How Installing Fonts Works in Windows 11
Font files are like regular files, where they can be downloaded from websites and shared between computers via flash drives, CDs, etc. There are lots of places to get fonts online, including free sources like Google Fonts, DaFont, and FontSpace. We’ll see below Windows 11 has its own, built-in method for getting fonts, too. If you’ve got a font file, like one in the OTF or TTF file extension, you can’t just put it anywhere on your computer and expect it to be usable. A font isn’t recognized by Windows 11, and by extension programs like Word, until it’s been properly installed. Installed fonts are stored in a specific folder, as covered below. As long as the program you want to use the font in is looking for font files in the standard Windows Fonts folder, following the steps below will allow the file to be used by that software.
How to Install Fonts From the Web
Here’s what to do with the file you’ve downloaded so you can start using the font in your programs:
How to Install Fonts Through Microsoft Store
Another way to get fonts is through Microsoft Store. Instead of searching for a trustworthy website to get fonts from, and then having to download the file yourself, Windows 11 has a built-in method which streamlines the whole process. You can also go to Settings > Personalization > Fonts, and drag the font file into the area at the top. This works with multiple fonts as well. Font installations can also take place directly from the Windows Fonts folder at C:\Windows\Fonts. Copy and paste, or drag and drop, one or more fonts there to install them in bulk.
How to Delete Fonts in Windows 11
It’s easy to go overboard installing custom fonts. There’s nothing wrong with it unless you’ve collected so many your programs are now running slowly trying to load them all, or it’s becoming difficult to sift through all the options. Let’s first look at the easier way to uninstall fonts: The other way to delete fonts is a better technique if you want to remove multiple fonts at once. Visit this path in File Explorer to select the font(s) you want to remove, and then choose Delete from the menu at the top:
