Typography Made Easy: Best Custom Fonts & Google Fonts Plugins for WordPress

Typography Made Easy: Best Custom Fonts & Google Fonts Plugins for WordPress

These days we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to web typography, the only issue being how to actually add custom fonts to your WordPress site.

Digging around in code and messing with files can be fiddly. Luckily, there are plenty of great options if you want to change your site’s fonts, from simply adding a new font to see on elements like your header, to adding colors and changing font sizes.

In this post, I’ve listed five of the best plugins that can help you get Google fonts and set custom fonts easily on your WordPress site.

  • Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader

    With this plugin, you can enhance your site’s visual appeal and uniqueness by incorporating any font of your choice, regardless of its availability in the default WordPress font library.

    The plugin enables you to upload and use any TrueType or OpenType font file on your WordPress website

    Uploading custom fonts is a breeze with the Use Any Font plugin. Simply upload your font files directly from your computer or provide a font file URL, and the plugin will handle the rest

    Preview your custom fonts in real-time and experiment with different styles, sizes, and weights to find the perfect typography for your site.

    The free version of the plugin lets you upload one custom font for free. To upload more than one font, you need to upgrade to the premium version of the plugin.

    It supports all the major browsers including  Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, IOS, Android, Opera, and more. Also, it supports all of the major website builders and WordPress Editors.

    You can upload the fonts directly from the theme dashboard making the uploading process much easier.

    Not just uploading but assigning fonts are also made much easier. Select the headings and titles formats for which you need to assign the chosen font and with a few clicks the job is done.

    It also supports multiple languages, and you can assign different fonts to different languages.

  • TK Google Fonts

    With this plugin, you can make your WordPress website load faster. This plugin loads only the selected fonts, improving the overall page speed and providing a seamless user experience.

    The interface and dashboard are user-friendly, which makes selecting Google fonts much more accessible. The plugin also displays a preview of every font and a custom text for the font uploaded.

    Fonts can easily be added or removed with a few clicks. It is compatible with almost all themes and the fonts can be accessed via WordPress customizer or CSS.

    The plugin loads all the Google Fonts automatically. The Google font to be added can be easily selected from a drop-down. You can choose which font to display in various formats.

  • Fonts Plugin

    With this plugin, you can access and use any of the 1455 Google fonts that are currently available in the Google fonts library on your WordPress site

    No more using a single Google font for your entire site. You can choose different Google fonts for different formats like heading, title, body, etc..,

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    Its simple interface makes font selection,  selective loading of fonts, and customizing the typographic settings much easier.

    It also displays a live preview of how the font will look. You can easily choose and preview any Google fonts in real time using the WordPress customizer.

    It also supports Adobe fonts(Typekit) integration. All these can be done without having to touch a line of code.

    It is compatible with most WordPress themes and is SEO-friendly.

  • Custom Fonts

    The Custom Fonts plugin is a powerful and user-friendly tool that allows you to add and use custom fonts on your WordPress website effortlessly.

    With this plugin, you can easily embed custom font files including woff2, woff, ttf, svg, eot, and otf in your WordPress site with ease.

    The plugin provides a user-friendly interface to view, edit or delete your custom fonts. It supports Astra, Beaver Builder, and Elementor page builders.

    You can upload different variants of the same form. The uploaded custom fonts can be accessed easily from these theme builders’ settings pages. This makes it easy to access the fonts and use them on your site without following any complicated procedure.

    It doesn’t display any preview of the uploaded font.

  • Styleguide – Custom Fonts and Colors

    Discover a convenient and efficient way to customize fonts and colors on your WordPress themes with the WordPress Customizer.

    With this simple plugin, you can effortlessly make live previews of your fonts making it easy to make any changes before finalizing.

    To enhance your customization experience, the Styleguide feature provides a carefully curated selection of the top 45 Google Fonts.

    The plugin fully supports all default WordPress themes, ensuring seamless integration and compatibility. Additionally, the plugin continuously expands its theme support, ensuring that more themes can benefit from its font and color customization capabilities.

    It is compatible with the default WordPress editor and also lets you customize the fonts of the heading and body text.

What’s Your Choice?

These WordPress custom font plugins give you an opportunity to enhance your website’s appearance and uniqueness. They offer a simple and efficient way to break free from standard web fonts’ limitations and bring some creativity to your site.

By using custom fonts, you can create a distinctive brand identity, capture your visitors’ attention, and make a lasting impression. Whether you’re a blogger, an online store owner, or a creative professional, these plugins allow you to express your style and stand out from the crowd.

Hopefully, this list will provide you with some food for thought when choosing a solution for adding custom fonts or Google fonts to your WordPress site.

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated for accuracy and relevancy. [Originally Published: September 2014 / Revised: May 2023]

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