# Adding Custom Font to Anki **URL:** \ **Category:** Card Design\ **Created:** [March 30, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004 "2024-03-30T14:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DerIshmaelite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/derishmaelite/32/17983_2.png) [@DerIshmaelite](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/DerIshmaelite)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/1 "2024-03-30T14:48:35Z")
How can I add a custom font to Anki which I have downloaded over the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/2 "2024-03-30T15:00:13Z")
[https://docs.ankiweb.net/templates/styling.html#installing-fonts](https://docs.ankiweb.net/templates/styling.html#installing-fonts) 1. Open the manual 2. Search for `font` ---
**Author:** ![DerIshmaelite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/derishmaelite/32/17983_2.png) [@DerIshmaelite](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/DerIshmaelite)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/3 "2024-03-30T16:22:42Z")
I followed all the steps yet it did not work. ☹ Can you look into what I did wrong. The fonts name is dont.ttf ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/1/2/12e49ff8465bff0646ecbdec2dddda30b28f2d11.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/5/2/525864396d6e4fcb24610a91aef6ae023856555b.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/8/5/85913f3d6ee97e5f8626a976978982645e17c0ed.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/a/e/aee849982af8741a2557ad08e4743312d0334300.png) It is in the collections media file, in case you are wondering. I changed the font name in .card section to my font in case you are wondering Here is the link to the font [OpenDyslexic](https://opendyslexic.org/) ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/5 "2024-03-30T21:04:15Z")
Did you try it without quotes around the name in the `.card` class? (Which is addressed further up the same page I already posted a link to.) ---
**Author:** ![DerIshmaelite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/derishmaelite/32/17983_2.png) [@DerIshmaelite](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/DerIshmaelite)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/6 "2024-03-30T21:50:20Z")
Yes I did. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/7 "2024-03-30T23:58:07Z")
It’s always helpful to let someone know what you’ve tried already. Is it actually a ttf-format font – and not just a filename ending in ttf? ---
**Author:** ![DerIshmaelite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/derishmaelite/32/17983_2.png) [@DerIshmaelite](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/DerIshmaelite)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/8 "2024-03-31T00:21:21Z")
Yes it is in ttf. I have also named it ending with ttf for good measure ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/9 "2024-03-31T00:29:08Z")
If you changed the name of the file from _something else_ to ttf – it’s probably _not_ a ttf-format font. ---
**Author:** ![DerIshmaelite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/derishmaelite/32/17983_2.png) [@DerIshmaelite](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/DerIshmaelite)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/10 "2024-03-31T08:48:30Z")
❓ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/b/7/b7ab056ca665caf52f218b4ee9dfb8063fe4f79f.png) You know, I will try removing it and see how it goes. I havent got much to lose if I try this, I guess. * * * So I just did try removing the .ttf part of the name. Restarted Anki. Tried once more again, with and without the quote marks. No change whatsoever. * * * I tried opening the font, and I did notice something strange. The fonts name hasnt actually been changed at all in the first place. Do I have to see the new name in the windows that pops up when I open it. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/7/4/74f944ea9c4258bf5a270b3c4ff3a9b021bd9a87.png) ---
**Author:** ![DerIshmaelite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/derishmaelite/32/17983_2.png) [@DerIshmaelite](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/DerIshmaelite)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/11 "2024-03-31T09:00:56Z")
Wait! Something ticked. It worked! Thank you @Danika_Dakika ! ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/12 "2024-03-31T20:01:54Z")
> [@DerIshmaelite](#): > > So I just did try removing the .ttf part of the name. Just for future reference (and this applies for anything related to a computer) – adding/removing/changing the extension on a filename _hardly ever_ changes the underlying file into a different file format. It’s not even something you should try as a solution unless it is specifically recommended (and that will be a very rare situation, because it hardly ever accomplishes anything). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/adding-custom-font-to-anki/43004/13 "2024-04-30T20:02:25Z")
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