Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite reader offers a book-like reading experience, even while sitting under direct sunlight. Apart from reading e-books, you can send your documents and web pages to Kindle as well. There are a lot of options available to customize your reading experience like changing the font style.
There are some built-in options to change the fonts on every Kindle device. But in this post, we will share how you can add custom fonts to your Kindle. These steps apply to Kindle Paperwhite (6th generation and higher), Kindle Scribe and Kindle Oasis variants.
Install Custom Fonts on Kindle Paperwhite
After the release of firmware version 5.9.6 in 2018, you get the option to add custom fonts to your Kindle device. By default, a typical Kindle model offers the following font styles:
- Amazon Ember
- Baskerville
- Bookerly
- Caecilia
- Caeciia Condensed
- Futura
- Helvetica
- OpenDyslexic
- Palatino
- Publisher Font
You can download more fonts from websites like Google Fonts, DaFont, and Fontspace on your computer and transfer them to your Kindle. Ensure that the font’s file type is either OpenType (OTF) or TrueType (TTF) since Kindle only supports these two file types.
Here’s how to download and install custom fonts on your Kindle Paperwhite.
Step 1: Download the font of your choice on your computer. If it’s a ZIP file, you’ll need to unarchive its content in a folder..
Step 2: Connect your Kindle device to your computer via a USB cable. Using the default Amazon cable that you got in the box is recommended.
Step 3: On your Mac, open Finder and click on Kindle from the left menu.
On Windows PC, press Windows + E keyboard shortcut to open File Explorer and select Kindle from the left sidebar.
Step 4: Select the Fonts folder in the Finder on Mac and File Explorer on Windows.
Step 5: Copy the TTF or OTF files of your downloaded font and paste in the Fonts folder.
Disconnect your Kindle after the transfer completes.
How to Change Fonts on Your Kindle Paperwhite
Once you have transferred the font files, here’s how to select it on your Kindle Paperwhite or other Kindle models.
Step 1: Open a book on your Kindle and tap on the top-left corner of the page.
Step 2: Tap the Aa Font icon at the top Menu Bar.
Step 3: Select the Font tab at the bottom.
Step 4: Tap on Font Family.
Step 5: Select the custom font that you just installed. In our case, it is Monsterrat.
Here are a couple of fonts that we suggest downloading for your Kindle Paperwhite.
- Georgia
- ChareInk
- AvenirNext
- Literata
- Verdana
You can download these free fonts from the websites mentioned above on your Kindle Paperwhite.
Best Fixes for Kindle Custom Fonts Not Working
If the custom fonts installed by you are not working on your Kindle device, here are a some troubleshooting methods to fix the issue.
1. Purchase Books Only From Amazon
The custom fonts that you install will work only with books that you purchase from the Amazon Kindle bookstore. They won’t work with e-books that you install manually on your Kindle device.
2. No Support for Enhanced Typesetting
Enhanced Typesetting is the reason why you are able to customize your reading experience. Features like changing font style, enabling page turn animation, and more fall under this aspect. To use these features, your e-book should be in EPUB, MOBI, DOC, DOCX, or HTML file formats only.
3. Update Kindle Firmware
You need to ensure that you are running the latest version of Kindle firmware on your device. Here’s how to check and update the same.
Step 1: Tap the downward facing arrow at the top on your Kindle.
Step 2: Select All Settings from the top Menu Bar.
Step 3: Tap the three vertical dots at the top-right corner.
Step 4: Tap on Update Your Kindle.
If the option is greyed out, it runs the latest software version.
Use New Font for E-books
You can add custom fonts to your Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Oasis, and Kindle Scribe. This is a great way to read your favorite books in the font of your choice. If your kids use a Kindle, you can enable parental controls on their Kindle device. This will let you control the genre of books you read and how much you spend on your Kindle.
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