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Changing fonts in ggplot2

Once upon a time, I changed my ggplot2 font using windowsFonts(Times=windowsFont("TT Times New Roman")). Now, I can't get it off of this. In trying to set family="" in ggplot2 theme(), I can't seem to generate a change in fonts as I compile the MWE…
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How can I resolve the "No Font Name" issue when importing fonts into R using extrafont?

I have a folder on my Windows desktop (C:\Users\me\Desktop\Fonts) which contains fonts that I would like to import into R using extrafont. When I try to import the fonts using library(extrafont) font_import(paths = "C:/Users/me/Desktop/Fonts",…
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Extrafont and ggsave: Characters end up on top of another

I'm currently trying to use Arial.ttf in all my plots. I have found several manuals about fonts online, I'm however running into issues when I try to save the pot via ggsave and the default device. Minimal working example I'm running the following…
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How to unregister removed fonts from R extrafontdb

I have loaded my fonts using library(extrafont) font_import() When I look at the path using fonttable() There are some fonts which does not exist any longer under that path. This creates some problems for me later on. How do I remove/unregister…
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How can I check whether a given font has been loaded already using extrafont package in R?

I've written a function to share among colleagues for graphing, and my organization prefers Calibri to the ggplot2 default Arial for the text. If I were the only person who'd be using this function, I would first do this at the top of my script: …
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Warning in grid.Call(C_textBounds, as.graphicsAnnot(x$label), x$x, x$y, : font width unknown for character 0x20

I would like to use the free font Lato in ggplot2 graphs since the remainder of my R markdown document is set in this font. The font is installed on my system and available in the Font Book (once only). All available fonts are loaded with the…
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Font family won't change in ggplot

My plot works, except I'm not able to get the font family to change. It always stays with the default, even when I can other things to change like color, size, and justification. Here's my code: ggplot(data = SeattleJuly17Data, aes(x = Price,…
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LM Roman in R Plot (R 4.1.2)

I would like to have the title and axis legend in LM Roman 10 in my R plots, to better integrate them in my LateX text. I have already tried this solution, but in R 4.1.2 does not work. The code is the following (citing the answer to the previous…
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ggplot with customized font not showing properly on shinyapps.io

I can customize the font in a ggplot with: library(extrafont) windowsFonts() font_import(pattern = "comic", prompt = FALSE) loadfonts(device = "win") windowsFonts() ggplot(mapping=aes(x=seq(1,10,.1), y=seq(1,10,.1))) + …
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ggsave() does not bolden text, and it changes font of all text instead of just plot title

I'm making a chart in ggplot2 and ggsave() does not do what I expect. require(ggplot2) require(showtext) showtext_auto() hedFont <- "Pragati Narrow" font_add_google( name = hedFont, family = hedFont, regular.wt = 400, bold.wt = 700 ) chart…
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Cannot import fonts into R

I'm aware this issue has been posted on already, but I feel like I've tried most of the solutions without finding any success. I'm using hrbrthemes to plot my ggplot graphs, and it keeps telling me I don't have the right fonts imported. I installed…
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Installing fonts so that R postscript() device can recognise them

Based on the advice in this post I am trying to get the serif font (or 'family' of fonts) installed into R so that I can save ggplots as .eps files. Though the suggestion provided worked I would like to try to resolve the issue for future…
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Using Variable Fonts in R

I wish to use a Windows 10 font (I am using Windows 10 and the font is installed/usable in other applications like Word) in a ggplot. I am attempting to use the extrafont package. library(extrafont) font_import() loadfonts(device = "win") Calling…
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Raleway font not recognized by "font_import()" in R

I am currently working in RStudio Version 1.2.5033 I have Raleway ("Raleway.ttf") fully installed on my computer (Windows 10 OS). When I run through the standard font_import() protocol from the extrafont package, it checks through the majority of…
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extrafont::loadfonts(device = "win") wouldn't work in Rprofile but fine in console

I was trying to follow Will Chase's advice on putting the loadfonts line in the .RProfile file so I can be executed before I customarily load ggplot2. his advice Somehow I encountered this interesting phenomenon, when I write: if(interactive()) …
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