Importing Custom fonts into Unity?

If you're like me, you can't figure out why your TextMeshPro object won't accept the fonts you've added and you found this on google and the top answer telling you to read the manual was about as helpful as throwing your laptop out the window.

Here's what I had to do:

1. Put the fonts you want to use into the asset folder (or a fonts folder in your asset folder).

2. Now in the Unity project explorer, right click the font.

3. Click Create > TextMeshPro > Font Asset.

4. Now you will be able to use it as a font with your TextMeshPro text.

Make sure that you're creating the Font Asset by RIGHT CLICKING the existing real font and doing the Create step. Do not create it by right clicking a blank area in the project explorer.

This happens ALL the time on here and paints Unity3D in a very dim light. Genuine question asked, and the first reply is always some sarcastic know-all who doesn't appreciate that neither he nor anybody else knows everything. Even had one recently with a LMGTFY link.

Well I DID Google it, and I ended up here.

Know-alls should bear this in mind in future - preferably before posting.

@Superrodan lol! I so agree, unity community is the only real downside to the engine workflow.

However, as a bit of a side note, I typed add font to unity out of curiousity and it literally came straight to this forum post. Not everyone wants to read through an entire manual just to find the answer to a simple question like adding a font to unity text. Most of the explanations in the manual are written so robotically it is hard to even get an answer out of it. Most post questions on the forum for that reason not expecting a jerk response like "look it up or read the manual moron!!!" etc. If it bothers you that bad why even waste time and effort replying?? It is only going to drive new potential customers for unity away and give the helpful and polite users (they do exist in this community I promise!) a really bad reputation. Think about how your answers are going to impact the community as a whole guys, and don't just jump into "I know everything there is to know but I refuse to answer because you should have to earn my knowledge because I am holier then thou!" replies.

On the upside to this, and for future unity beginners who are just looking for the simple solution to this question;

To create a custom font select ‘Create->custom font’ from the project window. This will add a custom font asset to your project library.

To add a pre-existing font (created in photoshop or downloaded) simply import it as an asset in the project asset library and it will be ready to select in the font selection source.

For any additional font questions you can go here for more detailed (and robotic) info: http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-Font.html

People that can't be bothered to read the instructions: How do you not understand that when coming to the forum and being upset that someone points you to the manual/wiki/documentation YOU ARE LITERALLY ASKING PEOPLE TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO YOU? Let that sink in. One more time: YOU ARE ASKING STRANGERS TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO LAZY OR STUPID TO MAKE SENSE OF IT YOURSELF ( @AlphaRed_Studios, I'm looking at you and your "reading is hard" attitude).

This is why knowledgeable people can be abrupt on the forums; they've done the work to understand. They've read the manual. They've figured it out, at least somewhat. When you get mad that they point you to the manual, you are saying that you don't care about other people's time and effort that it takes to find and post the info you think you are owed, that your time and problems are more important, and that you can't be bothered to read and figure it out yourself.

Now, I understand that it's slightly embarrassing to have the whole world shown that you can't figure things out on your own and must have information spoon-fed to you (and NO - POSTING TO A FORUM TO ASK A QUESTION THAT IS CLEARLY SPELLED OUT IN EASY TO USE DOCUMENTATION IS NOT FIGURING OUT THINGS ON YOUR OWN), but to follow it up with crying about how hurt your feelings are that someone told you to READ A PARAGRAPH IN THE MANUAL instead of going through the effort, AGAIN, of posting info THAT IS ALREADY POSTED is laughable.

@AlphaRed_Studios Are you for real? No one needs to read an "entire manual" to figure out how to import a font unless they are a moron that can't use search. Robotic? How could "To add a font to your project you need to place the font file in your Assets folder. Unity will then automatically import it." to make it any less robotic or simple? Maybe a :-) or a lolcat pic? Seriously, whining that reading is hard and that someone didn't kiss your hand while reading to you the instructions THAT SHOULD BE THE FIRST PLACE YOU LOOK is beyond pathetic. You really need to grow up and figure out that NO ONE OWES YOU ANYTHING.

@antk @MadMenyo @knuckles209cp @Galactic_Muffin So, yes - this page is found through a Google search. And it tells you, right away, not only that your answer is in the manual but WHERE IN THAT MANUAL TO LOOK. So what's the problem again? When @Galactic_Muffin says "this post wouldn't exist for people like me who are using search to solve their questions." you are stunningly oblivious to the fact that IT IS ALREADY POSTED IN THE MANUAL THAT IS EASILY SEARCHABLE AND WELL DESIGNED. Let me repeat that: IT'S ALREADY POSTED AND HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO YOU FROM THE MOMENT YOU STARTED USING UNITY. You just have to do what you've already done, but IN A PLACE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR IT and then not complain about it.