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HOW TO UPLOAD FONTS TO DESIGN SPACE

Want to truly customize all your Cricut crafts and projects? Learn how to upload fonts to Cricut Design Space! It's easy and gives you a ton of flexibility when creating your Cricut designs.
Keyword: Design Space, Fonts
Author: Cori George

Instructions

  • How to Upload Fonts to Cricut Design Space
    NOTE: Throughout these Instructions, the font Bold Brush is being used.
    Your font (or fonts, if you buy a bundle) will be in an unzipped folder. Often there will be two versions of the font, one that ends with .ttf (a TrueType font) and .otf (an OpenType Font). For technical reasons not being covered here, it is suggested to go with the .otf font if it's available (it's just a more robust font type). If there's only a .ttf, that's fine too!
    We'll go through installing fonts on a Mac and PC, as well as mobile devices, and then how to open them in Cricut Design Space.
    Step 1a: Install the Font On Your Mac
    When you download a font, it will most likely come in a zip file. Double click or right click on the zip folder to unzip the downloaded file. Then select the three fonts and ctrl+click to bring up the menu. Then select Open With > Font Book.
  • A box will pop up for you to install your fonts (if you choose to install all of the fonts in a bundle at once, a lot of boxes will pop up, one for each font!). Click Install Font and your computer will do its thing.
    Image of a computer window for installing a font
  • Your font file will now appear in your FontBook and be available for you to use in Cricut Design Space.
    Image of a font book on a mac
  • Step 1b: Install the Font on Your PC
    For a PC, click on the zip folder. It will open a window that will show you what files are inside the zip, but you'll still need to unzip them.
    Window on a laptop or computer for installing a font
  • Select all the fonts and click Extract All at the top. You'll select a destination folder—here, the desktop was chosen.
    A window on a laptop or computer for selecting a destination to extract files to
  • Then select your unzipped fonts and right click and select install. Your PC will install your fonts.
    The font will now be available for you to access in Cricut Design Space!
    A window on a laptop or computer for installing a font
  • Step 1c: Installing Fonts on a Mobile Device (iPhone or iPad and some Android devices)
    Installing fonts on a mobile device is a little less straightforward. I like using the iFont app. These screenshots are from the iPhone, but Android is similar.
    Install the iFont app on your phone from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
    iFont Logo
  • Then download your fonts from the website where you got them OR copy your fonts (either zipped or not) to your device. You can do this via Dropbox, AirDrop, iCloud, etc. It is recommended to save your files in your Files folder on your phone.
    Open the iFont app and click Font Finder at the bottom.
  • You'll have a few options. You can search for fonts on the web using the three bottom options, but to upload a font you already had, tap Open Files.
    Navigate or search for your font file on your phone and select it.
    If it's a zip, iFont will find the font files within the zip. Click on the files and click Import.
    The font will show up in iFont, but it's not installed yet. Click Install.
    Install font in iFont screenshot
  • You'll want to follow the specific directions within iFont whether or not you have an iOS or Android device. You will need to head into your phone's settings and install "the profile" there. Thankfully, iFont has very easy-to-follow instructions for each device.
    You’ll be warned that the profile doesn't have a key or is "not signed." It's fine, it just because it was generated on your own device. Ignore the warning.
    You're done! The fonts should appear in Cricut Design Space as shown below.
    Showing key not signed
  • Step 2: Access the Font in Cricut Design Space
    Now that you've installed the font or fonts on your device, accessing them in Cricut Design Space is easy! Use the Text tool in the Design Panel on the left to create a text box. The Text Edit menu will open along the top of Cricut Design Space and you can use the Font dropdown to select different fonts for your project.
    DS: Font dropdown showing Bold Brush installed.
  • Both Cricut fonts and your system fonts are listed here. You can sort by system fonts, if you'd like, to only see the fonts installed on your device. You can also use the search bar here if you know the name of the particular font you are looking for. This is particularly helpful if you have a gazillion (bajillion million) fonts. Here's the font we installed, Bold Brush:
    So easy, right? This is the process for selecting any system fonts you want to use!
    DS: Canvas with "bold brush" written in Bold Brush font.