# Changing the system font on SculptOS

**URL:** <https://genode.discourse.group/t/changing-the-system-font-on-sculptos/293>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 28, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/changing-the-system-font-on-sculptos/293 "2026-03-28T00:54:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![kspatlas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba9def/32.png) [@kspatlas](https://genode.discourse.group/u/kspatlas)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/changing-the-system-font-on-sculptos/293/1 "2026-03-28T00:54:11Z")

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Is there a way to change the system font to something else via configs in SculptOS? While I know about /config/managed/fonts, I have no idea how I’d add extra fonts there without modifying the fonts\_fs runtime to add it as content.

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**Author:** ![jschlatow](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex006/user_avatar/genode.discourse.group/jschlatow/32/12_2.png) [@jschlatow](https://genode.discourse.group/u/jschlatow)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/changing-the-system-font-on-sculptos/293/2 "2026-03-30T11:51:38Z")

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If I’m not mistaken, replacing the system font face is (currently, i.e. with Sculpt 25.10) not possible without rebuilding the Sculpt image. You could locally modify fonts\_fs similar to the procedure described in [this article](http://genodians.org/jschlatow/2021-05-14-emoji-in-falkon) but this will only change the fonts of components that connect to this component (e.g. system\_shell). The Leitzentrale itself has its own fonts\_fs component (reusing /config/managed/fonts), which is part of the Sculpt image.

Nonetheless, I’m sure the current “resculpting” endeavor undertaken by @nfeske addresses this shortcoming since it will make more parts of Sculpt customizable. Stay tuned for Sculpt 26.04.