My local fonts are not working anymore (suddenly)

Hey ​@ricklift3, thanks for reaching out! 

Thanks for listing out everything you’ve tried already, it is super helpful. Here are a few more things worth checking on your end:

Validate your fonts in Font Book (Figma is sensitive to corrupted or outdated font files, so it's worth running a quick check.)

1. Open Font Book (Applications or Spotlight search)
2. Search for the font giving you trouble
3. Select the font family, then go to File > Validate Selection
4. If any warnings or failures come up, delete the font family and reinstall from a clean, original source

Check for duplicate fonts (Conflicting versions of the same font can also cause Figma to fail to read them.)

1. In Font Book, search for your font family
2. Look for any entries flagged with a yellow warning triangle
3. Right-click the duplicates and select Resolve Duplicates

Reset FigmaAgent (After resolving any font issues above, it's also worth resetting the background process Figma uses to read local fonts.)

1. Open Activity Monitor (Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor)
2. Search for FigmaAgent in the CPU tab
3. If it's listed, select it and click Force Quit (X)
4. Relaunch the Figma desktop app (FigmaAgent will restart automatically)

Give those a try and let me know how it goes! If things are still not working after all of that, I'd love to get this escalated to our support team, so they can dig deeper with you.

I’m facing the same problem.
I already install my used font on my Mac (3 times, and already make sure to check Validate Selection of the fonts and already did restart a Figma app).

Hey ​@Chaerul Sutami, thanks for chiming in here! 

Since you've already worked through the font validation steps a few times without luck, we want to make sure you get the right level of support on this. We've gone ahead and opened a support ticket (#1951622) for you, someone from our team will be in touch shortly.

We'll keep this thread open in case there are any updates to share. 

This sounds like a problem with Figma's font service rather than the fonts themselves. Since the browser version doesn't show any local fonts and the desktop app shows them but won't apply them, I'd start by checking whether the Figma Font Helper is installed and running correctly. Reinstalling or updating it often resolves issues where fonts are detected but treated as missing.

You may also want to:

• Restart Figma and your computer

• Clear the Figma cache

• Reinstall the affected fonts

• Verify that the fonts are properly installed for all users (not just your account)

• Check for duplicate font files or conflicting font managers

If the issue affects all local fonts, it's unlikely to be a problem with individual font files. Testing with a newly installed font can help confirm whether the font service is communicating properly with Figma. Troubleshooting font behavior like this can be frustrating, especially when everything appears correct in the font list—similar to how a schriftengenerator may recognize a font name but fail to render it properly if the font isn't being loaded correctly behind the scenes.

Hi Gayani, after restarting my laptop, the font now is show up in my Figma Desktop. Usually, I don’t need to restart my device, just with restart the app.

Hey ​@Chaerul Sutami, really glad to hear that sorted it out!

A full restart can sometimes do what an app relaunch can't, it clears out any background processes (like FigmaAgent) that might have got stuck. Hopefully it stays stable from here, but if the issue comes back, feel free to follow up on our support ticket and the team can dig deeper with you.

Thanks for updating us! 

Hi everyone,

I'm facing the exact same issue. My local fonts are showing as missing in Figma, and even after selecting the correct font, the same error keeps appearing.

I've already tried all the suggested steps:

• Validated the font in Font Book (no errors found)
• Checked for and resolved duplicate fonts
• Restarted FigmaAgent through Activity Monitor
• Restarted my entire laptop (not just the app)

Unfortunately, none of these have fixed the issue for me. The fonts are still being marked as missing. Could someone from the support team take a look at this, or open a support ticket for me as well?

Thanks in advance!

Hi ​@faizanalihomee , Celine from Figma here, stepping in for ​@Gayani_S . Thanks for sharing all the troubleshooting steps you've already tried!

Since you've already validated the fonts, checked for duplicates, restarted the Figma Font Installer, and restarted your Mac --  I've gone ahead and created a support ticket on your behalf so our team can investigate this further.

Please keep an eye on your inbox, and when you receive the support email, reply with any additional details that may help, such as the affected font names, whether the issue occurs in both the Desktop App and browser,  a link where the issue occurs, and any screenshots of the missing font message. For reference, your case number is 1999690 sent via your inbox fxxxxe@gxxxl.com. Thanks for your patience!

Update: The support agent has replied to you. Sharing here in case you haven’t seen yet.
Our team have recently released a fix for the Figma Desktop app that should correct this issue for you.
Please try uninstalling the Figma app and then reinstalling the latest version and let the team knows directly via your support case if this fixes this issue for you. Thank you!