How to add fonts to Adobe Photoshop.

Photoshop uses fonts that users have activated on their computers. For example, one user creates a document that uses the font Futura. They then share it with a friend whose computer does not have that font. The font won’t render properly until it’s installed on the second device.

Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions include access to hundreds of fonts and font foundries/font families.

Web-safe fonts are those that have been installed by default on the largest number of systems.

Adobe Fonts gives users thousands of fonts as part of the Creative Cloud subscription. These fonts are licensed for personal and commercial use. Full details on font licensing are available in the Terms of Use.

Some exclusions apply — when using fonts in mobile or desktop applications, for example. The user must purchase the correct license from the foundry or an authorized reseller in these cases.

It’s never been easier to add fonts to Photoshop. Creative Cloud subscriptions provide access to Adobe Fonts, your home for more than 20,000 fonts that are licensed and ready for personal and commercial use.

All fonts in active use are available in the My Adobe Fonts section of your user profile. Active fonts describe those activated through Creative Cloud. You can go to the Active Fonts tab to manage your current and previously installed fonts. We recommend removing fonts no longer in use in order to optimize performance and shorten font menus.

You have a few options when deactivating fonts. You can use the Deactivate switch next to a font-family name to remove that entire family, or you can use the switch next to individual font styles to remove a single font. Finally, the Bulk Deactivate tool allows you to deactivate larger groups of fonts.

Note that we keep track of fonts already used under the Previously Active tab. That way, you can find them if needed in the future.

The most common Photoshop fonts are Arial, Calibri, Verdana, Times New Roman, and Georgia. They're all considered “web-safe” fonts because they're widely available on almost all computers and devices. They’re easy to read, which makes them a popular choice for both web design, document, and graphic design projects.

Other commonly used Photoshop fonts include Helvetica, Tahoma, and Trebuchet MS. Note that the use of specific fonts can vary depending on their purpose and the design project’s target audience.