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Questions tagged [fonts]

All questions related to typefaces and language coverage in Android.

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How can I install custom fonts on Android?

I am trying to display a Powerpoint slide deck on an android tablet, but the slides contain fonts that don't exist in android. Is there a way to install custom fonts on the tablet? If so, how?
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How to install Noto font on Android?

Google builds a beautiful font (Noto) for the world. How can I replace the system default font with the Noto font?
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What is the default chinese font in Android?

What is the default Chinese font in Android and where are they stored so that I can get the font files?
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Can I replace the system font just for Japanese text?

I discovered today that the system font on my rooted Galaxy S2 phone has some errors in the way it renders some Japanese characters. I want to change the font to something I'm sure is more reliable, but I'm unsure that I can change just the…
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How can I add fonts to my Android phone to view characters that are appearing as X boxes?

I am frustrated with the apparent inability to figure out which charset or language I need to install to view characters that appear as "X"s on my Samsung GS6 phone. I am running Android 7.0. Non-rooted phone. For example: On Twitter, when I use…
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Does Android support new fonts?

Does the Android operating system support installing new fonts? I am that person who adores calligraphy and improving handwriting, and I am proud to say that my handwriting is now more beautiful than my teachers in almost every language I know!…
Muhammed
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Question about spacing in .ttf fonts for android

I've been having trouble setting up a font to work well on my phone. I'm using an app that allows me to load ttf files into my system, the problem is spacing between lines/titles being too large (see attached screenshots). I'm trying to figure out…
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Is there some documentation on which character sets are definitely supported by Android version?

There is a lot of vague information such as "Android supports RTL since 4.1.1", from which I abduce that Android natively supports (some) Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu characters. Likewise some question on Stack Overflow such as What glyphs or…
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Is there a way to get the font on my phone onto my tablet?

I have a Galaxy S5, and it has a built in font called "UDRGothic". I think it's near perfect for mobile use, and so I want to also have it on my Galaxy Tab A 10.1 tablet. It doesn't seem to be available by default on my tablet, so of course, I…
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How to show Math formulas on a website?

I am reading (in Chrome or Firefox) Math blogs, like the n-Category Café, but finding it difficult because Android will not show the Mathematical symbols (like integral signs, sums, arrows... etc). Is there something I can do to fix that?
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How to install Regional fonts in Sony Xperia Dual M

How can I install punjabi fonts in my andriod phone? I have a Sony Xperia Dual M.
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Chess Glyphs in Logitech Revue

On my Logitech Revue, different glyphs are rendered for the chess symbols than on my computer. Computer: Revue: Using Panopticlick, I've ascertained that the fonts installed on the Revue are: AndroidClock AndroidClock Highlight AndroidClock…
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Cyrillic font not displaying properly in Android

I have installed Evernote on a Lenovo P770 (running Android). The problem is, some Cyrillic text is displayed with strange hardly readable font. At the same time Cyrillic text with another font is displayed correctly. Other applications are having…
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Mathematical symbols issue in displaying

I'm having a strange issue on my android device. Oh, this is mathematical: On my android device, using Brave, Opera, or DDG browsers I cannot see many symbols in mathematical pages on wiki. The symbols do not show up or are showing up as white. It…
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How to change the font of only one application?

There's an app called JuiceSSH and it's running perfectly but whenever I change my phone's font it via themes app, JuiceSSH acts weirdly inside the terminal: weird spaces and letters show. My question is how to change the font of this app only to…
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