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Blossom · 10-23-2013, 02:10 AM

I just wanted to let you know I got the embedded fonts to work on the Kindle Fire!

There's still no publisher on/off that I can find so the font is not changeable once you embed the font but it works good enough.

It turns out when Calibre embeds the fonts it only adds the reference to the font on the Body class tag called Calibre. The Kindle Fire does not recognize this. In order to get the fonts to display you have to add the font-family tag to each style that has text.

It's simple and easy to do this in Calibre by using the Extra CSS box under Look and Feel in Calibre's conversation window.

I just add for example:

Code:

p {font-family: "Trebuchet", sans-serif;}

and that adds it to each style with text.

A easy fix and it works. I can now read on my HDX with my font! I am so happy!

Thank you Kovid and your team for all the work you do on Calibre I would be lost without it!

10-23-2013, 02:10 AM	#7
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I just wanted to let you know I got the embedded fonts to work on the Kindle Fire! There's still no publisher on/off that I can find so the font is not changeable once you embed the font but it works good enough. It turns out when Calibre embeds the fonts it only adds the reference to the font on the Body class tag called Calibre. The Kindle Fire does not recognize this. In order to get the fonts to display you have to add the font-family tag to each style that has text. It's simple and easy to do this in Calibre by using the Extra CSS box under Look and Feel in Calibre's conversation window. I just add for example: Code: p {font-family: "Trebuchet", sans-serif;} and that adds it to each style with text. A easy fix and it works. I can now read on my HDX with my font! I am so happy! Thank you Kovid and your team for all the work you do on Calibre I would be lost without it!