# Request: Custom subtitle fonts

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-custom-subtitle-fonts/943667>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** subtitles\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-custom-subtitle-fonts/943667 "2026-09-29T14:46:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mcandre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mcandre/32/210047_2.png) [@mcandre](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mcandre)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-custom-subtitle-fonts/943667/1 "2026-09-29T14:46:43Z")

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Hi,

Many subtitle tracks choose bad fonts (thin, low contrast, or otherwise illegible at scale).

Can Plex please provide a small pool of highly legible fonts to override the subtitle track HTML formatting? Similar to how Kindle provides some decent fonts.

Font preference should be performed at account level.

As a bonus, this will provide a more consistent viewing experience across more videos.

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**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-custom-subtitle-fonts/943667/2 "2026-09-29T14:53:45Z")

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Subtitles are a tricky thing to keep consistent across every single playback device, unless the server burns the subtitles into the stream and then only if those are plain text subtitles and not image formats.

What device/app are you using for playback?