Thread: Locking Fonts?
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Old 09-09-2021, 07:56 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by FDPuthuff View Post
For the e-book, anywhere one specific font is used, I would like to make it where the e-reader cannot change the font to the reader's desire.

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1. Is this possible?
No. You cannot keep readers from changing.

What you can do is embed a font, then hope readers allow "Publisher CSS". But users can always override with their own selected fonts, font sizes, line spacing, etc. That's one of the fantastic advantages of ebooks!

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Originally Posted by FDPuthuff View Post
2. Would I fix this in Sigil? (As opposed to Calibre)
Of course. You can use Sigil, Calibre, any combination of tools.

To learn how to do font embedding/subsetting, check out the step-by-step tutorial I wrote a few months ago:

2021: "Japanese characters not showing up on some devices" (Post #4)

It deals with marking up specific languages in a different font, but the same exact logic applies.

Usage Note: I only use embedded fonts in very select cases when dealing with very rarer/obscure Unicode characters (like Polytonic Greek, Maths Symbols, Gibbous Moons 🌔🌖).

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