[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":162},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-settings":3,"article:\u002Fresources\u002Fguides\u002Fchange-fonts-wow-335a":16},{"id":4,"description":5,"email":6,"extension":7,"footerNote":8,"legalNotice":9,"locale":10,"meta":11,"name":12,"stem":13,"url":14,"__hash__":15},"settings\u002Fsettings.yml","Compare World of Warcraft realms by expansion, region, population and play style.","listings@realmlist.org","yml","An independent realm directory.","Not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.","en",{},"RealmList","settings","https:\u002F\u002Frealmlist.org","QXaYspLUSxnrVumL6oFir6PInhNsRw-yJchxEYSe1AU",{"id":17,"title":18,"author":19,"body":20,"category":139,"description":140,"draft":141,"extension":142,"featured":143,"meta":144,"navigation":143,"path":145,"publishedAt":146,"seo":147,"sitemap":148,"sources":151,"stem":158,"tags":159,"updatedAt":146,"__hash__":161},"articles\u002Fresources\u002Fguides\u002Fchange-fonts-wow-335a.md","Change the Fonts in World of Warcraft 3.3.5a","RealmList Editorial",{"type":21,"value":22,"toc":132},"minimark",[23,32,37,43,54,64,68,74,80,99,102,106,113,116,120,126],[24,25,26,27,31],"p",{},"The 3.3.5a client can load replacement fonts from a ",[28,29,30],"code",{},"Fonts"," directory in the game root. This is a client-side presentation change: it does not alter your account or the realm itself.",[33,34,36],"h2",{"id":35},"before-you-begin","Before you begin",[24,38,39,40,42],{},"Close the game completely and make a backup of the client folder, or at least of any existing ",[28,41,30],{}," directory. Use fonts that you are licensed to use and check that they contain the glyphs required by your language.",[24,44,45,46,49,50,53],{},"Your directory should sit beside ",[28,47,48],{},"Wow.exe",", not inside the ",[28,51,52],{},"Interface"," directory:",[55,56,62],"pre",{"className":57,"code":59,"language":60,"meta":61},[58],"language-text","World of Warcraft\u002F\n├── Fonts\u002F\n├── Interface\u002F\n└── Wow.exe\n","text","",[28,63,59],{"__ignoreMap":61},[33,65,67],{"id":66},"create-the-four-common-font-files","Create the four common font files",[24,69,70,71,73],{},"Choose a TrueType font and make four copies in the new ",[28,72,30],{}," directory. Rename them exactly as follows:",[55,75,78],{"className":76,"code":77,"language":60,"meta":61},[58],"ARIALN.TTF\nFRIZQT__.TTF\nMORPHEUS.TTF\nskurri.ttf\n",[28,79,77],{"__ignoreMap":61},[24,81,82,83,86,87,90,91,94,95,98],{},"The 3.3.5 interface definitions reference these names for different parts of the UI. ",[28,84,85],{},"ARIALN.TTF"," is widely used for compact text and numbers, ",[28,88,89],{},"FRIZQT__.TTF"," for general UI text, ",[28,92,93],{},"MORPHEUS.TTF"," for decorative quest and mail text, and ",[28,96,97],{},"skurri.ttf"," for large combat-style numbers.",[24,100,101],{},"You may use one font for all four slots, but a readable sans-serif face usually works better for chat and small UI text than a decorative display face.",[33,103,105],{"id":104},"launch-and-verify","Launch and verify",[24,107,108,109,112],{},"Start the client again and inspect chat, tooltips, quest text and combat numbers. If only some text changed, first confirm the filename, spelling and extension. Some systems hide file extensions, which can accidentally create names such as ",[28,110,111],{},"ARIALN.TTF.ttf",".",[24,114,115],{},"If letters appear as squares or are missing, the chosen font does not include those glyphs. Replace it with a font that supports your client language.",[33,117,119],{"id":118},"restore-the-defaults","Restore the defaults",[24,121,122,123,125],{},"Close the client and rename or remove the custom ",[28,124,30],{}," directory. The game will fall back to its packaged fonts on the next launch.",[127,128,129],"note",{},[24,130,131],{},"Addons with hard-coded font paths may ignore these replacements. An addon-based global font template can cover more UI objects, but manual files remain the simplest reversible option for a legacy client.",{"title":61,"searchDepth":133,"depth":133,"links":134},2,[135,136,137,138],{"id":35,"depth":133,"text":36},{"id":66,"depth":133,"text":67},{"id":104,"depth":133,"text":105},{"id":118,"depth":133,"text":119},"guides","Replace the legacy client fonts safely, understand the four common font slots, and recover quickly if a font is unreadable.",false,"md",true,{},"\u002Fresources\u002Fguides\u002Fchange-fonts-wow-335a","2026-09-12",{"title":18,"description":140},{"loc":145,"lastmod":146,"changefreq":149,"priority":150},"monthly",0.7,[152,155],{"label":153,"url":154},"WoW 3.3.5 interface Fonts.xml","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fwowgaming\u002F3.3.5-interface-files\u002Fblob\u002Fmain\u002FFonts.xml",{"label":156,"url":157},"Global Font addon template","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fnowar-fonts\u002FAddOn-GlobalFont-Template","resources\u002Fguides\u002Fchange-fonts-wow-335a",[160,30,52],"3.3.5a","GJAHbKrePanP6ZjDkdLhOegICmMMDRfemlInSffu_wg",1789607736320]