Fonts FAQs

How do I change my store’s font in Shopify?

To update your store’s default fonts via the Shopify theme settings:

Step 1: Go to Shopify Admin > Online Store > Themes and click on the Customize button to enter the theme editor.

Step 2: Click on Theme settings at the bottom left corner of the editor. Next, click on Typography in the settings item list on the right sidebar.

Step 3: Under the Headings and Body sections, you can choose a new font and adjust the font scale as desired.

Step 4: Click “Save” when you are done.

To change the font of a single element on your page, please follow the guide in this article.

How can I check which font is currently used on my site?

There are three common methods to identify the fonts used on your store:

Method #1: Check the current font in use by your theme

Follow the steps in the previous section to check which font you are using in the Shopify theme editor.

Method #2: Inspect Font from the Live Site

Step 1: Open the page you would like to check the font on.

Step 2: Hit the F12 key on your keyboard, or right-click on the page and select “Inspect”.

Click the small cursor icon in the upper right corner of the inspect panel to start inspecting a specific element.

For quick access:

• On MacOS: Press Cmd + Shift  + C
• On Windows: Press Ctrl  + Shift  + C

Then, hover your mouse over the text block you want to check its font. You will see the font name along with the size in the small pop-up window.

To exit the Inspect panel, hit the F12 key again or click the “X” icon on the far upper right corner.

Method #3: Use a Font-Detection Extension

Many free extensions will detect the font for you. If you’re using the Chrome browser, we’d recommend WhatFont and Font Finder.

How do I upload and use a custom font?

If you have a licensed or branded custom font you’d like to use:

Step 1: Prepare the font files (.woff, .woff2, or .ttf formats are preferred).

Step 2: Follow the steps in our Custom Font Guide to upload and apply it to your pages built with GemPages.

How to keep the original fonts of the GemPages template?

Within GemPages v7, you can make the most of a hundred pre-designed templates for vary of page types. 

In such cases, after clicking Select or Use template, the fonts in the selected template will be changed to the default font, which is set in the Global Style.

To keep the original fonts when importing a GemPages template, follow these steps:

• Click Start from scratch instead.
• Once you have located the editor, go to the Library tab from the left sidebar.

• Locate the Templates tab and hover over any template to preview it. Then, click Add to page to add your preferred template to your page.

• In the pop-up window, uncheck the box to keep the fonts within the template.

Result:

The template’s font will be kept when you import the template into the editor.