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Font Not Displaying Correctly in Figma

  • June 17, 2025
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sufiyan

Hello designers and Figma experts,

I’m facing a problem with using Hindi fonts in Figma. I’ve installed proper .ttf/.otf Hindi fonts on my system, and they work fine in other apps like MS Word and Photoshop. However, when I apply the same font in Figma:

  • The text doesn’t update to the selected Hindi font.

  • It often defaults to some basic font or doesn’t reflect the change at all.

🔧 Things I’ve already tried:

  • Restarted Figma and my system.

  • Tried different Hindi fonts.

  • Checked if fonts are installed correctly.

  • Using Figma desktop app (also tried browser version).

❓Has anyone faced the same issue? Is there any workaround or font recommendation that works well with Figma for Devanagari/Hindi?

Thanks in advance 🙏
— Mohammad Sufiyan Subhani

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Gayani_S
Figmate
  • Gayani_S
  • Community Support
  • 2131 replies
  • June 19, 2025

Hey ​@sufiyan, thanks for reaching out and for trying some troubleshooting steps.

I saw that you've also contacted our support team (tickets #1394804 and #1393254). Could you please double-check a few things:

  • Make sure you’ve followed the steps to enable local fonts in Figma. This allows Figma to recognise and use the fonts installed on your system.

  • If you’re seeing a missing fonts warning, try selecting the correct font weight/version from that dialog. Just a heads-up—this will apply to all editors on the file, so anyone with a different version of the font installed might see a similar issue.

  • If you’re on a Mac, open Font Book, find the Hindi fonts, right-click, and choose “Install” or “Validate Font” to ensure they’re active and not restricted.

If the issue still persists after checking these, let me know what OS you're on. I’ll let the support team know that you’ve reached out here, so we’re all aligned.

Appreciate your patience in the meantime!

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