# Add an external font to the scenegraph

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/add-an-external-font-to-the-scenegraph/157>\
**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Tags:** api-feedback\
**Created:** [September 28, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/add-an-external-font-to-the-scenegraph/157 "2018-09-28T09:32:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aldrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/aldrian/32/59_2.png) [@Aldrian](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Aldrian)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/add-an-external-font-to-the-scenegraph/157/1 "2018-09-28T09:32:45Z")

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Regarding [this issue](http://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/is-it-possible-to-load-an-external-font-to-the-document), for now it is only possible to assign an installed font to an element.

Having the option to load an external font and add it to the document would be useful and would open the way to many integrations.

This could either be done by :

- Loading an external font file, installing it locally and add it to the text settings font selector
- Allowing the plugin to load a `@fontface` style tag to the scenegraph, then apply this font family to a scenegraph element.