How Many Fonts

BanditoB · 05-24-2026, 03:20 PM

I just went through the "Recommend me some fonts" thread and found many great fonts to add to my Kindles.

That made me curious as to how many fonts do most folks have on their Kindles.

Please enlighten me!

Sirtel · 05-24-2026, 04:05 PM

None, as I don't use Kindles.

As to my Kobos, I have about 25 sideloaded fonts on them. But I mostly use just one or two. The rest were loaded for the fun of trying them out.

Apache · 05-24-2026, 08:35 PM

When I read, I do not consciously see the printed words. Consequentially I do not care what font my books use. I know my wife thinks I am weird.

Apache

Canis_lupus · 05-24-2026, 09:09 PM

Funny you brought this up right now because I was planning on hiding a bunch of custom fonts.

When a number of people recommend a font I would download it and put it on my Kindles and have accumulated about two dozen.

Instead of removing them from my Kindles I am going to place each one in its own subfolder inside the font folder. That keeps them on the Kindle but doesn’t show as a font selection choice. If I later decide I want to use any of those fonts again the files just need to be moved out of the subfolder.

To answer your question, there are two custom fonts I am keeping active and I will give the others a quick look before storing them away.

I found this study to be immensely helpful:

Towards Individuated Reading Experiences: Different Fonts Increase Reading Speed for Different Individuals

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3502222#d1e1133

theducks · 05-24-2026, 09:51 PM

many decades ago when I took High school Print shop, the rule of thumb was not more than 6 faces in a publication.

(no order)

a display for for titles
a first letter / drop cap
a script for handwritten or mono-space for computer / text msg
the main body text
a special for signs / labels (Keep Out... ) or Telepathy / AI implant

The font chosen, contributes to the story or character

bluepeter · 05-25-2026, 03:04 AM

I have a couple of Kindles, but have pretty much given up on them in favour of Kobos.

As for fonts on them, I've sideloaded about four. That's in addition to the preloaded ones, of course. In practice, I almost never use more than one: Georgia. I find that easy and comfortable to read, and that's all I really care about.

By all means try new (to you) fonts. But once you've found a font that works for you, there's really no need for any more.

JSWolf · 05-25-2026, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BanditoB

I just went through the "Recommend me some fonts" thread and found many great fonts to add to my Kindles.

That made me curious as to how many fonts do most folks have on their Kindles.

Please enlighten me!

I have two font familes on my PW3. None on my Kindle Touch.

chongshipei · 05-31-2026, 05:57 PM

I have only 1 kindle and I have about 20 fonts in it.

DNSB · 05-31-2026, 06:13 PM

I have about 20 fonts on my Kobo ereaders but I actually only use 2 fonts as the main font, a Charis SIL 7 modified version for serif and Andika for sans-serif bits. The remainder are used for those odd glyphs that are not in my main font. Kobo has an supplemental fonts option which allows you to select up to 4 fonts that will be searched for glyphs that are not in the main font when using kepub.epub.

For the most part, I use Code2000 as a supplemental but ugly font but for a couple of books I recently read, I added Noto Naskh Arabic since the author loved adding passages in Arabic—I also edited the code to allow the Arabic to display right to left which the original ebook did not do. For Terry Pratchett's Golem stories, I added an Enochian font since that is what the golems wrote using. It beats embedding multiple fonts.

cellaris · Yesterday, 10:18 AM

I use seven fonts on the five Kindle e-readers I currently have in use: five added fonts (Georgia, PT Serif, Amasis, Literata, Merriweather) and two original fonts (Bookerly, Caecilia). These are, more or less, the same ones I use on my other e-readers from different brands. My first choice is always the Georgia font, but depending on the screen size, the font scaling of the specific e-reader and the state of my eyesight, I alternate it with the other fonts.

05-24-2026, 03:20 PM	#1
BanditoB Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 92664 Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Many, many Kindles and several Boox Tabs	How Many Fonts I just went through the "Recommend me some fonts" thread and found many great fonts to add to my Kindles. That made me curious as to how many fonts do most folks have on their Kindles. Please enlighten me!

