How to Add Fonts to Microsoft Paint App

Microsoft Paint is a simple graphics editor that is installed by default on all editions of Microsoft Windows. The Text tool in the Paint app can be used to add text to images. To write text in the Paint app, you can utilize the available fonts installed on your device. However, if you have a special custom font that you want to use in the Paint app, you will need to install it first on your device.

In this blog post, we will explore the process of downloading a new font onto the device and integrating it into the Paint app. I will demonstrate these steps on a Windows 11 computer. However, if you are using Windows 10 or any other Windows device, the procedures for adding or installing a font will remain consistent.

Microsoft Paint has undergone updates in Windows 11, featuring new visual designs and additional features, including a simplified toolbar, color section, and text tools.

How To Check the Font in MS Paint App

1. Launch the Microsoft Paint App
   • To launch Microsoft Paint on your computer, go to Start 🪟 and type “Paint“. In the search results, locate an app named Paint and click on it to launch the Paint application.

• Alternatively, another quick way to open the Microsoft Paint app is to launch the Run dialog (shortcut Win + R), type “mspaint” and press Enter.

2. Once you have opened Microsoft Paint, locate the Text [A] icon in the toolbar. Click on it to reveal the Font Styling options, which also display the available fonts for use. If you do not find your desired font in the list, follow the steps in the next section to download and Install a font to this list.

Step 1 – Download the Custom Font

The first step is to download the font from the internet. Many websites offer free fonts that can be installed on your device. However, some special custom fonts may require a license for use. Ensure that you review the font’s documentation to discern which ones are free and which ones necessitate a license.

One of the free font websites is Google Fonts, which houses open-source fonts available at no cost. You can download these fonts, install them on your device, and use them as you see fit. For further details on the usage of Google Fonts, you can refer to the Google Fonts FAQs page.

I will be downloading a font from the Google Fonts website called Rubik Bubbles. Let’s go through the steps on how to download the font files.

1. Launch any browser, such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
2. Navigate to the Google Fonts website.
3. Use the search box to look for the Rubik Bubble font. You can also search for any other font according to your requirements.

4. Click on “Download Family” to initiate the font download.

5. The font will be downloaded in a zip file.

6. Right-click on the zip file and then select “Extract All“. Follow the wizard to extract the contents into a folder.

Step 2 – Install the Font files

• After extracting the zip file, open the folder, and inside, you will find a file named “RubikBubbles-Regular.ttf.” This is the font file that needs to be installed.

• Double-click on “RubikBubbles-Regular.ttf” and then click on “Install” to install this font. Once the font is installed, it will be saved in the C:\Windows\Fonts directory, making it available to all users on the device.

Step 3 – Verify Font Installation from Microsoft Paint App

• Launch the Paint app and then click on the Text Icon [A] in the toolbar. From the font dropdown, scroll through to find the recently installed font called “Rubik Bubbles“. Click on it to select the font and start using it.

How to Uninstall or Remove a Font from Paint App

As we have seen how easy it is to install/add a new font to the Paint app, there may be cases where you no longer need a font. For instance, if it’s a licensed font purchased from a third-party company and the license for using this font has expired, you can remove this font from your device.

Once the font is removed from the device, it will no longer be available in any other app, including Paint. Additionally, removing the font releases the license associated with it, and you won’t have to pay any future costs for this font.

In the previous section of this blog post, we installed a font called Rubik Bubbles. Now, let’s explore how to uninstall this font. The uninstallation steps will remain the same if you are uninstalling any other font as well. Make sure you have administrator rights on the device before proceeding.

Steps

1. Close all Open Apps or Restart your device once
   • First, close all open applications. If possible, you can restart your PC so that the font is not locked or in use anywhere on your device.
2. Uninstall a font from your Windows device.

• Option 1 – Delete the font file from the C:\Windows\Fonts directory to Uninstall it.
• Option 2 – Use the Settings App to Remove the font.
  • Go to Settings ⚙️-> Personalisation -> Fonts.

• Search for the Rubik Bubbles font or the font you want to uninstall. Click on it to open the Font Information page.

• Click on the “Uninstall” button to initiate the uninstallation process.

• After clicking the “Uninstall” button, you will receive a pop-up message to confirm if you are sure you want to delete this font permanently. Click on “Uninstall” again to complete the uninstallation process.

Conclusion

It’s very easy to download and install a font on your device and use it in the Paint app. Simply download the font to your device and double-click on the .ttf file to install the font on a Windows 11 device. The font installation location is C:\Windows\Fonts.

If you have many fonts to install, instead of manually double-clicking on each .ttf file and clicking on the Install button, you can copy all the .ttf files to the C:\Windows\Fonts location to install all the fonts at once and use them in the Paint app. Remember to uninstall the font when it’s no longer needed, especially if it’s a licensed font.