Affinity Fonts Missing or Not Showing

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Check Font Manager

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   1. Open the Font Manager panel or dialog and look at the status of each font
   2. Replace missing fonts or install the originals
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Install system-wide and restart

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   1. Install the font for all users via Font Book or Windows Fonts
   2. Quit and reopen Affinity
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Try without the font manager

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   1. Deactivate fonts in FontBase or similar, install directly and retest
   2. Reports are mixed: some say FontBase works, some say it does not
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Check the style list

   1. Affinity does not show synthesised bold or italic, so a missing weight may not exist in the font family
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Text shows the wrong font, fonts vanish from the list, or a document opens with missing-font warnings.

Why it happens

• Font not installed on this computer
• Font installed for one user only or still caching
• Font manager (such as FontBase) activations not seen by Affinity
• Faux bold or italic styles are intentionally not shown
• macOS font listing changes (Ventura reports)

This guide also covers

• affinity missing fonts
• affinity fonts not showing
• affinity designer font not installed

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