Other Fonts

Carpathian · 09-24-2010, 11:58 AM

Hi...I think this question came up in an old thread but didn't see a solution:

Can I change these Kobo fonts* for epubs I load myself directly or via Calibre (e.g. Gutenberg, Feedbooks, etc.), using other software or file changes? The two Kobo default (hard-wired?) fonts seem too light, i.e. not black and contrasty enough for me. Thanks for any info, tips.

*It was reported that the Kobo fonts are Georgia and Trebuchet.

shall1028 · 09-24-2010, 02:09 PM

You will need to embed whatever fonts you decide you like in each epub and alter the CSS to use them over the builtin fonts.

I have no clue how to do this in Calibre. (Maybe the Calibre forum would be a place check?)

To see how the CSS looks for a sample epub with embedded fonts you could check the epub located at this link in the MobileRead epub repository. Yes it is one that I did but: 1) it's short and 2) I know it works.

Hopefully someone else has a simple solution in Calibre for your questions.

SensualPoet · 09-24-2010, 08:02 PM

The fonts are Times and Helvetica (or some close variant; not Georgia and Trebuchet). An ePub *could* over-ride with the right code; few ePubs contain such code or fonts and really goes against the "universality" of the format and eReaders.

09-24-2010, 11:58 AM	#1
Carpathian Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo	Other Fonts Hi...I think this question came up in an old thread but didn't see a solution: Can I change these Kobo fonts* for epubs I load myself directly or via Calibre (e.g. Gutenberg, Feedbooks, etc.), using other software or file changes? The two Kobo default (hard-wired?) fonts seem too light, i.e. not black and contrasty enough for me. Thanks for any info, tips. *It was reported that the Kobo fonts are Georgia and Trebuchet.

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09-24-2010, 02:09 PM	#2
shall1028 Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 73978 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	You will need to embed whatever fonts you decide you like in each epub and alter the CSS to use them over the builtin fonts. I have no clue how to do this in Calibre. (Maybe the Calibre forum would be a place check?) To see how the CSS looks for a sample epub with embedded fonts you could check the epub located at this link in the MobileRead epub repository. Yes it is one that I did but: 1) it's short and 2) I know it works. Hopefully someone else has a simple solution in Calibre for your questions.

09-24-2010, 08:02 PM	#3
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,286 Karma: 2583779 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kindle 2, Kobo, Kindle WiFi, Kobo WiFi, Kobo Touch, Playbook, Kobo Vox	The fonts are Times and Helvetica (or some close variant; not Georgia and Trebuchet). An ePub could over-ride with the right code; few ePubs contain such code or fonts and really goes against the "universality" of the format and eReaders.


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