Windows 10: Any font as a system font can be possible

Hi Win10 customisation enthusiasts,

I have recently read through some of the articles and discussions about the fact that Windows 10's SegoeUISymbol system font also caters for the icons of the Win UI. As an old-time tinkerer, I went ahead to see what elements are missing when you use other fonts. I can now see why many people are complaining and mad. It seems like only the SegoeUISymbol font set contains all the UI icons.

However, It seems to me all the TTF files follow the same structure. It means you can create custom TTF set by only changing the alphabetical and numerical characters and keep the UI symbols as they are. Basically, you can create a custom Win10 compatible ttf for yourself with any typeface.




Caption: Left Font randomly selected to compare it to the right font set which is SegoeUISymbol

I wanted to ask folks with more experience in Win customisation that would be this approach a plausible solution to have any font type as your system font in Win10 as I am a specialist in enterprise technology and don't have much experience in typefaces?

Let's discuss.


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I am running Windows 10 20H2

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Fonts

Hello,

I found these steps in this forum from back in 2010:

Step 1:

I would suggest you to try these steps and check whether it helps in fixing your issue.

Open font settings by clicking on start, click on control panel, and then click on appearance and personalization, under fonts click on change font settings. And select the font size.

Step 2:

If you’re trying to change windows font size then please follow the steps below:

To change Windows fonts

1. Open Appearance Settings by clicking the Start button and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type window color, and then click Change window colors and
metrics.

2. In the Item list, click the part of Windows that you want to change the font for. For example, if you want to change the menu font, click Menu in the list. Then, make any of the following changes:

· In the Font list, click the font that you want to use.

· In the Size list, click the font size that you want.

· In the Color list, click the font color that you want.

3. Repeat these steps for each item that you want to make changes to, and then click OK.

Does that help?

 

FONTS

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your inconvenience. We will assist you with it.

I suggest you to follow the instruction provided below and check.

Step 1:

• Download the font type you want to install.
• Right click and click on install.
• Check if you are able to view the fonts in documents.

Or

Step 2:

• Download the font type you want to install.
• Open Control Panel.
• Click on fonts.
• Now, drag and drop the downloaded fonts in the font’s folder.

Hope this information helps. If you have any queries, let us know. Will be happy to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Installing new fonts not possible?

Just doubleclick the font file? Or drag it to the font window.