How can I change the font on my Wordpress site?

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I have been looking at different Google fonts and some of them I really like. But I don’t know how to install or get these fonts on my wordpress website so I can change them. Is there a way to do this? I am a new wordpress user and any help will be appreciated.

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This is a great video explaining how you can use Google Fonts on Wordpress More
Published: 10 years, 8 month(s) ago by Joeisme | permalink
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Its a little long but nicely walks you through the whole process and shows you many different ways to use Google web fonts on your Wordpress site.

For further reading: http://wpapprentice.com/blog/how-to-change-fonts-in-wordpress/ ^[1]

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Try these 7 Wordpress plugins - they all work More
Published: 10 years, 8 month(s) ago by Reese | permalink
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The link I am sharing has listed 7 plugins that you can use to change the font on your wordpress blog but some of them are paid. So if you can afford it, you can get access to thousands of premium fonts as well.

For further reading: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/12/7-wordpress-plugins-for-font-replacement/ ^[2]

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Using theme options load Google fonts More
Published: 10 years, 8 month(s) ago by Jiya Verma | permalink
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Devin wrote a nice article over loading Google fonts from theme options itself.

For further reading: http://wptheming.com/2012/06/loading-google-fonts-from-theme-options/ ^[3]

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Use the Fontific Plugin linked here More
Published: 10 years, 8 month(s) ago by Debbie | permalink
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This plugin will help you change the font type, style, size, color and spacing etc. It is a little outdated but give it a shot to see whether it works for you or not.

For further reading: http://wordpress.org/plugins/fontific/ ^[4]

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Use the WP Google Fonts Plugin More
Published: 10 years, 8 month(s) ago by Taylor | permalink
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The WP Google Fonts plugin lets you add Google fonts to your existing theme. Its free, just install it and follow the directions. I am linking you to the main page for the plugin.

For further reading: http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-google-fonts/ ^[5]

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Open the Appearance Editor and Edit CSS file to Change the Text Size & Fonts More
Published: 10 years, 8 month(s) ago by Hasan Shirazi | permalink
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1. Open the Appearance Editor and go to the CSS file
2. Change the Text Size and Font

Here is the link on Web Safe Fonts
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_websafe_fonts.asp

Actually Brandon wrote a complete guide on it along with a video and PDF version to download you can refer to that also by clikcing on the link below.

For further reading: http://www.mywpexpert.com/wordpress-text-size-font/ ^[6]

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Look for Custom fonts option in your theme More
Published: 10 years, 8 month(s) ago by Riley | permalink
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Most themes have a custom fonts option you can use to upload any font files you have on your computer. This way you can change the default ones.

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References & Citations

1. http://wpapprentice.com/blog/how-to-change-fonts-in-wordpress/

2. http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/12/7-wordpress-plugins-for-font-replacement/

3. http://wptheming.com/2012/06/loading-google-fonts-from-theme-options/

4. http://wordpress.org/plugins/fontific/

5. http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-google-fonts/

6. http://www.mywpexpert.com/wordpress-text-size-font/