Frequently Asked Question

1. How to install downloaded font under Windows?2. How to install a font under Mac OS?3. How to install a font under Linux?4. Why is the font I have just downloaded not showing up in my preferred software?
1. How to install downloaded font under Windows?
double-click on the zip file you have downloaded to open it, then either click on "Extract all files" or drag and drop the files elsewhere from the zip window (hold down the CTRL key to select several files at once).

• For older versions of Windows, you might have to install an unzip tool (like 7-Zip) first.

Under Windows 10/8/7/Vista:

Select the font files (.ttf, .otf or .fon) then Right-click > Install

Under any version of Windows:

Place the font files (.ttf, .otf or .fon) into the Fonts folder (usually C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\WINNT\Fonts).
• can be reached as well by the Start Menu > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Fonts

2. How to install a font under Mac OS?
Under Mac OS X 10.3 or above (including the FontBook):

Double-click the font file > "Install font" button at the bottom of the preview.

Under any version of Mac OS X:

Put the files into /Library/Fonts (for all users)
or into /Users/[Your_username]/Library/Fonts (for you only).

3. How to install a font under Linux?
Method #1:

Copy the font files (.ttf or .otf) to fonts:// in the File manager.

Method #2:

Or: Go into the /home folder, in the menu select View > Show Hidden Files, you will see the hidden folder .fonts (if not, create it) then copy the font files there.

Method #3:

(under some Linux versions - Ubuntu for example) Double-click the font file > "Install font" button in the preview window.

4. Why is the font I have just downloaded not showing up in my preferred software?

It is sometimes necessary to relaunch the software to be able to use the newly installed font.