Using fonts in Remotion

Google Fonts with @remotion/google-fonts

The recommended way to use Google Fonts. It's type-safe and automatically blocks rendering until the font is ready.

Prerequisites

First, the @remotion/google-fonts package needs to be installed. If it is not installed, use the following command:

npx remotion add @remotion/google-fonts # If project uses npm
bunx remotion add @remotion/google-fonts # If project uses bun
yarn remotion add @remotion/google-fonts # If project uses yarn
pnpm exec remotion add @remotion/google-fonts # If project uses pnpm

const { fontFamily } = loadFont();

  return <div style={{ fontFamily }}>Hello World</div>;
};

Preferrably, specify only needed weights and subsets to reduce file size:

const { fontFamily } = loadFont("normal", {
  weights: ["400", "700"],
  subsets: ["latin"],
});

Waiting for font to load

Use waitUntilDone() if you need to know when the font is ready:

const { fontFamily, waitUntilDone } = loadFont();

await waitUntilDone();

Local fonts with @remotion/fonts

For local font files, use the @remotion/fonts package.

Prerequisites

First, install @remotion/fonts:

npx remotion add @remotion/fonts # If project uses npm
bunx remotion add @remotion/fonts # If project uses bun
yarn remotion add @remotion/fonts # If project uses yarn
pnpm exec remotion add @remotion/fonts # If project uses pnpm

Loading a local font

Place your font file in the public/ folder and use loadFont():

await loadFont({
  family: "MyFont",
  url: staticFile("MyFont-Regular.woff2"),
});

  return <div style={{ fontFamily: "MyFont" }}>Hello World</div>;
};

Loading multiple weights

Load each weight separately with the same family name:

await Promise.all([
  loadFont({
    family: "Inter",
    url: staticFile("Inter-Regular.woff2"),
    weight: "400",
  }),
  loadFont({
    family: "Inter",
    url: staticFile("Inter-Bold.woff2"),
    weight: "700",
  }),
]);

Available options

loadFont({
  family: "MyFont", // Required: name to use in CSS
  url: staticFile("font.woff2"), // Required: font file URL
  format: "woff2", // Optional: auto-detected from extension
  weight: "400", // Optional: font weight
  style: "normal", // Optional: normal or italic
  display: "block", // Optional: font-display behavior
});

Using in components

Call loadFont() at the top level of your component or in a separate file that's imported early:

const { fontFamily } = loadFont("normal", {
  weights: ["400", "700"],
  subsets: ["latin"],
});

  return (
    <h1
      style={{
        fontFamily,
        fontSize: 80,
        fontWeight: "bold",
      }}
    >
      {text}
    </h1>
  );
};