Fonts on boards
Every board node that shows text lets you pick a font. You can change the font for a whole node from its inspector, or for a specific stretch of text by selecting it first and using the floating toolbar.
The same font set is available in Card Studio when you’re designing cards, so what you pick on a board feels at home next to the cards you’ve made.
Where you can pick a font
Section titled “Where you can pick a font”| Node type | Where text lives | How fonts work |
|---|---|---|
| Post-it | Rich-text body | Per-word and per-note |
| Text box | Rich-text body | Per-word and per-box |
| Paper | Title + body (separate) | Per-word and per-section |
| Frame | Label | One font per frame |
| Container | Title | One font per container |
| Person | Name + subtitle | One font per person |
Per-word means you can select a few words inside the node, change the font, and only those words restyle. Per-node (or per-section, for paper) means the whole node — or the title vs. body of a paper sheet — uses the same font.
Default fonts
Section titled “Default fonts”Each node type starts with a font that suits its purpose. You can change any of them from the inspector at any time.
| Node type | Default | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Post-it | Permanent Marker | Looks like marker on a sticky |
| Text box | Inter | Clean, neutral sans |
| Paper title | Cinzel | Distinctive heading serif |
| Paper body | EB Garamond | Highly readable book serif |
| Frame | Inter | Crisp label |
| Container | Inter | Crisp title |
| Person | Inter | Reads well at avatar size |
Changing the font for a whole node
Section titled “Changing the font for a whole node”- Click a node on the board to select it.
- Open the Inspector (right rail) if it’s not already open.
- Find the FONT FAMILY dropdown — for paper, you’ll see separate TITLE FONT and BODY FONT dropdowns.
- Pick a font. The change applies immediately and is saved with the board.
Changing the font for specific words
Section titled “Changing the font for specific words”- Double-click a post-it, text box, or paper section to start editing.
- Highlight the run of text you want to restyle.
- Use the floating toolbar (above the node) and pick a font from the Font dropdown.
- Click outside the node to finish.
Available fonts
Section titled “Available fonts”Fonts are grouped by feel. The dropdown shows each option in its own face so you can preview before picking.
Serifs
Section titled “Serifs”Good for paper, formal headings, and cards with a literary or fantasy feel.
| Font | Weights available |
|---|---|
| Cinzel | Regular, Bold |
| Cinzel Decorative | Regular, Bold |
| Cormorant Garamond | Regular, Semibold |
| EB Garamond | Regular |
| Crimson Pro | Regular |
| Merriweather | Regular |
| IM Fell English | Regular |
| IM Fell English SC | Regular |
Sans-serifs
Section titled “Sans-serifs”Modern, clean, and great for labels, text boxes, and UI-style text.
| Font | Weights available |
|---|---|
| Inter | Regular, Bold |
| Quicksand | Regular, Bold |
| Oswald | Regular, Bold |
| Rajdhani | Regular, Bold |
| Orbitron | Regular, Bold |
Handwriting
Section titled “Handwriting”Casual and sticky-note friendly.
| Font | Weights available |
|---|---|
| Permanent Marker | Regular |
| Caveat | Regular, Bold |
Monospace
Section titled “Monospace”For typewritten or post-apocalyptic / sci-fi vibes.
| Font | Weights available |
|---|---|
| Special Elite | Regular |
| Courier Prime | Regular |
System families
Section titled “System families”Always available, even offline. They follow your system’s defaults.
| Font | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| System serif | Your OS’s default serif |
| System sans-serif | Your OS’s default sans |
| System monospace | Your OS’s default monospace |
Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
Section titled “Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough”These work on top of any font you pick:
- Bold — uses the font’s real bold weight when the table above lists one (e.g. Cinzel, Inter, Quicksand). Fonts that ship a single weight (e.g. Permanent Marker, Special Elite) get a synthesised bold rendered by the browser, which still reads as bold but isn’t a true cut.
- Italic — none of the available fonts ship a true italic right now, so italic is browser-synthesised (a slanted version of the regular cut). It works everywhere; it just won’t have a hand-drawn italic shape.
- Underline and strikethrough — purely decorative, work the same on every font.
Apply them from the floating toolbar (per-selection) or from the inspector’s STYLE row (whole node).
- Pick by feel, not by name. The dropdown previews each font in its own face — use that to choose, especially for the more decorative serifs.
- Pair, don’t crowd. Two fonts per board usually looks intentional; five usually doesn’t. Paper sheets are designed for this — title gets a display serif, body gets a readable book serif.
- Reset by picking the default. There’s no “remove font” button — to go back to the default, pick the same font the node started with from the table above.