[SOLVED] How to change the font for every text object?

Don't want to do it manually. I remember there being a way to change the font and apply for every item.

 

In C# it's most likely going to be something like (i'm freehanding here..)

Code (CSharp):

1. var textComponents = Component.FindObjectsOfType<Text>();
2. foreach(var component in textComponents)
3.     component.font = <whatever>;

 

if you are just trying to change all the fonts in a scene you could use search by type and put in "text". Then select all the objects and change the font.

 

I think there's a way to do without code. I want to do it in the editor. I remember something about creating a "UI object" where you can set everything about the current UI.

 

You are most likely thinking of prefabs. I am going to make a guess and say all your text objects are not prefabs (they are blue). If they are not you will have to do this by hand using one of the two options.

 

Hmmm no not prefabs. I think they may have removed it in 4.6 but I'm 100% sure the old UI had a UI object and you could set how all the UI would behave in it.

 

No, unless maybe you had some kind of third-party utility that did so. Nothing was removed in 4.6.

--Eric

 

Ya I am not sure what you are referring to. No functionality has been removed just for 4.6.0. Regardless the only way to update the current UI is the way we stated.

 

Alright I must have been mistaken. Thanks guys.

 

The old guiskin used to do that... Kind of

 

Oh I think that's what I meant.

@BMayne 's suggestion ended up doing it for me. Thanks.

 

YOU SAVED MY LIFE

 

If anyone's having trouble: you can select all the objects by clicking one followed by holding down CTRL+A. You can deselect the level by going to it, and holding down CTRL+left click. Then, go to the Text component in the Inspector and switch the font there.

 

Thank you so much. I was looking for the same for TextMeshPro

 

I realize this is a very old thread, but here's what I just did which worked perfectly!

As long as you are simply trying to replace ALL references to a font with a different font:

1. Put the new font in the same location as the old one.
2. Copy the name of the old font.
3. Delete the old font.
4. Rename the new font by pasting the old name.
5. Open or refresh/reimport in Unity so the meta files get updated.
6. In Unity rename the font to the new name.

Now check all your text components and they will show the new font.