It is ultra-condensed and heavyweight enough to dominate a page from across the room, which makes it ideal for a masthead or a single dramatic word on the divider before the senior section.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Bebas Neue
Varsity spirit, senior year memories
Bebas Neue
Bebas Neue has become shorthand for the poster-and-athletics look, all capitals and clean vertical strokes with no lowercase to soften it. It reads as confident and current rather than dated, so it works equally well on a sports spread or a modern minimal cover.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Oswald
Homecoming week, spirit days, senior superlatives
Oswald
Oswald brings the same condensed, stencil-adjacent energy as classic gothic headline type but with more polish and a full range of weights. It is versatile enough to run section headers, pull quotes, and even subheads within the body copy without feeling repetitive.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 6 weights (Extra-Light to Bold)
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Archivo Black
Best Buds, Most Likely to Succeed
Archivo Black
This one is blunt and heavy in the best way, built for short bursts of text rather than long lines. Use it sparingly for superlative labels or club names where you want a headline that hits hard in two words or fewer.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Staatliches
Go Wildcats! State Champions 2025
Staatliches
Staatliches has a stamped, poster-press quality that feels lifted from an old pennant or ticket stub. It suits a school with strong athletics or spirit-week culture that wants its yearbook to look a little like game-day signage.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Squada One
Friday night lights, senior season
Squada One
Rounded corners keep Squada One from feeling as aggressive as most condensed display faces, giving it a friendlier, slightly retro sports-jersey character. It is a good candidate for team names and event banners.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Racing Sans One
Track team, field day champions
Racing Sans One
True to its name, this face leans into motorsport and athletic branding with slanted, aerodynamic letterforms. Reserve it for anything tied to speed, competition, or team spirit rather than quiet editorial pages.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Teko
Homeroom 204, second period study hall
Teko
Teko is narrow and modern with a slightly technical feel, useful for schedules, room numbers, and other small utilitarian labels that need to stay legible in a tight column. It pairs comfortably with almost any heavier display font used for the actual headlines.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Devanagari
- Styles: 5 weights (Light to Bold)
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Passion One
Most Spirited, Class Clown Award
Passion One
Rounded, chubby, and a little bit playful, Passion One softens the usual varsity swagger into something closer to a comic-book title card. It fits candid photo pages and superlative call-outs better than formal editorial spreads.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 3 weights (Regular, Bold, Black)
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Alfa Slab One
Senior Superlatives: Most Likely to Travel
Alfa Slab One
The slab serifs here are thick enough to feel almost architectural, giving short headlines real presence on the page. It can overwhelm a spread if overused, so treat it as an occasional accent rather than the everyday headline font.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Righteous
Rewind to freshman year memories
Righteous
Righteous carries a retro-futuristic geometric look, part 1970s poster and part arcade marquee. It is a strong choice for a yearbook that leans into a specific decade theme for its design concept.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Bevan
Principal's Honor Roll, Class of 2025
Bevan
This is a slab serif with real weight and a slightly old-fashioned, engraved feel, closer to a plaque or diploma than a poster. It gives formal recognition sections, like honor rolls and awards pages, a bit of gravitas.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 2 styles (1 weight plus italics)
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Bungee
Spirit Week, Pep Rally, Prom Night
Bungee
Bungee was designed for street signage, and that DNA shows in its bold, blocky, high-contrast letterforms. On a yearbook cover or divider page it reads as loud and celebratory, which suits event recap sections nicely.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Bungee Inline
Yearbook Committee, Photo Club, Newspaper Staff
Bungee Inline
The inline variant keeps all of Bungee’s confidence but adds a hollow center stroke that gives headlines a bit more texture and visual interest. It works best at larger sizes where the inline detail actually shows.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Titan One
Field Trip, Recess, Best Friends
Titan One
Titan One is rounded, cartoonish, and unmistakably built for younger audiences, making it a natural fit for elementary or middle school yearbooks. It brings a friendly bounce to section titles without needing any extra decoration.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Luckiest Guy
Sign my yearbook before summer!
