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Java

Posted by José Eduardo Eguiguren
José Eduardo Eguiguren
17,555 Points

Java FX Application not loading Font

I was trying to load a downloaded font in my Java FX application but it wasn't working. So I tried to see if it was being loaded. I did this:

Font font = Font.loadFont(getClass().getResource("/fonts/Montserrat-Regular.ttf").toExternalForm(), 10);
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("/fxml/home.fxml"));
System.out.println(font);

and it printed null.

Im applying the font to everything in my CSS but it doesn't get applied.

* {
    -fx-font-family: 'Montserrat';
    -fx-alignment: center;
    -fx-text-fill: #fff;
}

Am I missing something?

Anuraag Mishra
Anuraag Mishra
Courses Plus Student 4,286 Points

Faced Same Problem, This course was going Flawlessly till now, BraainStormed, then remembered i faced the similar problem while doing some CSS work while back.

SOLUTION: just put Family name in single inverted comma like 'Arial' or 'Papyrus' or 'Comin Sans MS'.

Papyrus may not work in windows as it does not come pre-installed on windows.