Fonts¶
A comprehensive hub for typography in dartwork-mpl. All bundled fonts are automatically registered with matplotlib on import—no manual configuration required.
Overview¶
dartwork-mpl includes 130 professional fonts from 9 font families, all optimized for data visualization and publication-quality figures. When you import the library, these fonts become immediately available to matplotlib.
All nine families, one click apart. dartwork-mpl bundles 130 font
variants across 9 families and registers every one with matplotlib on
import. The picker below cycles through them live — each tab swaps the
specimen below to that family’s actual rendered samples, with the
correct weights, so what you see is exactly what dm.style.use(...)
will produce in a chart.
Roboto
Google's flagship sans-serif, default font in dartwork-mpl · 4 weights
Inter
Modern, highly legible sans-serif designed for computer screens · 9 weights + 9 italics
InterDisplay
Display variant of Inter optimized for larger sizes · 9 weights + 9 italics
NotoSans
Google's versatile sans-serif with excellent language coverage · 9 weights + 9 italics
NotoSans_Condensed
Condensed variant of Noto Sans for space-constrained layouts · 9 weights + 9 italics
NotoSans_SemiCondensed
Semi-condensed variant balancing readability and compactness · 9 weights + 9 italics
Paperlogy
Clean, professional font designed for documents · Korean (한글) support · 4 weights
NotoSansMath
Mathematical symbols and equations font
Multi-Language Support
All rendered with bundled fonts — no system font installation required
Need the long-form catalog with every weight and variant on a single sheet? See all font families →.
Font Utilities. Helper functions fs() and fw() for relative font sizing
and weighting, plus an interactive playground to test them out.
Learn about font utilities →
Quick Start¶
import dartwork_mpl as dm
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
dm.style.use("scientific") # Apply dartwork style (includes Roboto font)
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.set_title("Publication-Ready Title", fontsize=dm.fs(4), fontweight=dm.fw(2))
ax.set_xlabel("X Axis Label", fontsize=dm.fs(0))
ax.set_ylabel("Y Axis Label", fontsize=dm.fs(0))
# Preview all available fonts
dm.plot_fonts(ncols=2, font_size=12)
plt.show()
Key Features¶
- Auto-Registration
All 130 fonts are registered with matplotlib’s font manager on import. No manual font installation or configuration needed.
- Relative Sizing
fs(n)adjusts font sizes relative to your base style.fw(n)adjusts weights in standardized steps. Both keep typography consistent across different output formats.- Math Support
Noto Sans Math provides comprehensive mathematical symbol coverage for scientific notation and equations.
- Multi-Language
Paperlogy for Korean (한글), Noto Sans CJK for Japanese/Chinese — all bundled and auto-registered. No system font installation needed.
Bundled Fonts Summary¶
Family |
Variants |
Primary Use Case |
|---|---|---|
Roboto |
4 |
Default body text, general purpose |
Inter |
20 |
UI text, presentations |
InterDisplay |
20 |
Headings, titles |
Noto Sans |
15 |
Multi-language documents |
Noto Sans Condensed |
20 |
Tables, dense layouts |
Noto Sans SemiCondensed |
20 |
Labels, legends |
Noto Sans Math |
1 |
Mathematical expressions |
Paperlogy |
4 |
Korean (한글) text |
Bundled Icon Fonts¶
In addition to text fonts, dartwork-mpl bundles icon fonts for use in data visualizations. Icons are rendered as text using Unicode codepoints.
Identifier |
Font |
Icons |
Style |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Material Design Icons (Templarian) |
7,448+ |
Filled + Outline |
|
Font Awesome 6 Free Solid |
2,000+ |
Filled |
|
Font Awesome 6 Free Regular |
160+ |
Outline |
|
Font Awesome 6 Brands |
460+ |
Brand logos |
import dartwork_mpl as dm
mdi = dm.icon_font('mdi') # Material Design Icons
fa = dm.icon_font('fa-solid') # Font Awesome 6 Solid
ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "\U000F050F", # MDI: thermometer
fontproperties=mdi, fontsize=20)
See API Reference → Icon Font System for full details.