Luckiest Guy
This face mimics a marker-drawn comic lettering style, casual and a little wobbly in a charming way. It suits candid caption pages and playful call-outs far better than anything meant to read as formal or dignified.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Bowlby One
Class Clown, Most Athletic, Biggest Flirt
Bowlby One
Bowlby One is thick, rounded, and cheerful, closer to bubble lettering than a traditional typeface. It is a good match for superlative badges or ribbon-style graphics on the awards spread.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Chango
Battle of the bands, talent show
Chango
Chango has a slightly rough, graffiti-adjacent edge that feels youthful without tipping into illegibility. Music, art, and talent-show pages benefit from its informal energy.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Patua One
Drama Club presents Spring Musical
Patua One
Patua One is a bold slab with rounded terminals, sturdy enough to anchor a section header but friendly enough not to feel corporate. It sits comfortably next to photography-heavy layouts where the text needs to hold its own visually.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Fredoka
Kindergarten memories, first day of school
Fredoka
Soft, rounded, and inviting, Fredoka was built with younger readers in mind, which makes it a natural pick for elementary school yearbooks or any spread featuring young kids. It stays clear even at smaller sizes thanks to its generous letter spacing.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Hebrew
- Styles: 5 weights (Light to Bold)
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Baloo 2
Elementary yearbook, third grade smiles
Baloo 2
Baloo 2 has a similarly warm, rounded personality to Fredoka but with slightly more weight and presence in its headline forms. Use it for class-by-class dividers where you want something cheerful rather than serious.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Devanagari, Vietnamese
- Styles: 5 weights (Regular to Extra-Bold)
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Chewy
Recess buddies, lunchroom laughs
Chewy
Chewy looks hand-carved, almost like a wooden sign at a playground, and that tactile quality makes it a fun choice for younger-grade sections. It is not meant for long stretches of text, only short, playful headlines.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Lobster
Prom Night 2025, dance the night away
Lobster
Lobster is a bold script that reads as vintage diner signage more than formal calligraphy, casual and a little bit retro. It works well on event title pages like prom or homecoming where a script headline needs to be legible from a distance.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Rye
Rodeo Club, county fair blue ribbon
Rye
This is a Western wanted-poster face, thick and full of character, best reserved for schools or clubs with a rural or country theme. It is distinctive enough that it should be used only where the tone genuinely calls for it.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Monoton
After-hours dance, neon prom theme
Monoton
Monoton is built entirely from parallel lines that mimic neon tube lettering, which makes it striking but limited to very large, very short headlines. Save it for a prom or dance-themed cover page rather than anything meant to be read quickly.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Pathway Gothic One
Sports roster, varsity letters awarded
Pathway Gothic One
Tall, narrow, and unadorned, Pathway Gothic One has the clean look of stadium signage. It is a practical choice for roster lists and stat tables where space is tight and clarity matters more than personality.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Fjalla One
Student Council, Class Officers 2025
Fjalla One
Fjalla One condenses well without losing legibility, giving it a quiet confidence that suits subheadings and running headers throughout the book. It never competes with photography for attention, which is exactly the point.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Yanone Kaffeesatz
Second semester schedule, exam week
Yanone Kaffeesatz
Light, airy, and narrow, Yanone Kaffeesatz is useful anywhere a lot of small text, like a class schedule or index, needs to fit into a limited column width. It stays legible even when set fairly small.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 6 weights (Extra-Light to Bold)
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Roboto Condensed
Homeroom list, seating chart notes
Roboto Condensed
When a yearbook needs to pack hundreds of names into a grid, Roboto Condensed earns its keep. It is dependable, neutral, and space-efficient, the kind of workhorse font nobody notices because it simply does its job well.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 18 styles (9 weights plus italics)
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Barlow Condensed
Junior Varsity Roster, Fall Season
Barlow Condensed
Barlow Condensed has a slightly softer, more humanist structure than most condensed grotesques, which keeps long roster lists from feeling cold. It also doubles nicely as a caption font under team photos.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 18 styles (9 weights plus italics)
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PT Sans Narrow
Alphabetical index of every senior
PT Sans Narrow
