Disabled fonts are dimmed and labeled Off in the list of fonts.My previous answer was for the unedited question. To disable a collection, choose Edit > Disable. To disable fonts or font families, click on the 'Disable' button in the toolbar above the list of fonts. The deleted fonts remain in the Trash until you empty them. To remove fonts from your Mac, select one or more fonts from the Font Book, then press the 'Delete' key, followed by 'Removed'. The former permanently removed the font from your computer the latter deactivates it making the font inaccessible but still on the Mac. You can both remove and disable fonts in the Font Book. After doing so, you can choose 'Resolve duplicates by moving duplicate font files to the Trash.'ĭo you need to delete duplicate fonts? Not necessarily unless you're short of storage or have been directed by Apple to remove them. Additionally, you can click 'Resolve This Duplicate' or 'Resolve All Duplicates'. The one Font Book recommends gets labeled 'Active copy'. You can also look at each duplicate, then select a copy to keep. When selecting 'Resolve Manually', you can review and handle duplicates yourself. After doing the Enabled Duplicates search above, you can 'Resolve Automatically', which disables or moves duplicate fonts to the 'Trash'. You can also go into the Font app, then choose Edit > Look for Enabled Duplicates.Īpple offers different tools to resolve duplicate font issues. In the Font Book, these are noted by a yellow warning symbol next to the font name. Occasionally, duplicate fonts get installed on macOS. (Image credit: Future) Finding and deleting duplicate fonts

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