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title: How To - Find the Best Fonts for a Keyman Keyboard
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---
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Many Keyman keyboards type out letters that need special fonts. Without
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the right font, these letters may turn into square boxes or become
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unreadable. You can find the best fonts for your Keyman keyboard by
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using the Font Helper tool in the Keyman Toolbox. Here's how:
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1. Open the Font Helper tool, from the Keyman menu in the Windows
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taskbar.
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2. Turn on a Keyman keyboard. You can turn on a Keyman keyboard from
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the Keyman menu, the Keyman Toolbox, or with a keyboard hotkey.
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You will now see a list of all the fonts on your computer which have
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some support for your active Keyman keyboard. You will also see a
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percentage beside each font. The percentage represents the number of
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letters in your keyboard which the font supports. A font does not have
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to be 100% to work well for your keyboard, but higher percentages are
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better. You will also see a chart in the Font Helper, showing exactly
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which letters and symbols from your keyboard are supported by each font.
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**Note:** The Font Helper tool is designed to tell you which fonts support the
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letters and characters in your language. It is not intended to show you
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which fonts will look the nicest for your language or text. You can use
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the Font Helper tool to see how different fonts display the individuals
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letters and characters in your language. You should test the fonts in
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your text to see which fonts look the best for your entire text.
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## Related Topics
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- [How To - Fix Font Issues](../troubleshooting/font)
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- [How To - Download and Install a Keyman Keyboard](download-and-install-keyboard)
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- [Keyman Toolbox - Font Helper](../basic/toolbox/font-helper)
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- [Keyman Configuration - Hotkeys Tab](../basic/config/hotkeys)
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- [Keyboard Task - Turn on a Keyboard](../basic/select-keyboard)
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