Built for exactly this kind of dense, practical typesetting, PT Sans Narrow keeps long alphabetical indexes tidy and easy to scan. It is not a font anyone will comment on, and that restraint is its strength.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended
- Styles: 2 weights (Regular, Bold)
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Amatic SC
Sign here, stay sweet, don't change
Amatic SC
Amatic SC looks hand-drawn and a little wobbly, tall and thin in a way that feels personal rather than printed. It is a favorite for signing pages and margin notes where the design wants to look informal on purpose.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Vietnamese
- Styles: 2 weights (Regular, Bold)
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Special Elite
Field notes from the newspaper staff
Special Elite
This typewriter-style face brings an instant sense of nostalgia and reportage, as if the caption were typed on an old newsroom machine. It suits a yearbook with a journalism or archival theme far better than a glossy modern one.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Courier Prime
Attendance record, first period roll call
Courier Prime
Courier Prime cleans up the rough edges of a typical typewriter font while keeping its fixed-width rhythm, which gives captions and stamped-looking labels a crisp, documentary feel. It reads well even at small caption sizes, unlike many novelty typewriter fonts.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 4 styles (2 weights plus italics)
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Merriweather
A letter from the principal
Merriweather
Merriweather was designed for screens and long-form reading, with sturdy serifs that hold up in small print. It is a reliable choice for the principal’s letter, editor’s note, or any block of text longer than a caption.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 14 styles (7 weights plus italics)
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Lora
Senior year, in her own words
Lora
Lora has a gentle calligraphic influence in its curves that gives body text some warmth without sacrificing readability. It works nicely for student quotes and personal essays scattered through the senior section.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 8 styles (4 weights plus italics)
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PT Serif
Faculty and staff, a tribute page
PT Serif
Sturdy and unfussy, PT Serif was built to be legible across a wide range of sizes and printing conditions, which matters when a yearbook is offset-printed on modest paper. It is a dependable pick for staff bios and tribute pages.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended
- Styles: 4 styles (2 weights plus italics)
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Source Serif 4
Clubs and organizations, spring semester
Source Serif 4
Source Serif 4 pairs naturally with its sans-serif sibling Source Sans if a design wants a coordinated family across headlines and body text. On its own it reads as clean and contemporary rather than traditional.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Vietnamese
- Styles: 16 styles (8 weights plus italics)
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Libre Baskerville
In memory of a beloved teacher
Libre Baskerville
Libre Baskerville carries the quiet formality of a classic book typeface, which suits memorial pages, dedications, and anything that calls for a more solemn tone. Its slightly larger x-height keeps it readable even in smaller caption blocks.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 8 styles (4 weights plus italics)
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Crimson Text
Valedictorian speech, graduation day
Crimson Text
This is a literary, old-style serif with a scholarly feel, well suited to a valedictorian’s speech or a lengthy senior quote. It is less useful at very small sizes, where the fine serifs can start to blur.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 6 styles (3 weights plus italics)
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EB Garamond
Est. 1962, a century of tradition
EB Garamond
EB Garamond brings centuries of typographic pedigree to a page, ideal for a school proud of its history and tradition. Its refined, understated letterforms suit an “est. [year]” line or a formal masthead better than any of the louder display options on this list.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 10 styles (5 weights plus italics)
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Bitter
Behind the scenes with the yearbook staff
Bitter
Bitter is a slab serif built specifically for on-screen and small-format reading, sturdy enough to survive busy layouts and photo-heavy spreads. It gives body copy a bit more character than a plain sans without sacrificing clarity.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 18 styles (9 weights plus italics)
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Playfair Display
Most Likely to Change the World
Playfair Display
Playfair Display has become a go-to for editorial elegance, with dramatic contrast between thick and thin strokes that photographs beautifully on a cover. It is best reserved for superlatives, senior quotes, or the title page rather than long paragraphs, where that contrast can get harder to read.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
- Styles: 12 styles (6 weights plus italics)
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Cinzel
Academic Excellence, Class of 2025
Cinzel
