How to Add Fonts to iPad or iPhone

You can install whatever TrueType (.ttf) or OpenType (.otf) font file on your iPad or iPhone. You can then use this font in nearly apps like GoodNotes, Procreate, Pages, Keynote, and more. Lookout the video demo to see a walkthrough of the process, or skip downwardly beneath to encounter the written steps.

Step ane: Download a Font App

In order to download fonts to your iOS device, you lot must first install a font installer app from the App Shop. There are several costless and paid apps bachelor, but I personally employ the free app iFont. The following steps will exist similar for the other font apps, but for this demonstration I'll be using iFont.

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Step two: Find and Download Your Fonts

Option 1 - Download font directly from ifont app

Once you have installed iFont on your device, open up the app. From the home screen, tap on the Font Finder tab. Here you can choose which library of fonts to download from.

Open Files…
Select this option if you already have a font file (.ttf or .otf) downloaded to your iCloud.

Google Fonts, Dafont, 1010FreeFonts, Fontspace
These are iFonts included font libraries. GoogleFonts has options that are more clean and professional. The other options, Dafont and Fontspace, take more unique and untraditional fonts to choose from.

Search through the libraries and detect a font you'd like to utilize. Tap the Go or Downloadbutton next to the font of your choice. The font volition exist added to the list in the Installer tab.

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Pick ii - Download font direct from the spider web

You can apply the included libraries in iFont to find a font, or you can browse for a font directly from a web browser. This way you can download whatever font from your website of choice and aren't limited by the options in the app.

I personally honey using Google Fonts in my design work so I'm familiar with the library. I also trust Google Fonts and know they accept a great selection of professional fonts. Y'all have to be conscientious when download fonts from unknown sites, so I recommend sticking to a well-know site like Google Fonts (free) or purchasing one from Creative Market place (paid).

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Open your spider web browser (I use Safari) and get to Google Fonts or your font website of option. Here you can scan the entire collection of fonts. For this sit-in, I'll be using the font "Open Sans". This is the font I use as the chief typeface in the Dash Planner products. If yous e'er wanted to write in your own labels in a Dash Planner and have it friction match the planner's text, this font it the ane to use.

In one case you have institute your font, tap on it to view more details and options. Here y'all will run across the different weights and styles offered with the font. Tap Download family. This will download the font and all it'due south different weights to your iPad'south downloads folder.

If you don't encounter the "Download Family" pick, tap "+ Select this style" on any of the weight options. This volition select the font and open a new column on the right. The "Download Family" choice will the in the bottom right corner.

Locate the file in your Downloads folder located in the Files app. Long press (tap and hold) on the font'southward ZIP file and choose Share from the list. Then select Copy to iFont from the share options.

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Step 3: Install the Fonts

This will open the fonts in the iFonts app. Here in the popup you can choose which font weights you'd like to use and uncheck the ones you don't demand. Your fonts volition at present appear in the lefthand column in the Installer tab.

Tap Select next the font'southward proper name and tap the purple install button. A tutorial will pop up explaining the installation process. Afterward the tutorial, it will prompt you to name the font profile for you lot device. Once named, a prompt will ask you if you want to allow the website to download a configuration profile. Tap Allow.

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Become to your iPad's Settings App and tap on the General tab. Locate the category named Profiles and select your new font from the list. Select Install in the right corner and enter your iPad's passcode. Select Install once again and your font will now be installed on your iPad.

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At present when you lot change the text's font in your app of choice (like GoodNotes v) your new font volition be available from the list.

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To Uninstall a Font, locate the font in the Profiles tab from earlier and select Remove Profile.