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How to Manage Your Fonts in Windows 10

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How to Manage Your Fonts in Windows 10




You probably have an army of fonts on your Windows 10 PC that you can use to spice up your documents, presentations, and other files. But how do you know which fonts are available, how they'll appear, and how to obtain new If you're using Windows 10, Microsoft offers a couple of tools that can help. With the standard Fonts tool in Control Panel, you can see which fonts are installed and view and print a preview of each one.With the Windows 10 April 2018 Update or higher, you can perform other tricks via the Fonts screen under Settings: see how each font looks without having to preview it; uninstall fonts you don't need; and download more fonts from Microsoft. The Windows 10 May 2019 Update, meanwhile, adds the option to install a font by dragging and dropping it.
To check on this, go to Settings > System > About. Scroll down the About screen. If the Windows version says 1903, you have the May update. If not, go to the Update & security category in Settings. If your PC is ready and compatible, you’ll see an update called "Feature Update to Windows 10, version 1903," which you can then install.

  • View Installed Fonts

    Open Control Panel (type Control Panel in the search field and select it from the results). With Control Panel in Icon View, click the Fonts icon. Windows displays all the installed fonts.

  • Preview Fonts

    Select a specific individual font (any font represented by a single page) and then click Preview or just double-click the font. (You can also right-click the font and select Preview.) The Font Viewer shows you the font's appearance at assorted sizes. You can print the content in the font viewer window if you need a hard copy of that font.

  • Preview Font Families

    If the font is a family (any font represented by multiple pages), double-clicking opens a page displaying each member of the family. You can then preview each individual font. If you select Preview for a font family, multiple viewers open to display the font with different attributes, such as bold, italic, and bold italic.
    For font families that require more than a few viewer screens, Windows first asks if you want to open them all. You then have to close each individual preview window.

  • Hiding Fonts

    You can hide a font you don't wish to see or use when you work with certain programs and apps. However, this trick doesn't work across the board. Hiding fonts through the Fonts screen renders them invisible for certain built-in apps such as WordPad and Notepad.
    Applications such as Microsoft Office generate their own font menus, so hiding fonts through Control Panel has no effect on them. To hide a font, right-click on it and select Hide from the pop-up menu.
    You can also automatically hide all fonts that aren’t designed for your language settings. To do this, click the link for Font settings on the left sidebar. In the Font settings window, check the box to Hide fonts based on language settings. Click OK.

  • Uninstall Fonts

    You can uninstall certain fonts if you're sure you'll never use them. However, this doesn't work for all fonts. You can't delete fonts that are built into Windows because they’re protected. If you try to remove such a font, Windows stops you. You can delete unprotected fonts, including those added by programs such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite. To delete an unprotected font, right-click on it and select Delete from the pop-up menu.

  • Back Up Fonts

    Before you delete a font, you may want to back it up in case you need it in the future. To do this, create a backup folder. Right-click on the font (or font family) and select Copy. Paste the font into your backup folder. You can now delete the font.

  • Reinstall Fonts

    If you ever need the font again, right-click on it in the backup folder and select Install. Before you leave the Fonts applet in Control Panel, you can learn more about fonts and how Microsoft implements them in Windows. Click the link to Get more font information online in the left pane to view a web page on Microsoft Typography.

  • Fonts Tool

    With the Windows 10 April 2018 Update in place, you may prefer using the Fonts tool in Settings. Open Settings > Personalization > Fonts. Windows displays all your fonts already in preview mode.

  • View Font Details

    To see more details on a specific font, click on it. Windows displays the font with various attributes. You can move the slider left or right to see the font at different sizes.

  • Custom Preview

    You can also type a specific word or phrase in the preview font window to see how it looks.

  • Uninstall Font

    You can remove an unprotected font from here as well. Click the Uninstall button. Windows asks you to confirm that you want to permanently uninstall the font. Click Uninstall. Again, you may want to copy the font to a backup folder through Control Panel first before you remove it.

  • Add Fonts

    You can add more fonts to Windows. From the main Fonts screen, click the link to Get more fonts in Microsoft Store.

  • Find a New Font

    The Microsoft Store displays all the available fonts. Most fonts are free; some cost a minor fee. Select the font you want to add.

  • Get New Font

    At the font's window, click the Get button to download and install it.

  • Launch New Font

    Click the Manage button to see the installed font.

  • View New Font

    The Font tool opens. Scroll down the screen to view the font you just installed.

  • Drag and Drop a Font

    Finally, with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, you can install a font by dragging and dropping it. This can come in handy if you’ve backed up and deleted an unprotected font and now wish to reinstall it. You can also use drag and drop to install a font you’ve downloaded from the web. Many sites offer fonts, both free and paid.
    To install a font using drag and drop, open File Explorer and look for the TrueType (TTF) file. Drag the file onto the pane in the Font screen that reads Drag and drop to install. Release your hold on the font when you see the Copy icon, and it should be installed.
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