Everyone has their favorite Google font, right? (If you don’t have a go-to font, I have a growing list of teacher favorites right here: The 2025 Google Fonts Guide for Teachers).

You will love these steps on how to set a default font in Google Docs!

No need to head to the font menu every time you start a new Google Doc…in just three simple steps, you will have your favorite font ready to go.

Here’s a quick look at everything we’ll discuss, in just minutes…

How to Set a Default Font in Google Docs

First open a new Google Doc. Select the whole Doc by going to Edit and Select All (or Command + A):

Choose your favorite font and set it to the size you would like:

I’m using Lexend, my new favorite font…you can read more about this amazing font here: An Incredible Student-Friendly Google Font.

Go to Paragraph Styles, Normal Text, then click Update Normal Text to Match:

Then go to Paragraph Styles again, click on Options, and choose Save As My Default Styles:

And that’s it! Your favorite font will be ready to go, every time you create a new Google Doc!

More Google Docs Shortcuts

I LOVE finding new ways to save teachers as much time as possible!

I want you to be able to open a new Google Doc and have everything ready to go, instantly.

So I created these PLC and Meeting Notes templates, featuring built-in navigation and all kinds of shortcuts:

As well as one of my favorite timesavers…custom colors for Google Docs!

These are so easy, just paste the color swatches right into any doc and the custom colors will be added instantly:

Setting a Default Font for Google Slides

So after we work on how to set a default font in Google Docs, I always get the same question…”is there a way to do this in Slides??”

There is, but it’s not easy.

Luckily, there is a workaround we can use!

I have all the details in this companion post on setting default fonts: Set a Default Font in Google Slides (An Easy Workaround!)

Thanks for reading!