How to install custom fonts in Google Docs

Google Docs has become popular in school and work environments because it offers all the features you would expect from a word processor. With Google Docs, you can create documents, resumes, and project proposals, and work simultaneously with other users around the world.

You may notice that Google Docs does not include all the features that come with Microsoft Word, but it does provide the ability to customize documents. Using the right font can change the look of your document and make it attractive. Google Docs offers a large collection of fonts from which you can choose anyone according to your preference.

If you want to add custom fonts to Google Docs, continue reading this article. In this article, we discuss two methods that can help you add custom fonts to Google Docs.

Method 1 – Add a new custom font to Google Docs

In this method, you will add a font provided by Google Docs. The advantage is that you can choose from a large number of fonts available in Google Docs.

1. Open your web browser and type docs.google.com in the navigation bar to navigate to the documentation home page.

You will need to sign in to your Google Account.

2. You can select any existing document by clicking on the desired file in Recent Documents.

Alternatively, create a new blank document by clicking the plus sign ( ).

#You can also create a new document using any template provided by Google Docs.

3. After opening the document, you will see a box on the top toolbar showing the font currently being used.

Click the down arrow in this box to open the drop-down menu. This menu displays all other available fonts.

The fonts shown here are fonts downloaded from the fonts provided by Google Docs.

4. In the drop-down menu, click the first option More Fonts.

This will open the Font window.

On the left side of this Fonts window you can see all the fonts available in Google Docs that you haven't downloaded yet.

The downloaded fonts are displayed on the right side.

5. In the Font window, you can filter and sort the fonts according to your choice .

• Filter based on Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and other scripts. Click the "Script" button to change the font's script.

• Filter based on typography (i.e. the appearance of the font), such as monospaced, handwritten, etc. Click the Show button to view typography-based fonts.

• Sort fonts based on popularity, date added, alphabetical order, and more. To display the most popular fonts in the font list, click the Sort button and select the popularity option.

#6. You will now see all fonts based on the criteria you selected. Click on the font you want to add to the list.

After adding the font, click "OK".

7. These new fonts will now appear in the drop-down box on the Font toolbar.

These can fonts can now be used anywhere in your Google Docs documents.

Method 2 – Add a new Google Docs font using the Extensis Fonts plugin

In this method, we will install a new Google Docs font named Extensis Fonts Extensions/Add-ons to find new fonts you can use.

1. Follow Step 1 above to go to the Google Docs homepage.

Open a new or existing document as shown in Step 2 in Method 1.

2. At the top of the page, click the Extensions tab next to Tools.

In the menu that appears, select Add-ons, then select Get add-ons.

#3. In the Google Workspace Marketplace window that opens, you can find the plug-in you need.

In the search box at the top of the add-ons window , type Extensis font.

Click on the Extensis font in the search results displayed.

#4. When clicked, a page opens with detailed information about this add-on.

On this page, click the Install button at the top to install this add-on.

#Click in the dialog box that appears asking for installation permissions to continue.

Sign inThe Google Account you use to access Google Docs.

Once logged in, grant Extensis Fonts access to your Google Account by clicking the "Allow" button.

#5. A dialog box appears indicating that Extensis Fonts is installed. Click Next.

Finally, click Finish to start using the plugin in Google Docs.

Exit this window and return to your document in Google Docs.

6. Now, click on the tab named Extensions to start using the add-on.

A menu opens containing the Extensis font. Click the Extensis font and select to get started.

#A panel will open on the right side of the window that provides a preview of all Extensis fonts.

7. As mentioned above Method 一, the fonts in this panel can be filtered and sorted.

Use the "Display" option to filter fonts based on typography.

You can use the Sort option to sort fonts based on popularity, trends, etc.

At the bottom of the font panel on the right, there is a slider to adjust the font size.

8. To apply a font, first select the text in the document to which you want to apply the font.

Then, click a font in the list to apply it to the text in the document.

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