How To Import Fonts Into Cricut Explore

Pull down that box to get to your fonts menu.

How to import fonts into cricut explore. This may result in a failure to import into design space or unusual behavior when used in design space. Unzip and install the font to add to your computer system fonts. If i know i will be uploading fonts to cricut design space i will start with just a word on the design space. Next pull up a canvas in cricut design space. This forces cricut to acknowledge the new font and add it to their list of fonts.

Cricut design space pulls fonts into its system that are installed on your computer. Download the font file to your computer. I always recommend using a site that has commercial use fonts. This may result in a failure to import into design space or unusual behavior when used in design space. Because system fonts are not designed by cricut some of them may have design components that are not compatible with cricut design space.

Once cricut design space is reloaded click the text icon type some text click the fonts menu make sure the word all is highlighted and type in the first few letters of the new font you uploaded when your font appears click it to apply it to your text. At the top left hand corner click view then click force reload. Technically using a system font is no different than using a cricut font though there is a risk i want to mention here. Hi alyssa this is what cricut says about using system fonts. Cricut fonts are designed to be mathematically simple so they cut easily.

Tips for using system fonts with cricut design space there are a few things to keep in mind when you are creating text features for your projects. Because system fonts are not designed by cricut some of them may have design components that are not compatible with cricut design space. Whether you re looking for cricut cursive fonts the perfect cricut script font or just an unusual cricut font for your next project it s easy to add fonts to cricut. Add any text you would like by clicking text on the left hand side. You can then highlight that text and a font box will appear.

To find your fonts and make sure they downloaded to cricut type in some text in your cricut design space canvas and then in the font dropdown type in the name of the font you downloaded. Remember if you re looking for a huge library of high quality fonts at a bargain price check out envato elements. If you have written down the font you want to use or you remember the font you can also use the search feature to find your font. The cricut cuts mathematically simple files better than it does mathematically complicated files. Your system fonts however might not be as simple.