How to Change Your Circle Community Font (with Custom Code)

Make your space feel like your space. Here's how to switch fonts in Circle.so without breaking anything (or crying).

Why custom fonts matter in Circle

Circle communities look sleek by default, but let’s be honest, they can also look a little… samey.

If you’ve spent hours getting your visuals, tone, and experience just right, then default fonts are doing your vibe dirty. A custom font brings your brand voice to life and helps your members feel like, “Yes, I’m in the right place.”

And the best part? You can do it with just a few lines of CSS.

What you’ll need

• A web-safe font OR a hosted font file (e.g. Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts, or a direct .woff link)

• Access to your Circle Admin Settings

• The ability to paste code without fear (I believe in you), or get AI to help!

Step-by-Step: Change your Circle community’s font

Step 1: Choose your font

You can either:

• Pick a Google Font (easy mode)

• Use a hosted custom font from your own server

Example using Google Fonts (Urbanist):

https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Urbanist:wght@400;700&display=swap

Step 2: Apply the font to your community

• Edit the code below to replace "YOURFONTURL” placeholder in the code below with the font URL above.

<link href="YOURFONTURL" rel="stylesheet">

<style>
  body, html, * {
    font-family: 'Urbanist', sans-serif !important;
  }
</style>

Step 3: Save & Refresh

• In Circle admin view, navigate to Settings > Site > Code Snippets).

• Save your changes.

• Then go back to your community and refresh the page.

• And voilà, your new font should be live! ✨

Troubleshooting Tips

• Font not loading? Check for typos in your font URL.

• Only some sections change? Try targeting specific elements (.post-body, .comments, etc.)

• Still not working? You may have caching issues. Try an incognito window or clear your browser cache.

• Delete and try again. When in doubt, delete the custom code, rewrite it and try apply it again.

I made this tutorial because I know how frustrating small changes can be in tools like Circle.

If you used it and it worked, I’d LOVE to see your results so please share in the comments!

This article was originally published in the Candid Community.