Some fonts are missing / not detected by Obsidian

Once you’ve done the above, delete everything above this line.

Steps to reproduce

  1. open a vault

  2. Click Settings-Apperance-Font-Management

  3. Click Font Name, open the selectable window:

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

I think I did, though I think this is probably a duplicated one, but I didn’t find that.

Expected result

I hope the list in the selectable window could parse all fonts on my machine, with only a very little fragments, it’s not user-friendly. Though this could always be configured in `.obsidian\appearance.json`.…

Actual result

Only part of fonts are parsed and listed.

Environment

Not very sure that is correct, I don’t think `pdf++` related to this.

#### Obsidian debug info

- Obsidian version: 1.11.4
- Installer version: 1.8.4
- Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26100
- Use [[Wikilinks]]: false
- Base color scheme: light
- PDF "Adapt to theme": false
- Community theme: Blue Topaz v2024071502
- Snippets enabled: 0
- Plugins installed: 13
- Plugins enabled: 11
    - PDF++ v0.40.31
    - Latex Suite v1.9.8
    - Advanced Slides v1.20.0
    - Highlightr v1.2.2
    - Better Export PDF v1.11.0
    - Mousewheel Image zoom v1.0.24
    - Table Extended v1.6.1
    - Enhancing Mindmap v0.2.5
    - Mind Map v1.1.0
    - KaTeX to MathJax v1.0.4
    - Table of Contents v0.2.0

#### PDF++ debug info

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```

Additional information

It only shows a small number as a preview. You can begin typing the name of a font you want, and it should list it.

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Thanks to your reply, but that is not always the case, let’s take `EB garamond` as an example:

Even if I type EB, the prefix, but still NOT the full one.

Here below, attached the `fc-list | grep “EB“`'s info on my machine:

$ fc-list | grep "EB"
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Bold.otf: EB Garamond:style=Bold
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-Italic.ttf: EB Garamond:style=Italic
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-BoldItalic.ttf: EB Garamond:style=Bold Italic
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/TCCEB.TTF: Tw Cen MT Condensed Extra Bold:style=Regular,Normal,obyčejné,Standard,Κανονικά,Normaali,Normál,Normale,Standaard,Normalny,Обычный,Normálne,Navadno,Arrunta
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-BoldItalic.otf: EB Garamond:style=Bold Italic
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-SemiBold.ttf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond SemiBold:style=SemiBold,Regular
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/FZHengFSJW-EB.TTF: 方正恒仿宋 简,FZHengFangSongS,FZHengFangSongS ExtraBold,方正恒仿宋 简 ExtraBold:style=ExtraBold,Regular
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-Regular.ttf: EB Garamond:style=Regular
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/LTYPEBO.TTF: Lucida Sans Typewriter:style=Bold Oblique,fed oblik,Fett Schräg,Negrita Inclinada,Lihavoitu Kallistettu,Gras Oblique,Grassetto Oblique,Vet Schuin,Halvfet Lutande,Fet Lutande,Negrito Inclinado
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-ExtraBoldItalic.ttf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond ExtraBold:style=ExtraBold Italic,Italic
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-SemiBold.otf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond SemiBold:style=SemiBold,Regular
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Initials.otf: EB Garamond Initials:style=Regular
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/LTYPEB.TTF: Lucida Sans Typewriter:style=Bold,fed,Fett,Negrita,Lihavoitu,Gras,Grassetto,Vet,Halvfet,Fet,Negrito
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Medium.otf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond Medium:style=Medium,Regular
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-SemiBoldItalic.ttf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond SemiBold:style=SemiBold Italic,Italic
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-MediumItalic.otf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond Medium:style=Medium Italic,Italic
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/FZLanTYJW_0.TTF: 方正兰亭圆简体_大,FZLanTingYuanS\-EB\-GB:style=Regular
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Italic.otf: EB Garamond:style=Italic
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-Bold.ttf: EB Garamond:style=Bold
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/HONORSansArabicUI-EB.ttf: HONOR Sans Arabic UI,HONOR Sans Arabic UI EB:style=EB,Regular
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-SemiBoldItalic.otf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond SemiBold:style=SemiBold Italic,Italic
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-ExtraBold.otf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond ExtraBold:style=ExtraBold,Regular
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/ROCKEB.TTF: Rockwell Extra Bold:style=Regular,Normal,obyčejné,Standard,Κανονικά,Normaali,Normál,Normale,Standaard,Normalny,Обычный,Normálne,Navadno,Arrunta
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-ExtraBoldItalic.otf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond ExtraBold:style=ExtraBold Italic,Italic
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-MediumItalic.ttf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond Medium:style=Medium Italic,Italic
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-Medium.ttf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond Medium:style=Medium,Regular
C:/WINDOWS/fonts/EBGaramond-ExtraBold.ttf: EB Garamond,EB Garamond ExtraBold:style=ExtraBold,Regular
C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/ebgaramond/EBGaramond-Regular.otf: EB Garamond:style=Regular
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I’m getting the same error on Ubuntu.

1 Like

This seems to be fixed with the new update for me.

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Could you post the version of Obsidian that fixed now?

I was updated to version 1.11.5, on windows 11, it still not work seemly….

If the Settings interface is not working for you, you can try a CSS snippet to set the fonts manually for the time being. e.g.

body {
    --font-interface-override: 'DejaVu Sans';
    --font-text-override: 'EB Garamond SemiBold';
    --font-monospace-override: 'Fira Code';
}

Oh, I see you’ve already edited the .obsidian\appearance.json file manually. That or typing in the exact font name in the Settings UI and hitting Add is also an option.

@ariehen Thanks to your reply! Yes, but that required users to manualy consult the exact font family name, that is not everyone know how to use some tools like fc-list to get that. If possible, I was really after this function could be fixed :smiley: !