Font discrepancy in Google Docs between Brave and Firefox

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Description of the issue:

Hello!
I am using brave for the first time. Works well so far, except that on Google Docs some fonts are missing - specifically Arial. When I open it in Firefox, Arial does exist. I’m not sure if this is a browser issue or a GDocs issue, but thought I’d ask here.

How can I get Google Docs to have all its fonts on Brave?
Any advice would be appreciated. :slight_smile:

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. OS: Fedora Linux 41, GNOME 47
  2. Create a google-doc in Firefox, observe Arial font
  3. Open doc in Brave, no Arial, falls back to default sans font

Expected result:

Firefox (expected):

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image526×175 9.07 KB

Brave (actual):

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image568×185 10.8 KB

Brave Version( check About Brave):
Version 1.76.82 Chromium: 134.0.6998.178 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Firefox version 136.0.3

Additional Information:

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@fluhus

Do you have some kind of a Fonts Book application on your Linux OS installation . . . that might not have the Arial font or enough of the Arial group of fonts?

For ideas on what may be happening, take a look at:

The font 'courier new' is not showing any more - #2 by 289wk

Brave browser displaying thin fonts

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Thanks, @289wk.

I do have Arial installed, and it even appears in the Settings menu (screenshot below). In Google Docs it doesn’t appear in the font selection menu, while on Firefox it does.

Holy avocados I just disabled the shields and now the fonts work fine.

Why is that? Is there any way to retain the shield and have access to fonts?

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@fluhus

Why is that?

Roughly:

The website (webpage) has, let’s say, recommended fonts.

The website visitor’s computing device has fonts.

The visitor’s computing device’s Internet browser is prepared (some, by the user’s settings) to engage an array of fonts.

The three parties seek to get along.

The user has some control over that.

The following is an assembly of information, about Brave Shields:

Tips regarding Brave Shields:

I have more success, with:

  • Brave Shields UP
  • Either Allow All Cookies or Block 3rd Party Cookies, but NOT Blocking All Cookies
  • Allowing JavaScripts from specific sources, but NOT Allowing All JavaScripts
  • Trackers & Ads treatment: Aggressive (at first), and then incrementally relaxing that setting
  • Fingerprinting (aka footprinting) blocking: Strict (at first), and then incrementally relaxing that setting

I almost NEVER use:

  • All of Brave Shields UP
  • All of Brave Shields DOWN

Shields Basics

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001053072-Shields

How do I configure global and site-specific Shields settings?

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023646212-How-do-I-configure-global-and-site-specific-Shields-settings

How do I use Shields while browsing?

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022806212-How-do-I-use-Shields-while-browsing

Please mark YOUR reply above (“disabled the Shields and now fonts work fine”) as the Solution.

(Please DO NOT mark my reply, here, as the solution.)