You can only understand the significance of being able to use a unique custom font if you’ve ever found yourself browsing through infinite font possibilities in WordPress only to find that none of them quite fit the aesthetic you’re going for. But no need to fret, everything you need to know about custom fonts on WordPress will be covered here. You may also take a look at changing fonts on WordPress before continuing. Once you are ready, let’s go:
What Are Custom Fonts?
Custom fonts are distinctive fonts that are not found in WordPress’ default font library. They are usually preferred because they help fit the brand identity, increase readability, and enhance the overall aesthetics of a website, these fonts are often created by graphic designers, typographers, or font foundries.
Custom fonts can help your website stand out from the competition and improve its visual appeal and audience engagement. You may add a unique touch to the design of your website and establish a unified brand identity across all of your digital platforms by using custom fonts.
Why Are Custom Fonts Important?
Let’s discuss the value of custom fonts now that we better understand what they are. Custom typefaces, in particular, can enhance your brand identity and increase the retention rate of your website. Custom fonts can also enhance user experience and readability on your website. Visitors are more likely to interact with your website and stay longer if you use a font that is easy to read and suits the tone of your content.
How to Add Custom Fonts using Plugins
Using a WordPress plugin is probably the most straightforward approach to adding custom fonts to your website if you’re not too tech-savvy or don’t want to tinker with code. You may add custom fonts using several different plugins. Here’s how to do it:
- Choose and Install a custom font plugin, the most popular ones are Easy Google Fonts and Use Any Fonts.
- Now to install the plugin, go to the WordPress dashboard, and click on Plugins > Installed Plugins > ‘Custom Plugin name’ > Settings. Here you can configure it to your liking.
- Now choose the fonts you want to use on your site from the selection provided by the plugin services you’ve installed.
- You can further customize them to fit the style of your website. You can also preview the changes in real time to see how they look on your site.
- When you’re satisfied with the fonts you’ve chosen and the customizations, save the changes and post them to your website. Go to WordPress dashboard > Appearance > Customize if you want to add more tweaks to it.
Using Theme Customization Option
You might not need to download a plugin or write any code because some WordPress themes already include options for adding custom fonts. Here’s how you do this:
- On your WordPress dashboard go to Appearance > Customize. You should see a theme customizer screen.
- On this page, look for Typography or Font options section. It may be labeled differently depending on the theme you have chosen.
- From there, you may pick a font from a list or add files for your own custom fonts. Some themes might have a built-in font library, while others might let you upload your own font files.
- Now you can customize this font’s color, size, font weight, etc. until it is to your liking.
- Once you are done, click on Save & Publish to apply the changes to your site.
Note: It’s vital to keep in mind that not all WordPress themes have a built-in option to modify the font. If your theme doesn’t support this option, you may still add custom fonts to your website using one of the other methods described. A plugin or writing your own CSS code may be preferable if you want greater control over your fonts because certain themes may have limited choices for font modifications.
Steps to Add Custom Fonts using @font-face CSS
It would be best if you use this method only if you know some basics of CSS code. Here’s how to do it:
- Download/make a font style you want to use.
- Save it as a font file (font file supporting formats include WOFF, WOFF2, TTF, OTF, EOT, etc).
- Now you need to upload it to your website’s server using an FTP client. You could also use your website’s file manager to do this. Make sure to upload all font file formats for better cross-browser compatibility.
- Go to your WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS.
- Add the @font-face CSS (here’s a template you can use).
- @font-face { font-family: ‘Customfontname’; src: url(‘path/to/font/file.ttf’) format(‘truetype’); }
- Replace“Customfontname” with the name of the font file you want to use, and include all font file formats available in the “src” property.
- Once you’ve added the @font-face CSS you can use your custom font anywhere you like on the website by specifying the font family in your CSS. For example, here’s how to apply a custom font for all H2 tags
- h2 { font-family: ‘CustomFontName’, sans-serif; }
- Now you’re all set!
Conclusion
By now you would have a firm grasp of custom fonts, why they’re significant, and the ways you may include them in your website. Custom fonts are a terrific way to make your site stand out and provide users with a more memorable experience, whether you decide to utilize a plugin, write your own CSS, or use the built-in choices in your theme.
So why are you still waiting? Start experimenting with several fonts today to see how they take you and your website further!