Uploading a custom font scheme

Similar to color palettes, font schemes are XML files that define which fonts to use for displaying various texts in the web interface. Unlike color palettes, however, Microsoft has not released any tools to simplify the font scheme creation process. Font schemes are stored in the same location as that of color palettes in the /_catalogs/theme/15 folder. SharePoint 2013 ships with eight font schemes with SharePointPersonality.spfont as the default.

When creating a new font scheme it is simplest to start with an existing one. If we download the SharePointPersonality.spfont font scheme file, we can use that as the basis for creating our own font scheme in any text editor.

There are three properties to define for our ...

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