How to Install Fonts on Windows 11

To install a font on Windows 11, download the font file (.ttf or .otf), unzip it if needed, right-click the font file, and choose Install. You can also get fonts from the Microsoft Store through Settings > Personalization > Fonts.

New fonts show up in most apps, like Word and PowerPoint, as soon as they’re installed. These steps follow Microsoft’s guide to managing fonts.

In this guide:

• Install a font from a file
• Drag fonts into Settings
• Get fonts from the Microsoft Store
• See, hide or remove fonts
• If a font won’t install
• FAQs

How to Install a Font From a File

1. Download the font from a site you trust. Make sure it’s a TrueType (.ttf) or OpenType (.otf) file.
2. If it came in a .zip file, right-click the .zip and choose Extract All.
3. Right-click the font file and choose Install. To install it for everyone who uses the PC, choose Install for all users. You can also double-click the font file and select Install in the preview window.
4. If Windows asks for permission, click Yes only if you trust where the file came from.

Close and reopen any app that was already running so the new font shows up.

Result: The font is added to Windows and listed under Available fonts in Settings.

How to Install Fonts by Dragging Them Into Settings

1. Go to Settings > Personalization > Fonts.
2. Drag one or more font files from File Explorer into the Drag and drop to install box at the top.

Microsoft’s font installation guide notes that you can also drop font files straight into the C:\Windows\Fonts folder, and that you can install several fonts at once this way.

Result: Every font you dropped installs at the same time, which is handy for a font family with many weights.

How to Get Fonts From the Microsoft Store

1. Go to Settings > Personalization > Fonts.
2. Click Get more fonts in Microsoft Store.
3. Pick a font and click Get (or Buy). It installs by itself.

Result: Store fonts download and install automatically, with no files to unzip.

How to See or Remove Installed Fonts

Go to Settings > Personalization > Fonts. All your fonts are listed under Available fonts, where you can search and preview them. To remove one, click the Options (three dots) button next to it and choose Uninstall.

You can also hide fonts you rarely use instead of uninstalling them, which keeps font lists shorter. If you need fonts for another language, select Download fonts for all languages under Related settings on the same page, then select OK.

Result: Your font list only shows what you actually use.

What to Do If a Font Won’t Install

Microsoft suggests these checks:

• Extract it first. Windows won’t install a font that’s still inside a .zip file.
• Check the file type. It should be a .ttf or .otf file.
• Unblock it. Right-click the file, choose Properties, and select Unblock if you see it.
• Check permissions. You may need administrator rights, especially on a work PC.
• Search by family name. In an app’s font list, look for the font’s family name, not the file name.

Result: Most install problems come down to a zipped, blocked, or unsupported file.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why doesn’t my new font show up in an app?

Restart the app. Microsoft notes that not every app supports custom fonts, so try another app to check that the font is installed.

Will my font show up for other people when I share a document?

Only if they have the font too. In Word, you can embed fonts in the file.

How do I make text bigger everywhere in Windows?

That’s a different setting. To change the font Windows itself uses, see how to change fonts in Windows 11. For bigger text, see how to increase text size in Windows 11.

If you use a newly installed font in a document you will share, see how to embed fonts in a PDF from Word so it looks the same for everyone.