Upload and use custom brand fonts

Why upload custom fonts?

Most brands use one or two specific fonts. Uploading them to Screenbird makes those fonts available in every design, so all your screens look consistent and on-brand.

Three font slots

Screenbird supports three brand-font slots, each for a different purpose:

• Heading font - large titles and main headings
• Subheading font - secondary titles and section labels
• Body font - paragraphs, lists, and small text

You can fill all three with the same font, mix two, or use three different fonts. Each slot is optional.

Upload a font

1. Go to Settings > tab Brand Identity in the sidebar.
2. Scroll to the Custom fonts section.
3. Choose a slot (Heading, Subheading, or Body).
4. Click on Upload font.
5. Select your font file. Supported formats: TTF, OTF, WOFF, WOFF2.
6. Optional: upload additional weights or styles (regular, bold, italic, etc.) under the same slot.
7. Click on Save.

The font is now available in the Designer.

What gets read from the font?

Screenbird reads the font's OpenType metadata to detect the font family, weight (300, 400, 700, etc.), and style (regular, italic). Most modern fonts have this metadata correctly set, so your weights and styles appear in the right place automatically.

Use a brand font in a design

1. Open the Designer and select a text element.
2. In the font dropdown, your brand fonts appear at the top under Custom fonts.
3. Pick the slot (Heading, Subheading, or Body) and the weight or style you want.
4. The text updates immediately.

The font is embedded in the design, so screens display the font even on devices that do not have it installed locally.

Supported file formats

• WOFF2 - recommended (smallest file size, fastest to load)
• WOFF - also recommended
• TTF and OTF - supported, larger file size

If you only have a TTF or OTF, Screenbird converts and serves it efficiently. Uploading WOFF2 directly is faster.

Licensing

Make sure you have the right to use the font on digital signage. Many fonts allow it, but some commercial or free-for-personal-use fonts do not. Check the font's licence before uploading.

Remove a font

1. Go to Settings > tab Brand Identity.
2. Find the font in the Custom fonts section.
3. Click on Remove.

Designs that already use this font keep working, but new designs will fall back to a default font for that slot.

Tips

• Stick to two or three fonts - too many fonts look chaotic. Most brands need a heading font and a body font.
• Test on a real screen - fonts can look different on a screen than on your laptop. Push a quick test design to a screen to verify.
• Upload all weights - if your brand uses both regular and bold, upload both. Otherwise the bold version is faked, which can look thin.