05-24-2026, 09:09 PM	#4
Canis_lupus Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 21212 Join Date: Sep 2021 Device: K2, K3, Touch, K5B, Voyage, PW4, Oasis 1, 2 & 3, PW5	Funny you brought this up right now because I was planning on hiding a bunch of custom fonts. When a number of people recommend a font I would download it and put it on my Kindles and have accumulated about two dozen. Instead of removing them from my Kindles I am going to place each one in its own subfolder inside the font folder. That keeps them on the Kindle but doesn’t show as a font selection choice. If I later decide I want to use any of those fonts again the files just need to be moved out of the subfolder. To answer your question, there are two custom fonts I am keeping active and I will give the others a quick look before storing them away. I found this study to be immensely helpful: Towards Individuated Reading Experiences: Different Fonts Increase Reading Speed for Different Individuals https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3502222#d1e1133 Last edited by Canis_lupus; 05-24-2026 at 09:11 PM.

05-24-2026, 09:51 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,791 Karma: 64144480 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	many decades ago when I took High school Print shop, the rule of thumb was not more than 6 faces in a publication. (no order) a display for for titles a first letter / drop cap a script for handwritten or mono-space for computer / text msg the main body text a special for signs / labels (Keep Out... ) or Telepathy / AI implant The font chosen, contributes to the story or character

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05-24-2026, 04:05 PM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 15,199 Karma: 247594217 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	None, as I don't use Kindles. As to my Kobos, I have about 25 sideloaded fonts on them. But I mostly use just one or two. The rest were loaded for the fun of trying them out.

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Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,350 Karma: 91025542 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	When I read, I do not consciously see the printed words. Consequentially I do not care what font my books use. I know my wife thinks I am weird. Apache

05-25-2026, 03:04 AM	#6
bluepeter Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1028630 Join Date: May 2024 Location: Salisbury, UK Device: Clara BW, Mini, Kindle (11G), Paperwhite (10G), Boox Poke 5	I have a couple of Kindles, but have pretty much given up on them in favour of Kobos. As for fonts on them, I've sideloaded about four. That's in addition to the preloaded ones, of course. In practice, I almost never use more than one: Georgia. I find that easy and comfortable to read, and that's all I really care about. By all means try new (to you) fonts. But once you've found a font that works for you, there's really no need for any more.

05-31-2026, 05:57 PM	#8
chongshipei Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 2137842 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Singapore Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I have only 1 kindle and I have about 20 fonts in it.

05-31-2026, 06:13 PM	#9
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 52,104 Karma: 180576666 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I have about 20 fonts on my Kobo ereaders but I actually only use 2 fonts as the main font, a Charis SIL 7 modified version for serif and Andika for sans-serif bits. The remainder are used for those odd glyphs that are not in my main font. Kobo has an supplemental fonts option which allows you to select up to 4 fonts that will be searched for glyphs that are not in the main font when using kepub.epub. For the most part, I use Code2000 as a supplemental but ugly font but for a couple of books I recently read, I added Noto Naskh Arabic since the author loved adding passages in Arabic—I also edited the code to allow the Arabic to display right to left which the original ebook did not do. For Terry Pratchett's Golem stories, I added an Enochian font since that is what the golems wrote using. It beats embedding multiple fonts.

Yesterday, 10:18 AM	#10
cellaris Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 5999999 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Spain Device: Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Tolino, Onyx Boox, Bigme, Viwoods.	I use seven fonts on the five Kindle e-readers I currently have in use: five added fonts (Georgia, PT Serif, Amasis, Literata, Merriweather) and two original fonts (Bookerly, Caecilia). These are, more or less, the same ones I use on my other e-readers from different brands. My first choice is always the Georgia font, but depending on the screen size, the font scaling of the specific e-reader and the state of my eyesight, I alternate it with the other fonts.

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