Custom fonts

Add custom fonts to your Drive from Google Fonts or by uploading your own font files (.ttf and .otf formats). Once added, all Drive members can use these fonts in captions, text clips, and layout packs.

Custom fonts are added at the Drive level. If you work across multiple Drives, you'll need to add fonts to each one separately.

Business and Enterprise users can also organize custom fonts in Brand Studio. Learn more about Brand Studio.

Removing custom fonts

Descript does not currently support removing custom fonts from a Drive.

Add a custom font

Search for a Google Font directly in Descript, browse Google's font library in a separate tab, or upload your own font file.

  1. Add a text layer to your composition, then select it in the scene editor.
  2. In the right-hand sidebar, select the Properties panel, click the Font dropdown menu, then click the cloud icon next to the search field to add fonts to Drive.
  3. Choose how to add your font:
    • Search for a Google Font: Type a font name, select it, and click Add to Drive.
    • Browse Google Fonts: Click Browse Google Fonts to view Google’s library in a new tab. When you find a font, return to Descript, search for it by name, and click Add to Drive.
    • Upload a custom font: Click Upload a custom font and select .ttf, .otf, or .woff files from your computer.
Animation showing how to search for and add Google Fonts in Descript

Seeing a "remove failed fonts to continue" error?

This error appears when you add a font that shares a name with one already in your drive.

To work around this issue, rename the font: click into the name field at the top of the Add fonts window and type a new name (for example, rename "Montserrat" to "Montserrat 2").