how do i print a list of my fonts

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how do i print a list of my fonts

Angi Bennett 0

is there a way to print a list of the Fonts i have?

Les Ferch 10,376 Volunteer Moderator

Copy and paste the following into Notepad and save as List-Fonts.html and then double-click it to open it in your browser. It will show a Generate Font List button. Click that button and then allow it to access your system fonts. A list will be generated. To print that list, right-click the page and select Print.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Windows 11 Font Catalog</title>
    <style>
        body { font-family: "Segoe UI", -apple-system, sans-serif; margin: 40px; color: #222; }
        h2 { font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 5px; }
        p { color: #666; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 14px; }
        button { background: #0078d4; color: white; border: none; padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer; }
        button:hover { background: #005a9e; }
        table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px; display: none; }
        th, td { border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 12px 16px; text-align: left; }
        th { background-color: #f3f2f1; font-weight: 600; }
        .font-name { width: 30%; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; color: #333; }
        .sample { font-size: 18px; }
        @media print {
            button, p { display: none; }
            table { display: table !important; }
            body { margin: 0; }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>

    <h2>Windows 11 Font Catalog</h2>
    <p>Click the button below to allow your browser to build a clean, duplicate-free table of your installed font families.</p>
    <button id="btn-load">Generate Font List</button>

    <table id="font-table">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>Font Family Name</th>
                <th>Sample Text (Regular Face)</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody id="font-rows"></tbody>
    </table>

    <script>
        document.getElementById('btn-load').addEventListener('click', async () => {
            if (!window.queryLocalFonts) {
                alert("Your browser doesn't support local font querying. Please open this file using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome.");
                return;
            }
            try {
                // Request the official local system font array
                const availableFonts = await window.queryLocalFonts();
                
                // Extract only unique family names to automatically collapse variants
                const uniqueFamilies = [...new Set(availableFonts.map(f => f.family))].sort();
                
                const tbody = document.getElementById('font-rows');
                tbody.innerHTML = '';
                
                uniqueFamilies.forEach(family => {
                    const tr = document.createElement('tr');
                    
                    const tdName = document.createElement('td');
                    tdName.className = 'font-name';
                    tdName.textContent = family;
                    
                    const tdSample = document.createElement('td');
                    tdSample.className = 'sample';
                    // Inline styles are safely bound with clean string arrays
                    tdSample.style.fontFamily = `"${family}", serif`;
                    tdSample.textContent = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 1234567890';
                    
                    tr.appendChild(tdName);
                    tr.appendChild(tdSample);
                    tbody.appendChild(tr);
                });
                
                document.getElementById('font-table').style.display = 'table';
                document.getElementById('btn-load').style.display = 'none';
            } catch (err) {
                alert("Permission denied or error fetching fonts: " + err.message);
            }
        });
    </script>
</body>
</html>

1 answer

Your answer

Answer 1

Create a printable text file of your Windows 11 fonts by reading the system-wide and per-user font lists with PowerShell.

Export and print the font list

Right-click Start, select Terminal or Windows PowerShell. Administrator access is not required.
Paste this script and press Enter:

$paths = @(
  'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts',
  'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts'
)

$fonts = foreach ($path in $paths) {
  (Get-ItemProperty $path -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).PSObject.Properties |
    Where-Object Name -notmatch '^PS' |
    Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
}

$fonts | Sort-Object -Unique |
  Out-File "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Installed-Fonts.txt"

Open Installed-Fonts.txt from your desktop.
In Notepad, select File > Print, choose your printer, and select Print.

The script only reads the font registry entries and creates a text file; it does not change or remove fonts. Windows documents the system font registry location as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts.^1^

View the fonts without printing

Open Start > Settings > Personalization > Fonts. Installed fonts appear under Available fonts, where they can be searched and previewed.^2^

Alternatively, press Windows key + R, enter:

control fonts

Then press Enter. This opens the classic Fonts folder.^3^

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