FW 5.3.x - 5.7.x Fonts Hack - Page 37

JSWolf · 06-03-2021, 04:18 AM

What I don't get is the popularity with Bookerly. It's a bland slab serif.

wa15 · 06-03-2021, 11:53 AM

So i made an epub with italics and bold italics and koreader was able to display each correctly, without me having to edit the metadata or filename. Thanks for the help NiLuJe and JSWolf

dream_state · 08-30-2021, 07:53 PM

I may be misunderstanding the use of the hack... Does it allow me to use custom fonts on .mobi files? And if so where do I put the fonts? I've put them in the default kindle font folder and in the /linkfonts/fonts folder but there are no custom fonts available in the Aa menu.

Kindle - 5.13.3 PW4

mergen3107 · 08-30-2021, 11:55 PM

This hack is for old firmwares (read the title).
For your device, you don’t need a hack. Just put the fonts to fonts/ directory

dream_state · 08-31-2021, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mergen3107

This hack is for old firmwares (read the title).
For your device, you don’t need a hack. Just put the fonts into fonts/ directory

Turns out custom fonts are only supported on azw3, not mobi... So I had to convert my book and it's working now.

Trigun · 11-23-2021, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dream_state

Turns out custom fonts are only supported on azw3, not mobi... So I had to convert my book and it's working now.

so it cannot works on mobi?
i send my books with the kindle-email and azw3 isn't supported

oldman20 · 01-23-2023, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mergen3107

This hack is for old firmwares (read the title).
For your device, you don’t need a hack. Just put the fonts to fonts/ directory

work in 5.14.2 Kindle OA2? what type of book support?

T0biasCZe · 02-16-2023, 05:50 PM

does this work with truetype fonts? (.ttf)
i installed the mrpi package, put my font into linkfonts/fonts, updated the cache, restarted the kindle, but it still doesnt appear i the fonts selection... (i have kindle voyage)

tekkasit · 02-17-2023, 12:41 AM

@T0biasCZe Ever since Kindle released firmware 5.9.6 in 2018, owners of Kindle e-readers have been able to add custom fonts to their devices, including Voyage. This built-in support is much easier. You can switch font during reading; no restart is required.

If your source is MOBI file, then consider converting to EPUB, AZW3, KF8, or KFX.

famewolf · 05-03-2026, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekkasit

@T0biasCZe Ever since Kindle released firmware 5.9.6 in 2018, owners of Kindle e-readers have been able to add custom fonts to their devices, including Voyage. This built-in support is much easier. You can switch font during reading; no restart is required.

If your source is MOBI file, then consider converting to EPUB, AZW3, KF8, or KFX.

Sadly my PW1 is on 5.6.1.1 and that's the last release for that model which is about to be abandoned on 05/20. I added CharInk7SPSL's 4 .ttf fonts to the libfonts/fonts and redid the font cache and it shows nowhere when I try to do an override. The regular callibra regular or however it's spelled shows as the default. For python was I supposed to install python, python3 or both? If the font shows up do I just replace serif?

02-17-2023, 12:41 AM	#549
tekkasit Groupie Posts: 177 Karma: 200056 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Device: Kindle Scribe, K3, Voyage, Oasis 3	@T0biasCZe Ever since Kindle released firmware 5.9.6 in 2018, owners of Kindle e-readers have been able to add custom fonts to their devices, including Voyage. This built-in support is much easier. You can switch font during reading; no restart is required. If your source is MOBI file, then consider converting to EPUB, AZW3, KF8, or KFX. Last edited by tekkasit; 02-17-2023 at 12:48 AM.

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06-03-2021, 04:18 AM	#541
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 83,242 Karma: 153646249 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What I don't get is the popularity with Bookerly. It's a bland slab serif.

06-03-2021, 11:53 AM	#542
wa15 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2021 Device: none	So i made an epub with italics and bold italics and koreader was able to display each correctly, without me having to edit the metadata or filename. Thanks for the help NiLuJe and JSWolf

08-30-2021, 07:53 PM	#543
dream_state Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: Kindle PW4	I may be misunderstanding the use of the hack... Does it allow me to use custom fonts on .mobi files? And if so where do I put the fonts? I've put them in the default kindle font folder and in the /linkfonts/fonts folder but there are no custom fonts available in the Aa menu. Kindle - 5.13.3 PW4

08-30-2021, 11:55 PM	#544
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,606 Karma: 5000564 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	This hack is for old firmwares (read the title). For your device, you don’t need a hack. Just put the fonts to fonts/ directory

02-16-2023, 05:50 PM	#548
T0biasCZe Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Amazon Kindle Voyage	does this work with truetype fonts? (.ttf) i installed the mrpi package, put my font into linkfonts/fonts, updated the cache, restarted the kindle, but it still doesnt appear i the fonts selection... (i have kindle voyage)