Remove, disable, or enable fonts in Font Book on Mac
When you remove fonts from your Mac, they aren’t available in Font Book or in the Fonts window. If you don’t want to remove a font, you can disable it—disabled fonts remain on your Mac, but aren’t listed in apps or in the Fonts window. If you change your mind later, you can enable the fonts again.
Important: You can’t remove or disable system fonts.
Remove fonts
In the Font Book app
on your Mac, select one or more fonts, press the Delete key, then click Remove.Removed fonts are moved to the Trash and aren’t available in Font Book or in the Fonts window.
Disable fonts
In the Font Book app
on your Mac, select one or more fonts or font families, or a font collection.Do any of the following:
Disable fonts or font families: Click the Disable button
in the toolbar above the list of fonts, then click Disable to confirm.Disable a collection: Choose Edit > Disable [Collection].
Disabled fonts are dimmed and labeled Off in the list of fonts.
Enable fonts
In the Font Book app
on your Mac, select one or more disabled fonts or font families, or a disabled font collection.Do any of the following:
Enable fonts or font families: Click the Enable button
in the toolbar above the list of fonts.Enable a collection: Choose Edit > Enable [Collection].
Enabled fonts are no longer dimmed or labeled Off in the list of fonts.