How to install a Kazakh font on your computer, phone and in Word

Step by step for Windows, macOS, Android and iPhone, plus how to embed a font in a Word document and how to type Kazakh letters without a keyboard layout.

A font is installed into the system, and from then on every app can see it: Word, PowerPoint, Photoshop, the Figma desktop app. Below are step-by-step instructions for Windows, macOS, Android and iPhone. You can download a font with full Kazakh support from the catalog: the «Download ↗» button leads to the font’s page on Google Fonts.

Windows

Download the font and unzip the .zip archive.
Right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose «Install». To make the font available to every user on the computer, choose «Install for all users».
Restart Word or any other app where you need the font.

macOS

Unzip the archive.
Double-click the font file — a preview window will open.
Click «Install». The font will appear in Font Book and in all your apps.

Word and PowerPoint

Once installed, the font shows up in Word’s font list. If you send the document to other people, they may not have this font. In Word for Windows you can embed fonts in the file itself: «File» → «Options» → «Save» → «Embed fonts in the file».

How to type Kazakh letters

Add the Kazakh keyboard layout. On Windows: «Settings» → «Time & language» → «Language & region» → «Add a language» → «Kazakh». On macOS: «System Settings» → «Keyboard» → «Input Sources» → «+» → «Kazakh». If you’d rather not add a layout, copy the letters from the Kazakh alphabet page — it also has an on-screen keyboard.

Android

On most Android phones you can’t install your own font file system-wide without special permissions. However, many design and photo-text apps let you load a font inside the app — look in the text settings for an option like «Upload font» or «Custom font».

iPhone and iPad

On iOS and iPadOS, fonts are installed through App Store apps that support font installation. Installed fonts are listed under «Settings» → «General» → «Fonts» and work in Pages, Keynote and other apps that let you pick a custom font.

Which font to choose

For documents and presentations, go for calm sans serifs and serif fonts with full Kazakh support. All of them are free and licensed for commercial use.

Golos TextSans serif · 6 styles