= Installing fonts
[[installing-fonts]]

.Before you start

Review the fonts on your system. Fedora includes many fonts by default, to see which fonts are installed on your system, use *GNOME Font Viewer*, which is installed by default. Alternatively use the *Fontmatrix* application which is availabe from *GNOME Software* and provides more features, such as searching for a font based on a raster image:

. Start *GNOME Software* by choosing *Software* from the Start menu.
. Search for 'Fontmatrix'.
. Choose 'Fontmatrix' from the results and click 'Install'.


.Procedure
 
. To install fonts from the Fedora repository:
.. Run the following command to list available fonts:
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$ dnf search font
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.. Copy the name of the font you want to install.
.. Run the following command to install the font:
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$ dnf install <font name>
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For example:
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$ dnf install google-noto-mono-fonts.noarch
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. To install fonts from the filesystem:
.. Locate the font file using the *Nautilus* file manager.
.. Double-click the font file to open the font in *GNOME Font Viewer*. A preview of the font is displayed.
.. Click *Install* to install the font.


[NOTE]
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If you use *GNOME Font Viewer* to install fonts, those fonts are only available to the current user.
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.Additional resources

* The help included with *Fontmatrix* provides an introduction to the Fedora font system.
* link:https://docs-old.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/12/html/Deployment_Guide/s1-x-fonts.html[Fedora documentation] regarding fonts.
