Add a font

[Anonymous]

I want to add MONTSERRAT as a font to choose from in all my reports. How can I do that?

[AdrienL]

Hi everyone, I wanted to reopen the topic to know how this feature is managed nowadays :

- Can I add my proper font with this method ? In that case how should I name it (call it in the function tho) ? 
- If I can read this font because it's installed on my computer, do we know if this font will be visible for all external viewer ? Or is there a way to embed it ? 

Thank you so much, 
AdrienL

[JSAL]

Hi AdrienL,

I'm having the same trouble. Did you solve the problem at the end?

Thanks,

JSAL

[Anonymous]

With the addition of Themes, this is now possible. As I was also looking for the solution and stumbled on this same query which looks unanswered, I thought of posting the solution from my end which is working fine for me.

1. Go to https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-community-report-theme-gallery/ and download the JSON file for any theme you like.

2. Open the JSON file using Notepad++ or similar editor and add below lines. Change the font family to one you would like to have.

"visualStyles":{
	"*":{
		"*":{
			"*":[{"fontFamily": "HELVETICA NEUE"
			}]
			}
		}
	},

3. Import and select the theme in PowerBI to set the font family for entire report. This should set you up.

Cheers,

AK

[JNordentoft]

Hi @Anonymous , 

Do you know if there is a way that I can get the fonts to work on the service and embedded as well? 

[Anonymous]

I also would like to use a font in my text boxes that is not currently included in the selection.

[kiranvijay]

You can import it as .less file.

@import (less) url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat');

[aparna-bh]

Can you please advise where to add this import statement?

[PaulDBrown]

See if this helps:

https://www.sumproduct.com/blog/article/power-bi-tips/power-bi-importing-fonts-into-power-bi 

[briancsc]

It was everything I was looking for. It's a shame no one knows this answer. The common json modification answer doesn't work at all, you are awesome.

[aparna-bh]

Thank you Paul. I have updated my theme file with custom font. What i was wondering is if the font is not available for the end user, how does it work? Where to add the import fonts statement but I got to know it is still not available to import fonts using powerbi.

[PaulDBrown]

I really don't know the answer. However, given that the report/app will be shared through the Power BI service, I would wager that the fact that an end user's Windows does not have the font installed should be irrelevant; it's consumed through the web. Again, this is just applying logic so I could very well be wrong.

[Anonymous]

Sounds good! Where do I enter this code?

[kiranvijay]

This is currently possible only with custom visuals. 

Sample custom visual with Font family assigned under style/visual.less https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-visuals-sampleBarChart

[progoldspa]

@kiranvijay please could you help me? I have the same request to add Lato font to use in a .pbix file

I've installed nodejs but I can't understand how to use and where I have to add the code @import ect.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

I have the same question. I'm install new font into Windows>Fonts. But it still not effective with "Font family" in Power BI.

I think it should be use the same library.

I'm update new one. My friend install the same font and can see it. I don't know how to fix 😞

Regards,

ManNVSM.

[v-huizhn-msft]

Hi @Anonymous,

Until now, we can't add the fond except supported fonts family, please review the ideas and vote them. 

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/19059709-customize-all-fonts-with-json
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/9007054-allow-fonts-to-be-customized

Best Regards,
Angelia

[Anonymous]

MONTSERRAT is actually just a standard font. Even that is not possible?