How do I install fonts on my Windows PC?

Important!

Make sure you are installing the desktop fonts and not web fonts. Fonts purchased for @font-face embedding cannot be installed as a desktop font. If you purchased both, you may be looking in the wrong folder.
Zipped folders MUST be unzipped. Some Windows operating systems allow you to peek inside a zipped folder. This does not mean it is actually unzipped.

Windows 10

Unzip the folder containing the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
Right click on the font file and select Install.

Search for Fonts in the search box by the start menu.
Click on the Fonts (Control Panel) link to open the Fonts Manager
Drag and Drop or Copy and Paste the unzipped fonts into the Fonts Manager to install.

Windows 8

Unzip the folder containing the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
Right click on the font file and select Install.

Go to search in the start menu.
Search for Fonts in settings.
Click on the Fonts Folder to open the Font folder.
Drag and Drop or Copy and Paste the unzipped fonts files into the Fonts folder to install.

Windows 7

Unzip the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
Right click the font file and select 'Install.'

Windows Vista

Unzip the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
From the 'Start' menu select 'Control Panel.'
Then select 'Appearance and Personalization.'
Then click on 'Fonts.'
Click 'File', and then click 'Install New Font.'
If you don’t see the File menu, press 'ALT'.
Navigate to the folder that contains the fonts you want to install.
Select the fonts you want to install.
Press the 'Install' button to install the fonts.

Windows XP

Unzip the fonts first. Fonts cannot be installed if they are zipped.
From the 'Start' menu select 'Control Panel.'
Select the 'Appearance and Themes' category.
Select 'Fonts' from the 'See Also' panel at the left of the screen.
In the Fonts window, select the 'File menu', and choose 'Install New Font.'
Navigate to the folder that contains the fonts you want to install.
Select the fonts you want to install.
Press the 'OK' button to install the fonts.

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