Fanwood Text
Barry Schwartz · A typeface available as regular and italic font files for installation on macOS.
Fanwood Text is a font you can install on a Mac.
About
Fanwood Text is a typeface offered through Google Fonts. The Homebrew cask installs two font files on macOS:
FanwoodText-Regular.ttf FanwoodText-Italic.ttf
These files provide the regular and italic styles; the cask does not install a separate application. After installation, select the installed Fanwood Text style in a compatible application’s font menu to use it.
Install with Homebrew Cask:
brew install --cask font-fanwood-text
The font files are installed in the user’s ~/ directory.
Download size: Unknown.
Version changes: Unknown.
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Install and uninstall
Homebrew installs the font in ~/Library/Fonts, where Font Book can use it.
Install without Homebrew
Download the same file Homebrew uses: github.com/google/fonts.git
$ brew uninstall --cask \font-fanwood-textA regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.
Questions
Is Fanwood Text safe?
Fanwood Text is in Homebrew’s official catalog and has not been disabled. Since September 2026, Homebrew disables apps that fail macOS Gatekeeper checks. The download comes from github.com; Homebrew does not verify a checksum for it.
How do I completely uninstall Fanwood Text on a Mac?
Run brew uninstall --cask font-fanwood-text.