Bug 2386191

Summary: Bold fonts in KDE Plasma are too bold
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: joshas
Component: FontsAssignee: fedora i18n bugs <i18n-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Fedora fonts special interest group <fonts-bugs>
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Version: 42Keywords: Desktop
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Bold font issue is visible in this screenshot
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Disabling this particular font fixes the issue
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Issue fixed, this is how everything should look after installation none

Description joshas 2025-08-03 16:53:35 UTC 
After clean install of KDE Plasma Desktop, all bold fonts used in KDE applications, like System Settings or Dolphin are too bold.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop or run live session
2. Open System Settings
3. Notice bold font used in main section titles
Actual Results:
Font is too bold, making it hard to read.

Expected Results:
Standard bold font should be used.

Additional Information:
Disabling "Noto Sans ()" font from Font Management fixes the issue. Note, that this font has no name in the list.
Comment 1 joshas 2025-08-03 16:56:24 UTC 
Created attachment 2102604 [details]
Bold font issue is visible in this screenshot
Comment 2 joshas 2025-08-03 16:56:58 UTC 
Created attachment 2102605 [details]
Disabling this particular font fixes the issue
Comment 3 joshas 2025-08-03 16:57:41 UTC 
Created attachment 2102606 [details]
Issue fixed, this is how everything should look after installation