# \#font

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## [Fontwarning for vertical metrics](https://community.penpot.app/t/fontwarning-for-vertical-metrics/10780)

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**Author:** [@janstieler](https://community.penpot.app/u/janstieler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/fontwarning-for-vertical-metrics/10780 "2026-08-02T02:07:08Z")

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Hi, I installed Penpot on Ubuntu for myself, but every time I upload fonts for a project, I get the following warning: We have detected a potential issue with your fonts relating to vertical metrics on different operat…

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## [Custom fonts: ideal format, support for OpenType features](https://community.penpot.app/t/custom-fonts-ideal-format-support-for-opentype-features/9932)

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**Author:** [@3x5](https://community.penpot.app/u/3x5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/custom-fonts-ideal-format-support-for-opentype-features/9932 "2025-10-03T02:16:09Z")

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Hi, I am running Penpot on my server, and I added a flag in my config to disable Google Fonts. I did this because the options are overwhelming and I already have a smaller set of go-to typefaces, which I plan to add as c…

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## [FontAwesome as a font](https://community.penpot.app/t/fontawesome-as-a-font/8748)

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**Author:** [@rafavital](https://community.penpot.app/u/rafavital)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/fontawesome-as-a-font/8748 "2025-05-19T15:25:49Z")

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Hey there everyone! I’ve been learning more about penpot in order to suggest it as a Figma alternative to be used inside my company. We use a UIKit that relies on FontAwesome5 being used as a font, so that icons can be e…
