Originally Posted by
Troodi
Here are the old instructions that used to work, use at your own risk:
Change the fonts without an addon/mod; this part overrides all the WoW fonts - including the login screens.
Change the Fonts In WoW
A basic outline of how to change the fonts in WoW.
1. Make a folder called Fonts
2. Put folder in the following directory structure: C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Fonts\
3. Find font(s) you want.
If any truetype font is placed in the Fonts folder, it will set certain parts of the UI to use that font, depending on what it is named.
4. Change font name(s):
Find four different fonts, or create four copies of the font file of your choice, place them in the above folder, and rename them to the following names:
● FRIZQT__.ttf (the main UI font: NPCs names; buffs, etc)
● ARIALN.ttf (the normal number font)
● skurri.ttf (the "huge" number font)
● MORPHEUS.ttf (Mail, Quest Log font)
5. Put those renamed fonts in the Fonts folder
6. Log in. Enjoy.
This above works because it overrides the normal in-game fonts. Though no folder is there by default, the game client uses the directory "World of Warcraft \ Fonts \" as its default Fonts directory, and when its compressed archives are unpacked, it (presumably) places the fonts at this location virtually. So by placing the desired font here instead and naming it to mimic the default fonts, you redirect the client into using them instead of the archived font files.
Note: Fonts in alternative formats may not work. Example: ".TTC" fonts will not work, they need to be converted into ".TTF" fonts for them to be recognized and read by WoW.
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