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Deependu_Ajish
Deependu_Ajish
Oct 10, 2021 6:25 AM UTC

Improve font search and add filter

Figma’s almost entirely replaced my set of tools and it’s a lifesaver! Still a few features I miss out from Photoshop which I think can be implemented to Figma.

Font Filter:
So, I used to use illustrator for this and obviously that’s what it’s meant for. But now that I’ve switched to Figma almost entirely, I see myself going back to Illustrator for just this feature. So when I’m selecting fonts, there are no previews. There is also no way to filter them by sans serif, serif, etc. I’d love to see something along these lines implemented!

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    Anonymous
    Nov 9, 2021 6:26 AM UTC

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    Ira4
    Ira4
    Jan 12, 2022 1:11 AM UTC

    Add filter to text block, so you could quickly sort & search fonts by style: serif, sans-serif, handwritten, and so on.

    djv
    Figmate
    djv
    Community Support
    Apr 18, 2023 4:50 PM UTC

    A post was merged into an existing topic: Fonts Displayed in Their Own Font (font previews in the list)

    Yitzchok_Sabel
    Yitzchok_Sabel
    Apr 24, 2023 5:38 PM UTC

    And Fuzzy search would be absolutely awesome.
    It would also solve this HUGE issue for FontAwesome users because we’ll be able just to type 6!

    bethanyrbs
    bethanyrbs
    Apr 29, 2023 12:26 AM UTC

    i complain about this so often, especially with how many fonts there are. currently you can find plugins that help do it for now but hopefully they implement it one day

    Rick12
    Rick12
    Jul 23, 2023 10:50 AM UTC

    When trying to select a font I often find myself wishing there was an option to filter by type. When you’ve got a library of thousands of fonts it can be very tricky to test how something is going to look in a range of styles.

    The font selector could incorporate a filter icon in the top right, which when ticked lets you select from (as an example):

    1. Serif
    2. Sans-Serif
    3. Script
    4. Display
    5. Handwritten
    6. Monospaced
    7. Display Serif
    8. Display Sans-Serif
    9. Blackletter
    10. Slab Serif

    I appreciate not all of these may be possible as I’m not aware of how easy it is to access the metadata info on the fly like that.

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