Inspired by classical Roman inscriptions, Cinzel gives headlines an engraved, collegiate seriousness that suits honor societies and academic award pages. It carries an air of permanence that few display fonts manage.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 6 weights (Regular to Black)
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Cinzel Decorative
Commencement Ceremony, June 2025
Cinzel Decorative
The decorative companion to Cinzel adds ornamental flourishes to certain letters, making it a strong choice for a graduation title page or diploma-style spread. Keep it short and large; the ornamentation gets busy in longer lines.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 3 weights (Regular, Bold, Black)
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Cormorant
Editor's note, a final farewell
Cormorant
Cormorant is a display serif with delicate, jewelry-like detailing that gives closing pages and editor’s letters a refined, literary tone. It reads best at larger sizes, where its fine details have room to breathe.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 10 styles (5 weights plus italics)
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Open Sans
Student profiles and club descriptions
Open Sans
Open Sans is about as safe and versatile a body font as exists on Google Fonts, humanist, neutral, and easy on the eyes across long stretches of student bios. It rarely calls attention to itself, which is exactly what a caption-heavy yearbook layout needs.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Hebrew, Vietnamese
- Styles: 12 styles (6 weights plus italics)
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Lato
Meet the freshman class of 2025
Lato
Lato has a warmer, slightly more rounded feel than most grotesque sans fonts, making it approachable for introductory copy and welcome pages. It holds up well in both very small captions and larger pull quotes.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 10 styles (5 weights plus italics)
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Roboto
Sports scores, game recaps, team stats
Roboto
Roboto is everywhere for a reason: consistent, legible, and unremarkable in the best possible way for dense statistical content like scoreboards and game recaps. It is a solid default when a designer just needs text to work.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 18 styles (9 weights plus italics)
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Source Sans 3
Table of contents, page four
Source Sans 3
Clean and slightly technical, Source Sans 3 is well suited to structural elements like a table of contents, page numbers, or running footers. It stays out of the way of the photography, which is often the whole point of a yearbook page.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 16 styles (8 weights plus italics)
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Nunito
Kindergarten cuties, preschool smiles
Nunito
Nunito’s rounded terminals give it a soft, approachable character that works especially well for younger grade levels. It is friendly without tipping into the cartoonish territory of the more playful display fonts on this list.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 16 styles (8 weights plus italics)
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Work Sans
Senior spotlight, where are they now
Work Sans
Work Sans was built for interface and editorial use alike, with a slightly condensed, contemporary feel that suits senior spotlight features and alumni updates. It reads as current without being trendy in a way that will date quickly.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 18 styles (9 weights plus italics)
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Karla
Band, choir, and orchestra highlights
Karla
Karla has a distinctive, slightly quirky lowercase that gives otherwise plain body text a bit of personality, particularly nice for arts and music program pages. It stays legible at caption sizes without losing that character.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 14 styles (7 weights plus italics)
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PT Sans
Cafeteria menu, lunch bunch photos
PT Sans
PT Sans is a workmanlike humanist sans with excellent legibility across sizes, making it a comfortable choice for menu-style lists and photo captions throughout the book. It pairs easily with PT Serif if a two-family system is preferred.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended
- Styles: 4 styles (2 weights plus italics)
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Rubik
Robotics club builds a winning bot
Rubik
Rubik’s slightly rounded corners and geometric structure give it a modern, tech-forward feel, fitting for STEM clubs, robotics teams, or a yearbook aiming for a cleaner contemporary look overall. It works confidently as both a subhead and a caption font.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Arabic, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Hebrew
- Styles: 14 styles (7 weights plus italics)
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Jost
Art class gallery, student showcase
Jost
Jost channels a geometric, Bauhaus-inspired structure that suits an art department showcase or a design-forward yearbook theme. Its evenly weighted letterforms give layouts a tidy, architectural feel.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic
- Styles: 18 styles (9 weights plus italics)
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Comic Neue
Funniest moments, caught on camera
Comic Neue
