How to Add Fonts to Cricut Design Space on Windows/Mac?

Do you want to learn how to add fonts to Cricut Design Space on a computer? Well, there are a plethora of fonts available on Design Space. You can access them anytime you want, but some people prefer to add their own fonts to their crafts. Hence, one needs to know how to add these fonts to the Cricut app. However, if you have a membership to Cricut Access, then you will have greater access to a wide range of fonts.

 

 

Depending on choice and adding a personalized touch to projects, some users may want to use a particular font that is not available on Design Space. In this case, they will need to add the font to the Cricut app. In this blog, you will find the methods to upload fonts to Design Space. This guide will explain the steps for Windows and Mac so you can add a personal touch to your crafts.

 

Where Can You Find Fonts?

In the era of the internet, we can get anything we want. However, there are various platforms available on the internet from where you can access eye-catching fonts. A few examples of such platforms are fonts.google.com and dafont.com. These websites offer free fonts, and some of them are high quality and beautiful. However, most fonts are only available for personal usage, meaning you can use them in your projects only, not for commercial use. For commercial purposes, you must have a license.

 

While searching for cuttable fonts, make sure you choose fonts that are easily cuttable width cleaner cuts. In the picture below, you can see an example of fonts with smooth edges. We like the second font as the Cricut blade will take a long time to cut the edges, and it will pivot to cut the rough edges easily.

 

How to Add Fonts to Cricut Design Space on Windows?

Downloading fonts on Windows computers is straightforward. To learn how to add the fonts to your Cricut software, you have to follow the steps mentioned below:

 

1. Open the browser on your desktop computer, and download the fonts from the internet. You can visit fonts.google.com and dafont.com to download the fonts.
2. After this, move to the Downloads folder and look for the downloaded fonts file.
3. Check if the file is compressed into a .zip file.
4. Then, right-click on it and select the option Extract to extract the zip file.
5. Afterward, right-click on the Font File.
6. Finally, install the fonts on your computer. 

 

Note: In case you are asked to allow the program to make changes to the computer, select Yes to proceed.

 

So, you have now installed the fonts on your Windows computers, and they can be used on your Cricut software.

 

How to Add Fonts to Cricut Design Space on Mac?

Finding fonts on the internet is not a problem, but adding them to the Design Space is a little tricky. However, with these step-by-step instructions, you can easily add the fonts on a Mac computer, and then you can upload them to Design Space.

 

1. Open the browser and download the fonts (same as earlier).
2. Then, double-click the zipped file to unzip it.
3. In the finder window, you need to double-click the font.
4. Afterward, hit the Install Font.

 

Finally, you have downloaded and installed the font, and it can be used on your Cricut Design Space.

 

Troubleshooting Font Issues in Design Space

Users can encounter many issues, including downloaded fonts but not visible in Cricut Design Space. Such issues can appear while downloading or after downloading the fonts. However, you can solve fonts related issues quickly with the below fixes:

 

Fix 1: Search Font Name in the Search Bar

Ensure you have set the All fonts or system fonts filter. It should not be only set for Cricut. Once done, type the font name into the search bar. Then, hit the enter. After that, your font will definitely appear if it is available.

 

Fix 2: Restart Cricut Design Space

If the first fix did not work for you, then you can restart the Design Space. For this, you just need to quit the app and then open it again. We hope you will get your problem solved. If not, then try the last method.  

 

Fix 3: Restart the Computer

The last fix is to restart your computer. If you are certain that you have installed the fonts correctly, then you must restart your PC.

 

Conclusion

In summary, the guide explained how to add fonts to Cricut Design Space. You can download the fonts for free from fonts.google.com and dafont.com. Besides, many platforms offer fonts for free, and you can always search for them on Google. However, you can easily download the fonts and install them on your Windows and Mac computers with this simple guide. Once you install the fonts, you can access them anytime on the Design Space app. Also, we have given some fixes to solve issues you might encounter after the installation of fonts.

 

FAQs

 

Question 1: How can I get system fonts on Design Space?

Answer: To get the fonts on the Design Space app for Windows/Mac, follow the steps below:

 

1. Open the Design Space app canvas and click on the Text.
2. On the next screen, you will see the Text Edit bar.
3. Then, select a font first or type the text first.
4. Hit the font drop-down menu and then hit the System index. Here, you will find the font list only installed on your computer.
5. Choose the font you want to use.

 

Question 2: How to add Dafont to Cricut Design Space?

Answer: You can download the fonts from the Dafont website, which is a free website. Read the steps below to add fonts to the Design Space app.

 

1. Select the free fonts.
2. Hit the Download button for the fonts you want to download.
3. Then, install the fonts on your computer.
4. Afterward, you must reload the page and use Control + R.
5. Then, search for the new fonts available on CDs. 

 

Question 3: Can I use downloaded fonts in Cricut Design Space?

Answer: Absolutely, yes! There is no problem in using the downloaded fonts on your Design Space. After downloading the fonts, you just need to install the same on your system. Then, you can add the fonts to your Design Space app and use them in your Cricut projects. This way, you can add a creative touch to your projects.

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