‘Tis the Year of Typography! And you’re ready for it with your new Add Google & Custom fonts capability, which enables you to quickly and easily add fonts to any site. With limitless font possibilities, you can use distinct or brand-specific typography to emphasize and attract more visitors to read the site content.
Note: This capability is available for new sites only right now.
Site typography has a huge impact on site visitors. At a glance, the fonts you use convey the mood and tone of the site, anything from casual and playful to serious and exclusive.
With your new Add & Manage Fonts capability, you can upload an unlimited number of fonts to your site, including any Google font (you’ve got 1000s to choose from!) as well as any custom font that you have the rights to use.
The font upload process is easy and quick, and once a font has been added, it’s accessible in every text element on the site, as well as in the Global fonts.
Note: We’ve reduced the number of default fonts automatically loaded to each site, so the editor loads faster.
Web trends are changing and so are the types and ways people use fonts on their sites. Still, some best practices remain the same. These include the following:
If you’re just getting started with fonts and typography, here’s an
excellent beginner’s guide from Google. For more advanced reading, see
this.
To explore the huge range of fonts available to you through Google, go directly to Google Fonts.