Comic Neue cleans up the exaggerated bounce of old comic-style lettering into something more balanced and genuinely readable. It suits candid caption pages and joke sections where a straight sans would feel too serious.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 6 styles (3 weights plus italics)
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Sniglet
Field day fun, water balloon toss
Sniglet
Sniglet is soft, chubby, and unmistakably playful, a good fit for elementary-level candid pages or any spread that wants to feel light-hearted rather than formal. It is not built for long paragraphs, only short bursts of caption text.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 2 weights (Regular, Extra-Bold)
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Pacifico
Best friends since kindergarten forever
Pacifico
Pacifico’s surf-shop, hand-lettered curves have made it one of the most recognizable casual scripts on Google Fonts. It brings a friendly, nostalgic touch to signing pages and friend-group captions.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Sacramento
With love, your homeroom bestie
Sacramento
Thin, looping, and delicate, Sacramento mimics fine ballpoint handwriting rather than formal calligraphy. It is well suited to short personal messages and sign-off notes scattered through the margins.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Caveat
Have a great summer, stay in touch
Caveat
Caveat looks genuinely handwritten, casual and quick, the kind of note a friend might actually scrawl in the margin. It is one of the more legible script options here, which makes it useful even for slightly longer notes.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended
- Styles: 4 weights (Regular to Bold)
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Satisfy
Never forget senior year, love always
Satisfy
Satisfy has a relaxed, brush-pen quality that sits comfortably between a formal script and true handwriting. It works nicely as a signature-style accent under a photo or beside a senior quote.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Dancing Script
Wishing you the best, class of 2025
Dancing Script
Dancing Script is bouncy and confident, with connected letterforms that read as celebratory rather than casual. It is a popular pick for yearbook cover subtitles and closing messages alike.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 4 weights (Regular to Bold)
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Great Vibes
Congratulations, graduate, we are proud
Great Vibes
This is a formal calligraphic script, elegant and flowing, best suited to a single line on a graduation page rather than any dense block of text. Its delicate strokes need generous size and spacing to stay crisp.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Permanent Marker
Sign my yearbook, don't be a stranger
Permanent Marker
Permanent Marker looks exactly like its name suggests, thick and slightly uneven, as if scrawled straight onto the page. It is a natural fit for signing pages and margin doodles that want to feel spontaneous rather than designed.
- Language support: Latin
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Indie Flower
Stay cool this summer, see you soon
Indie Flower
Bubbly and a little uneven, Indie Flower reads as genuinely youthful handwriting rather than a polished script. It suits candid caption bubbles and casual sign-off notes throughout the book.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Patrick Hand
It was fun sharing homeroom with you
Patrick Hand
Patrick Hand is one of the more legible handwriting fonts on Google Fonts, clear enough to use for actual body text rather than just short captions. That makes it a good option for longer personal notes or informal bios.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended, Vietnamese
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
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Architects Daughter
Doodles, notes, and hallway sketches
Architects Daughter
This face has a sketchy, notebook-margin quality, as if jotted quickly between classes. It works best in small doses, alongside actual doodles or sketch-style graphics, rather than as a primary text font.
- Language support: Latin, Latin Extended
- Styles: 1 weight (Regular)
Pairing These Fonts for a Yearbook Layout
Start by choosing one bold display font for the cover and section dividers, something like Anton, Bebas Neue, or Righteous. Keep that choice consistent throughout the book so every section feels part of the same design system.
For body copy, bios, and captions, lean on a plain serif or sans like Lora, PT Serif, Open Sans, or Roboto. These stay legible at small sizes and hold up well on typical yearbook paper stock.
Save scripts and handwriting fonts like Caveat, Pacifico, or Permanent Marker for signing pages and personal notes. A little handwriting goes a long way; using it for entire paragraphs quickly becomes tiring to read.
When space is tight, a condensed font such as Barlow Condensed or PT Sans Narrow will fit long name lists and rosters without shrinking the text into illegibility.
Between bold varsity headlines, understated serifs for the bios, and a handful of genuine handwriting fonts for the signing pages, there is more than enough here to build a yearbook that feels cohesive from cover to closing page. Every font listed is free to download directly from Google Fonts, so the only real decision left is how many of these personalities belong in the same book.