Missing fonts
Understand why fonts go missing and how to replace them in a Lovision project.
Why fonts go missing
A font is reported as missing when a text layer references a font family or weight that is not available. Common causes:
- The font is installed on one team member's machine but not others.
- The font was removed or uninstalled after the project was created.
- A commercial font was used that not all collaborators have licensed.
What happens when a font is missing
- Lovision displays a missing font notice on the affected text layers.
- The text falls back to a substitute font for rendering, which may look different from the original.
- Layout, line breaks, and sizing may change compared to the original font.
Replacing a missing font
- Open the missing font notice in the project banner or the Layers panel.
- Select the affected layers (Lovision may auto-select them for you).
- In the right inspector, open the Typography section.
- Click the Font family field — the missing font name is shown.
- Type a replacement font name and select it from the dropdown.
- Review all affected text layers after replacement — check line breaks, column widths, and text overflow.
Preventing missing fonts
- Use web-safe fonts or Google Fonts (free and widely available) for shared projects.
- Document the fonts used in a project so all collaborators can install them before opening the file.
- Use font tokens to centralize font choices and make replacement decisions easier to apply consistently.
Tips
- After replacing a font, compare before and after screenshots to catch any layout shifts.
- If a font appears to load but still shows as missing, try refreshing the page — the font may have failed to load from the server.