How to use custom fonts in the terminal on Ubuntu 20.04?

Question

I installed several custom fonts, by downloading them, then double clicking the .ttf in the file manager, then install in the font manager when it opens. Then in the terminal and I went to

menu → preferences → my-profile

and ticked "custom font" but in the drop-down menu none of my custom fonts appear.

I just upgraded from Ubunutu 18.04 to Ubunutu 20.04 with Gnome 3.36.1

The fonts appear in GIMP and InkScape

I can reproduce in GNOME 3.30.2 in Debian, and in Ubuntu 20.04. A clue I got after installing font-manager, adding a custom font a message was prompt on the likes "not all applications will honor (sic) this font". — schrodingerscatcuriosity, Apr 24 '20 at 21:50
See also https://askubuntu.com/questions/1230918/ubuntu-20-04-gnome-terminal-not-finding-custom-installed-font — Gunnar Hjalmarsson, Apr 25 '20 at 15:56

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 26 '20 at 03:46

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Found the answer - You can only use monospaced fonts in the GNOME terminal

answered Apr 26 '20 at 03:46

stanley

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How to use custom fonts in the terminal on Ubuntu 20.04?

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