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How to Upload Fonts to Cricut Design Space: Stepwise Guide

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Trent Stark

What’s up, crafters? I am sure you are thinking of something creative, am I right? Well, making crafts is nothing new to you, but there are multiple ways to upgrade yourself. Are you thinking about uploading a new font to your Design Space? Sure, you can do that and create your own font. The best part is that this process is going to be easy for you. So, follow me to learn how to upload fonts to Cricut software.

You don’t need to spend hours finding the right font in Cricut Design Space — rather, you can find it somewhere else, which is what I’m going to tell you about. Adding fonts to the Cricut app is an extremely easy process. So, let’s get started with that.

How to Find a Perfect Font to Upload?

Options for perfect fonts are never-ending. There are many places to find Cricut fonts, and some of my favorite ones are fonts.google.com and Creative Fabrica. On these websites, you will surely find some cool fonts. Apart from them, there are also some sources like

Creative Market and dafont.com are where you can get some high-quality fonts completely free.

Isn’t it great? However, not all fonts will be free on them, and to get some specific fonts, you may need to pay some money. So, if your purpose is to sell items you make, you can go for the paid fonts that often have a commercial use license.

How to Download a New Font to Cricut Design Space?

If you have finally selected your perfect font and you are all set to download it, go ahead with my simplest steps here.

  1. Download your font from a site and check where it gets downloaded to your folder.
  2. Then, unzip your font folder and then double-click on that file. Usually, you will get the font files in .ttf or .otf type. But, I will .otf file.
  3. Now, continue with all the on-screen prompts on your desktop to get the font file.
  4. When your font is installed, launch your the Cricut software.
  5. After that, you need to create a new project.
  6. Next, add the new text layer and choose the text box to add the text to Design Space.

That’s how you will add the font easily to your Design Space canvas. When you download fonts, your guesswork will become zero as you will know which font to use.

How to Upload Fonts to Cricut on a Windows PC?

Are you a Windows user? Perfect. Most of my work is PC-based, so I can tell you well how to upload fonts correctly to your Design Space. Look at the steps below.

  1. In the first step, download your font file, move it to your Downloads folder, and get the downloaded file.
  2. Then, right-click on the file if it’s compressed and choose Extract to get the files.
  3. Now, your font will be added to your PC and the software.

You have understood the download procedure. You can move it to the Cricut Design app canvas by using the steps I have shared at the start.

How to Upload Fonts to Cricut on Your Mac Computer?

Well, if you are a Mac user, I have different steps for you. I don’t use Mac often, but for all of you, I tried adding a font to my friend’s Macbook. So, the steps are easy; let’s check them below.

  1. Similarly, download a font file to your Mac.
  2. After that, unzip your file if it is compressed in the .zip format.
  3. Double-click on the font in your Finder window and let the font install.

You will get your fonts in just three simple steps. Now, you can do anything with your fonts and make great projects.

How to Upload Fonts to Cricut on Smartphones (Android/iPhone)?

If you prefer a mobile phone to use Cricut Design Space, don’t worry. You can also get the latest fonts on your device. Follow my steps below.

For Android

  1. First of all, install an app to manage fonts. I prefer iFont.
  2. Then, download your font and navigate to it under the Downloads folder.
  3. Now, if your file is compressed into .zip format, get the file.
  4. Launch your iFont app and then head to the My Font option.
  5. Next, open that option to see the preview of your font and then install it on your device.
  6. At last, hit the Set option to finish the installation.

These are the final steps for adding fonts to Cricut on an Android smartphone. Now, create your favorite designs with your unique fonts.

For iPhone

iPhone users don’t need to worry; I have a separate section for them. You will also need to install an app to manage fonts. iFont is a perfect app for you, too. Let’s look at the steps.

  1. First of all, install the iFont app to manage your fonts.
  2. Then, download your font and unzip it from the Downloads folder.
  3. Now, launch your iFont and choose the Font Finder.
  4. After that, choose the Open Files window and search for your font file to install.
  5. Next, choose the Installer tab and hit the Install button with the font to allow the installation.
  6. Then, hit the Continue button and then click the Allow option.
  7. Next, launch your Settings app and close the iFont app.
  8. Now, click on the Profile Downloaded option.
  9. Finally, you will get the option to Install your favorite font.

Finally, the font is installed on our iPhone, and you are all set to use it. Now, you have learned the uploading process on almost all the devices.

Conclusion

If you are thinking about how to upload fonts to Cricut Design Space, this blog can be helpful to you. Fonts are so creative and can add spark to your lovely projects. Also, if you are someone who likes to sell your creative items, the addition of a great font will level up your projects and will make you grow as a crafter. I have shared all my favorite sources with you, like dafont.com and Creative Fabrica; if you have better sources than mine, go for it.


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