

Need help with Design Space and using your Cricut? Check out the Ultimate Guide to Your Cricut – It’s full of cheat sheets that will help you get your projects done quickly. NOTE: If you have design space open when you install a new font you will have to close it and re-open it to see your new font. Your new font will now show up under system fonts in design space. Now that we’ve found the file we want, simply right click on it and then click install. Not all systems will let you install Open Type and not all Systems will let you install true type. There are also two versions that you could see, one is called Open Type Font and the other is True Type Font. I don’t find it necessary to install all of the variations, the original can be changed in your design software.

This one came with the original plus italics and bold. Once the files are extracted you will see all of the variations of the font in the folder. Fonts come in a zip file so the first thing you will need to do is click extract files if it doesn’t happen automatically. I find most of my fonts on, or .Ī note on fonts….if you are going to sell your creations, make sure the font comes with a commercial license.Īfter you download a font you want to use, find the file on your computer (it usually goes to downloads) and open it. And you can also filter the fonts if you are looking for a writing or multilayer font. There is a search option if you know the name of the font you want. You can also choose to see only your fonts by clicking on system or see only Cricuts fonts by clicking on Cricut. When you click on fonts another box appears showing you all available fonts. It’s usually easier to type out your text first and then make the changes you want. I will be covering all of these in this tutorial. You can also adjust your letter spacing and line spacing.

On the top toolbar you can choose your font, the style, and the size.

Your text box will appear and you can begin typing. To get started with text simply click the text icon on the left toolbar.
