Kindle Paperwhite · Customization
Add your own fonts to the Kindle Paperwhite
Copy TrueType or OpenType fonts to a folder on the Paperwhite and pick them from the reading menu. No jailbreak needed.
Kindles have quietly supported user fonts for years, and it works on the current Paperwhite without any jailbreak. The process is the same idea as Kobo — copy files into a “fonts” folder — with two differences: you do not need to rename the files, and you must restart the Kindle afterwards for the new fonts to appear.
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Gather the font files
You need files ending in ".ttf" or ".otf". A family usually comes as four — regular, bold, italic and bold-italic. Copy all four so books that use bold and italic display correctly.
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Connect the Paperwhite to your computer
Use the USB-C cable and choose to connect. The Kindle appears as a drive.
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Open the "fonts" folder on the Kindle
At the top level of the Kindle drive there is a folder called "fonts", next to "documents". If it is missing, create it, spelled exactly that way in lower case.
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Copy your font files into the fonts folder
Drag the .ttf or .otf files in. Sub-folders are fine; the Kindle looks inside them.
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Eject the Kindle and restart it
Eject the drive safely and unplug. Then restart the Kindle from Settings, then Device Options, then Restart. The font list is only rebuilt on a restart, so this step is not optional.
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Select the font while reading
Open a book, tap the top of the screen, and open the font settings (the "Aa" button), then the "Font" tab. Your added fonts appear below Amazon's built-in ones. Note that custom fonts only apply to books in Amazon's formats; they do not change how PDFs look.