Windows comes with a lot of fonts and many styles but for some users and especially for Designer, Graphic Designer, Website Designers, Software Developers and so on many of the default font’s just don’t achieve what they or their customers want. So how do you install fonts in Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7? That’s an excellent question which we will answer in this tutorial.
So lets begin with how to install fonts in Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7 shall we?
[symple_box color=”blue” fade_in=”false” float=”center” text_align=”left” width=””]If you use custom font’s in your projects like documents you will need to supply the fonts if you distribute the files, since the other parties do need the file to be able see the font used, this applies to Documents, Spreadsheets, PDFs and so on but does not apply to rendered files, like images and so on. [/symple_box]How to Install Individual Fonts in Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7?
If you only have one or two font’s then manually installing them is the fastest method of getting them on your system. Simply download the font files from any source you want, we included some in this post and then right-click it and choose Install.
1. Save the font files anywhere you like, or download it directly into the Fonts folder (if you directly downloaded them into the font’s folder, you’re already done)
2.Right-click the saved file and then choose Install
How to Install Multiple Fonts in Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7?
If you only want to install two or more fonts then manually moving them into the correct folder is the easiest way. Windows Fonts are always installed in the Windows folder and then Fonts. So how do you install new fonts?
1. Save the font files anywhere you like, or download it directly into the Fonts folder (if you directly downloaded them into the font’s folder, you’re already done)
2. Select the saved files and choose Copy
3. Navigate to C:/Windows/Fonts (replace C with the drive where Windows is installed) and then choose Paste (right-click Paste)
Download and Install Multiple Font’s with SkyFonts
Another good way to get many font’s on your system without having to put any effort into it is by using SkyFonts. SkyFonts downloads font’s and installs them on your computer while you click on Install in your browser. It also saves your download font’s. If you ever decide to reinstall your computer SkyFonts will automatically install all fonts back to your computer! Wonderful isn’t it?
You can find out how to use SkyFonts and how to download SkyFonts here
How many fonts can be installed?
Windows should be able to handle at least 1000 install font’s on your system. So there is no need to worry that you will have to remove font’s before you can install new ones. If you actually do hit the cap then you should really considering removing some Fonts. Having to many font’s could render applications which let you choose Fonts to become very slow.
We hope you were able to install fonts in Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7 using this guide. If you have any more questions then please feel free to ask your questions. If you are wondering we use Roboto on our website as a font.