Windows CE uses a default set of fonts that exist in ROM. You can replace these fonts by modifying the Windows CE registry. The replacement font must exist in the Windows directory on the target device.
The following table shows the locations of the fonts that you can replace through the Windows CE registry.
| Font Location | Registry Key |
| System | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\SysFnt |
| Menu bar | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\Menu\BarFnt |
| Pop-up menu | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\Menu\PopFnt |
| Out of Memory window | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\OOMFnt |
To change a font, modify the following values under each registry key:
"Nm"=font-name
"Ht"=DWORD:height
"It"=DWORD:italics-flag
"Wt"=DWORD:weight
"CS"=DWORD:character-set
The following table describes each of these variables.
| Variable | Description |
| font-name | Font name, not including the extension. For example, to load the Arial font, Arial.ttf, use the following value for the font-name variable:
"Nm"=Arial |
| height | Font height, in pixels. |
| italics-flag | Set to 1 for italics; 0 for no italics. |
| weight | Font weight, which can be one of the FW_* values. |
| character-set |
Defines the character set, which can be one of the *_CHARSET values. |
Font weight values:
| Value | Weight |
|---|---|
| FW_DONTCARE | 0 |
| FW_THIN | 100 |
| FW_EXTRALIGHT | 200 |
| FW_ULTRALIGHT | 200 |
| FW_LIGHT | 300 |
| FW_NORMAL | 400 |
| FW_REGULAR | 400 |
| FW_MEDIUM | 500 |
| FW_SEMIBOLD | 600 |
| FW_DEMIBOLD | 600 |
| FW_BOLD | 700 |
| FW_EXTRABOLD | 800 |
| FW_ULTRABOLD | 800 |
| FW_HEAVY | 900 |
| FW_BLACK | 900 |
Character set values:
| Character set | Value |
| ANSI_CHARSET | 0 |
| BALTIC_CHARSET | 186 |
| CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET | 136 |
| DEFAULT_CHARSET | 1 |
| EASTEUROPE_CHARSET | 238 |
| GB2312_CHARSET | 134 |
| GREEK_CHARSET | 161 |
| HANGEUL_CHARSET | 129 |
| MAC_CHARSET | 77 |
| OEM_CHARSET | 255 |
| RUSSIAN_CHARSET | 204 |
| SHIFTJIS_CHARSET | 128 |
| SYMBOL_CHARSET | 2 |
| TURKISH_CHARSET | 162 |
| JOHAB_CHARSET | 130 |
| HEBREW_CHARSET | 177 |
| ARABIC_CHARSET | 178 |
| THAI_CHARSET | 222 |
| VIETNAMESE_CHARSET | 163 |
For example, to use HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman.ttf, copy HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman.ttf into \Windows folder and make the following changes to the registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\SYSFNT]
"Nm"="HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\Menu\BarFnt]
"Nm"="HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\Menu\PopFnt]
"Nm"="HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\OOMFnt]
"Nm"="HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman"
That's it you're done!
