# What is the default font on Julia Plot (and how do I see what font is being used?)

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**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-default-font-on-julia-plot-and-how-do-i-see-what-font-is-being-used/88280 "2022-10-05T09:43:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nash/32/14482_2.png) [@Nash](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nash)\
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What is the default font on Julia Plot (and how do I see what font is being used?)

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**Author:** ![gustaphe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gustaphe/32/18174_2.png) [@gustaphe](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gustaphe)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-default-font-on-julia-plot-and-how-do-i-see-what-font-is-being-used/88280/2 "2022-10-05T11:42:49Z")

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```julia
default(:fontfamily)

```

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**Author:** ![zhangchunyong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d9b06d/32.png) [@zhangchunyong](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/zhangchunyong)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-default-font-on-julia-plot-and-how-do-i-see-what-font-is-being-used/88280/4 "2022-11-16T06:19:58Z")

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> [@gustaphe](#):
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> `default(:fontfamily)`

Hello.If I want to see what font can be used,what should I do?

```julia
using Plots
default(fontfamily="Arial")

```

But it did not work.Thanks

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**Author:** ![gustaphe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gustaphe/32/18174_2.png) [@gustaphe](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gustaphe)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-default-font-on-julia-plot-and-how-do-i-see-what-font-is-being-used/88280/5 "2022-11-16T06:35:32Z")

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This will depend on the backend. For GR (the default), these exist: [Fonts — GR Framework 0.66.0 documentation](https://gr-framework.org/fonts.html?highlight=font)

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**Author:** ![zhangchunyong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d9b06d/32.png) [@zhangchunyong](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/zhangchunyong)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-default-font-on-julia-plot-and-how-do-i-see-what-font-is-being-used/88280/6 "2022-11-16T06:47:52Z")

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Many thanks