How to add fonts to Command Prompt on Windows 10

Command Prompt on Windows is very limited in customization. Although you can make some simple changes like color change, transparency . even font options are very small, only from 2 to 5 fonts, depending on the version of Windows you are using.

The good news is that you can now add fonts to CMD but note that only monospace fonts can be added (ie fonts where the width of the letters is equal). If adding fonts is not monospace, CMD will not be recognized and will not display in the font list.

If there is no font you like on your device, look for monospace fonts on sites like Google Fonts, Font Squirrel or DaFont . After downloading, right-click and select Install to install the font on your computer.

You will then have to install them into the Command Prompt.

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How to add fonts to Command Prompt on Windows 10

Command Prompt does not add fonts through the user interface but must use Registry Editor. Follow these steps to add downloaded fonts to CMD.

Step 1 - Open Windows Registry Editor, find regedit on the Start menu and open it, then go to the following address:

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionConsoleTrueTypeFont 

Step 2 - On the right panel you will see a list of fonts such as Consolas or Lucida Console available on Command Prompt. Each string will have separate values ​​like 0, 00 .

Step 3 - To add a font, you need to create a new string with a unique name. Right-click on the right panel, select New > String Value. Name the string value '01' and press Enter. If you already have this value, set another value, just make sure it's unique.

Set a unique name (not duplicated) for the string value

Step 4 - Double click on the value just created. In the data value field, enter the font name with all uppercase letters or spaces if available. Then select OK to save the changes.

Enter the name of the font in the data value field

Step 5 - To use this new font, open the Command Prompt, right click on the titlebar and select Properties.

Open CMD and select Properties

Step 6 - At the Properties window , select the Font tab and find that font in the Fonts section . Select and click the OK button to apply the changes. Sometimes you will have to change the font size to display on the better Command Prompt.

Select and customize the font before using

If you don't see the font in this list, try restarting the computer. If you still don't see, either the font you added is not monospace, or the Command Prompt does not support, even if it is a monospace font.

Now you can change the appearance of the Command Prompt window pane with the new typeface.

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