Linux distributions are flexible, so they usually look in a few specific spots for font files. /usr/share/fonts User-specific: ~/.local/share/fonts or ~/.fonts
After adding fonts to these folders, you often need to run the command fc-cache -f -v in the terminal to update the system's font cache. Why Can't I Find the Folder? where is the font folder
(all users) C:\Windows\Fonts This is the default folder. Any font placed here is available to every user account on the computer. Linux distributions are flexible, so they usually look
Windows has two main font folders:
~/Library/Fonts (the tilde ~ represents your home folder) This is the most common place to install fonts for your own use. Linux distributions are flexible
Unlike standard folders, this directory has a special preview interface. You can see what fonts look like before opening them.