# Use custom fonts ### Google Fonts Adding a Google font is just like when you do it for websites: 1. Go to 2. Pick a font. 3. Select the Styles needed 4. Copy the link code and insert into your `` section of the [Base](/template/base.md). 5. Start using it in your design, by copying the CSS rules for the font-family into your CSS in the various places you want to use it in your [Base](/template/base.md) and [Blocks](/template/blocks.md).

### Custom hosted fonts Adding a Custom hosted font, is very similar, however Alpaco offers to host it for you: 1. Open your Alpaco Account 2. Navigate to *Assets Manager* in the top menu 3. Upload your font where it says "*Drop files here or click here to upload*" 4. When a font is uploaded it will be indicated with a "Aa" icon. 5. Click the font that was uploaded and insert it your `` section of the [**Base**](/template/base.md) using the *@fontface* method of declaration. 6. Start using it in your design, by copying the CSS rules for the font-family into your CSS in the various places you want to use it in your [**Base**](/template/base.md) and [**Blocks**](/template/blocks.md). 7. ```

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