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How to download a font ?
How to install a font under Windows ?
How to install a font under Mac OS ?
How to install a font under Linux ?
How to use a new font with a software ?
How to use for a web site ?
Why the fonts don't show up in e-mails / instant messengers ?
How many fonts can be installed ?
Why aren't stressed characters or numbers included ?
Nothing is working !
Can I download all the fonts of a category in a single zip ?
Are all fonts free of charge ?
How to download a font ?
Click on the "download" icon of your system (PC/Mac) and save the files
somewhere on your hard disk.
How to install a font under
Windows ?
Files are compressed in the Zip format. There is no problem under XP, but with
older Windows versions you must install an
unzip tool to be able to open these
files.
Quick explanation
Place the .ttf (or .otf or .fon) files in the Fonts folder.
Detailed explanation
Go to the place where you saved the font.
Double-click on the zip to open it.
Drag and drop the files with the .ttf, .otf or .fon extension elsewhere from the
zip window (hold down the CTRL key to select several at once).
If the extensions are not displayed, click the Tools menu of any folder >
Folders Options > Display tab > uncheck the "Hide file extensions for known file
types" item.
Place these files 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).
Note that with the internal unzip tool of XP (unlike Winzip), you cannot install
a font by a simple drag and drop of the .ttf from the zip window to the Fonts
window. You must first drag and drop it anywhere (for example on the desktop)
then in the Fonts folder.
You can also go through : File > Install a new font... in the Fonts folder menu
then browse the fonts, instead of drag and drop the fonts into the window.
Although this method is laborious, it would seem that it functions better in
certain cases.
Tip : if you punctually need a font, you don't need to install it. Just
double-click on the .ttf file, and while the preview window is opened you can
use it in the programs you'll launch.
How to install a font under Mac
OS ?
Only some of this site's fonts are available as Mac version (when the author
provides them).
Mac OS X recognizes PC TrueType fonts too (but not the .fon).
Files are compressed, so you must use an utility like Stuffit Expander.
Under Mac OS X :
Put the files (Mac or PC) into /Library/Fonts (for all users),
or into /Users/Your_username/Library/Fonts (for you only).
If your OS includes the Font Book, you can as well double-click on a font file,
then a preview pops with an "Install font" button.
Under Mac OS 9 or less :
Drag the fonts suitcases into the System folder. The system will propose you to
add them to the Fonts folder.
If you want to use fonts available only for PC, try to convert them.
How to install a font under
Linux ?
Copy the font files (.ttf or .otf) to fonts:/// in the File manager.
How to use a new font with a
software ?
It is sometimes necessary to relaunch the current application to be able to use
the new font.
Then you may proceed as usual, the font will appear in your software's font
combo-box (word processing, drawing etc.).
How to use for a web site ?
If you specify a particular font in your web pages which is not installed on the
visitor's machine, it will be replaced by the default font in his browser,
generally Times...
Of course, you can specify several fonts in the code by priority order, but
nothing is guaranteed.
The 2 main solutions :
- to realize a title with a particular font, the easiest method is to do it as a
frame. Use a drawing program and save the image as .gif (or .jpg if there are
too many shades of colour, or .png).
- for a long text, you can embed the fonts so visitors will download them at the
same time as the pages. Details
Why the
fonts don't show up in e-mails / instant messengers ?
Your correspondant can only view the fonts installed on his computer. Better
avoid to send a email or an instant message (MSN Messenger, etc.) with a
non-standard font ; or then make sure your correspondant has installed it too,
otherwise he will see a default font.
How many fonts can be installed ?
Windows is supposed to be able to manage about 1000 fonts. But avoid to install
too many fonts at one time because that slows down the system. A lot of programs
have to load to memory all installed fonts to be able to run.
So it is better to put fonts you use regularly in the Fonts folder. Keep the
rest in any other folder or storage device, so you can install/uninstall them as
needed.
Why aren't
stressed characters or numbers included ?
The present fonts on this site are freewares or sharewares, sometimes demos,
which don't systematically include stressed letters, figures or certain
punctuation chars. Some even work only in lower-case or upper-case letters.
You may check this here by clicking on the fonts to show the characters map.
Nothing is working !
Relaunch the target application after the new font's installation.
Make sure to have copied the .ttf file, and not the zip into the Fonts folder.
In the worst of the cases, reboot your computer.
Can I download all the fonts of a category in a single zip ?
This is not possible on this website, but there are some unofficial refont packs
on some P2P networks.
Are all fonts free of charge ?
The fonts presented on this website are their authors' property, and are either
freeware, shareware, demo versions or public domain, most of the time for
non-commercial use. Look at the readme-files in the archives or check the
indicated authors' website for details, and contact him if in doubt.
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