{"id":224105,"date":"2021-04-10T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-restore-your-default-fonts-on-a-mac\/"},"modified":"2021-04-10T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T13:00:02","slug":"how-to-restore-your-default-fonts-on-a-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-restore-your-default-fonts-on-a-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Restore Your Default Fonts on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4133705d059\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4133705d059\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-restore-your-default-fonts-on-a-mac\/#What_Does_Restoring_Fonts_Do\" >What Does Restoring Fonts Do?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-restore-your-default-fonts-on-a-mac\/#How_to_Restore_Standard_Fonts_on_a_Mac\" >How to Restore Standard Fonts on a Mac<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Restore Your Default Fonts on a Mac&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_font_book_hero_1.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Mac Big Sur Font Book App Icon on blue background\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself with a Mac where fonts are misbehaving, it\u2019s easy to restore them to their default state using macOS\u2019s built-in Font Book <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>. Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_Restoring_Fonts_Do\"><\/span>What Does Restoring Fonts Do?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since system fonts cannot be uninstalled on a Mac, restoring fonts does not install anything, as you might expect. Instead, it actually uninstalls all the \u201cnonstandard\u201d fonts that you have installed on your system. By \u201cnonstandard,\u201d Apple means any font that didn\u2019t ship with macOS by default.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/font_book_example.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Mac Font Book window in Big Sur.\" width=\"650\" height=\"315\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Once those have been uninstalled by the Font Book app, you\u2019ll find your non-standard fonts located in either <code>\/Library\/Fonts (Removed)<\/code> or <code>~\/Library\/Fonts (Removed)<\/code> . They can be reinstalled from that location later, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Install, Remove, and Manage Fonts on Windows, Mac, and Linux<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Restore_Standard_Fonts_on_a_Mac\"><\/span>How to Restore Standard Fonts on a Mac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to restore your Mac\u2019s fonts to their default state. First, open Font Book, a special utility app that is usually located in <code>~ApplicationsOther<\/code> . If you can\u2019t find it, press Command+Space, type \u201cFont Book,\u201d then hit Return.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spotlight_font_book.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"In Mac Spotlight Search, type &quot;Font Book&quot; and hit Return.\" width=\"650\" height=\"177\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When Font Book opens, click the \u201cFile\u201d menu at the top of the screen and select \u201cRestore Standard Fonts\u201d from the menu that appears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/restore_standard_fonts.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"In the Font Book &quot;File&quot; menu, click &quot;Restore Standard Fonts.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"383\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, you\u2019ll see a warning explaining that nothing will be deleted, but that your nonstandard fonts will be moved to a new folder. Click \u201cProceed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-716285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_font_book_click_proceed.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Proceed.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When the process is complete, press \u201cOK.\u201d Your fonts have been restored to their standard, factory default state. You can find the removed fonts in either <code>\/Library\/Fonts (Removed)<\/code> or <code>~\/Library\/Fonts (Removed)<\/code> . 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