Using custom & Google fonts (Font Manager)

This article shows you how to open the Font Manager, browse and apply Google Fonts, upload your own brand fonts, and understand the rules around deleting fonts that are already in use.

Open the Font Manager

The Font Manager is available on any text layer.

1. Select a text layer on the canvas or in the layer panel.
2. In the properties panel on the right, find the Font field — it shows the currently applied font name.
3. Click the font name button. The Font Manager dialog opens.

Using Google Fonts

The Google Fonts tab is shown by default. It lists hundreds of free typefaces, each previewed in its own letterforms so you can scan options at a glance.

1. Type in the Search fonts… box to filter by name.
2. Optionally click a category pill — Sans Serif, Serif, Display, Handwriting, or Monospace — to narrow the list.
3. If the list is long, click Show more at the bottom to load additional results.
4. Click a font name to apply it to the selected text layer. The dialog closes and the canvas updates immediately.

Google Fonts are loaded on demand and work identically in the editor and in the final render — no extra setup required.

Uploading a custom font

Use the My Fonts tab to manage fonts you've uploaded for your organization — brand typefaces, licensed fonts, or custom cuts that aren't on Google Fonts.

1. In the Font Manager, click My Fonts.
2. To upload, either drag a font file onto the Upload or drop font (.otf, .ttf, .woff2) area, or click that area to choose a file from your computer.
3. Supported formats are .otf, .ttf, and .woff2. Any other file type is rejected immediately.
4. Once the upload finishes, the font appears in the list. Click its name to apply it.

Uploaded fonts are shared across your organization — everyone on your team can apply them in their templates.

Searching your uploaded fonts

If your organization has many custom fonts, use the Search your fonts… box at the top of the My Fonts tab. The list filters live as you type, matching on both the font family name and the original file name.

Deleting a custom font

To remove an uploaded font from your organization:

1. Open the My Fonts tab.
2. Click the trash icon to the right of the font you want to remove.
3. A confirmation appears in line — click Delete to confirm, or Cancel to keep the font.

Can't delete a font that's in use

If a template still uses the font, Templified warns you: "This font is in use. Delete anyway?" You'll see a Delete anyway button alongside Cancel. Choosing Delete anyway removes the font file; any text layer that referenced it will fall back to the editor's default typeface on next load. To avoid unexpected appearance changes, reassign affected text layers to a different font before deleting.

Troubleshooting: my font renders as plain text

If a custom font looks correct in the editor but renders as a plain sans-serif in the finished image, there are two common causes:

• Non-standard weight or width metadata. Some font files carry internal width or weight codes that differ from what the name implies. Templified normalizes these automatically, but if you still see a fallback, try re-exporting the font from your type tool with standard metadata, then re-upload.
• Internal name collision. If you upload an edited version of a font that shares its internal family name with the original, the renderer may load the wrong face. Rename the font family in your type editor before uploading the variant.

Google Fonts render correctly by default — if a Google Font falls back, check that the font name in the text layer exactly matches a valid family name in Google Fonts (capitalization matters).

Related articles

• Text layers: fonts, size, color, and alignment
• Editor basics: canvas, layers, and the layer panel
• My font renders as plain text