# Fancy Text wont render custom fonts

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/fancy-text-wont-render-custom-fonts/41141>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** extension\
**Created:** [December 20, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/fancy-text-wont-render-custom-fonts/41141 "2025-12-20T01:35:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AtlasTG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/atlastg/32/25690_2.png) [@AtlasTG](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AtlasTG)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/fancy-text-wont-render-custom-fonts/41141/1 "2025-12-20T01:35:20Z")

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The fancy text extension doesn’t render custom fonts correctly. When I try to make some text, if I’m using a custom font, it just renders as black. And this ONLY happens with custom fonts. This isnt a problem with the generator (I think) because it renders the thumbnail thingy.

Font:  
[https://arcade.makecode.com/\_AFJJwW3vVa7b](https://arcade.makecode.com/_AFJJwW3vVa7b "https://arcade.makecode.com/\_AFJJwW3vVa7b")  
@richard

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/fancy-text-wont-render-custom-fonts/41141/2 "2026-01-05T22:50:07Z")

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@AtlasTG that’s because you made this a two toned-font instead of a single toned font. you need to set the black color using the two toned color block:

 ![arcade-screenshot (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/e/7/e7691df96e8a4e67fde272902f6c62afed2a0937.png)

or, alternatively, open the font in the font editor, click the cogwheel in the top bar to open the font settings, and uncheck the two-tone setting:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/5/3/53fcf6c3e52aaa8e88c5605d676117ed65137d5d.png)

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**Author:** ![AtlasTG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/atlastg/32/25690_2.png) [@AtlasTG](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AtlasTG)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/fancy-text-wont-render-custom-fonts/41141/3 "2026-01-05T23:13:17Z")

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Thanks richard!

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**Author:** ![Eonmorgan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@Eonmorgan](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Eonmorgan)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/fancy-text-wont-render-custom-fonts/41141/4 "2026-04-10T17:17:12Z")

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You can use custom fancy fonts generator website