Bug 2386191 - Bold fonts in KDE Plasma are too bold
Summary: Bold fonts in KDE Plasma are too bold
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: Fonts
Version: 42
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: fedora i18n bugs
QA Contact: Fedora fonts special interest group
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-08-03 16:53 UTC by joshas
Modified: 2025-08-03 16:57 UTC (History)
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Bold font issue is visible in this screenshot (108.54 KB, image/png)
2025-08-03 16:56 UTC, joshas
no flags Details
Disabling this particular font fixes the issue (148.00 KB, image/png)
2025-08-03 16:56 UTC, joshas
no flags Details
Issue fixed, this is how everything should look after installation (109.11 KB, image/png)
2025-08-03 16:57 UTC, joshas
no flags Details

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


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