Koreader font management

305869 · 03-26-2023, 01:12 PM

Hi
I only just installed Koreader on my Kobo Libra 2. At the moment the only fonts I have available under document>font are Noto Serif and Noto Sans Devanagari. I'd like to use a different serif font like Georgia. I've tried dropping the .ttf for georgia under .adds/koreader/fonts with and without a subdirectory but that doesn't seem to make it available under the font menu. Instead a third Noto font appears called Noto Sans CJK SC. If I add another font, that font doesn't appear either but a fourth Noto font appears called Noto Sans Bengali UI. I've tried looking on the Github wiki but can't really find any additional info. How do I add a font or use system fonts already installed on my Kobo?

jackie_w · 03-26-2023, 02:38 PM

As far as I know you just copy your custom fonts to the Kobo /fonts subdirectory in the root of the Kobo. Create it if it's not already present.

This is the same directory used when you copy custom fonts to be used by the Kobo's own firmware. I think the KOReader directory .adds/koreader/fonts you mentioned may be the one KOReader uses for its own internally-used fonts.

Also, I may have misunderstood what you wrote, but you do need to copy all 4 Georgia ttf files (regular, italic, bold, bolditalic) not just the regular one.

305869 · 03-26-2023, 02:42 PM

Thank you! I made a mistake. It's actually working normally, I just didn't see the full list of fonts.

03-26-2023, 01:12 PM	#1
305869 Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 28344 Join Date: Mar 2023 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Boox Leaf 7"	Koreader font management Hi I only just installed Koreader on my Kobo Libra 2. At the moment the only fonts I have available under document>font are Noto Serif and Noto Sans Devanagari. I'd like to use a different serif font like Georgia. I've tried dropping the .ttf for georgia under .adds/koreader/fonts with and without a subdirectory but that doesn't seem to make it available under the font menu. Instead a third Noto font appears called Noto Sans CJK SC. If I add another font, that font doesn't appear either but a fourth Noto font appears called Noto Sans Bengali UI. I've tried looking on the Github wiki but can't really find any additional info. How do I add a font or use system fonts already installed on my Kobo?

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03-26-2023, 02:38 PM	#2
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,212 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	As far as I know you just copy your custom fonts to the Kobo /fonts subdirectory in the root of the Kobo. Create it if it's not already present. This is the same directory used when you copy custom fonts to be used by the Kobo's own firmware. I think the KOReader directory .adds/koreader/fonts you mentioned may be the one KOReader uses for its own internally-used fonts. Also, I may have misunderstood what you wrote, but you do need to copy all 4 Georgia ttf files (regular, italic, bold, bolditalic) not just the regular one.

03-26-2023, 02:42 PM	#3
305869 Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 28344 Join Date: Mar 2023 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Boox Leaf 7"	Thank you! I made a mistake. It's actually working normally, I just didn't see the full list of fonts.

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