Before proceeding with the below methods to fix the issue for the fonts not showing in GIMP, try to check the new fonts in other similar applications. Make sure the fonts are correctly installed on your system and it works on one of the other programs without any issue.
Adding the Path of Font Folder in GIMP
The GIMP will have only a few paths to look for the font in the system. Sometimes it may not have the path where the Windows will save the newly installed font files. The user needs to manually add those paths in the GIMP preferences option. By adding these paths, the GIMP will try to look for all the new installed fonts in those paths and all the fonts will show up in GIMP. Follow the below steps to try it out:
Copying Fonts to Directly to GIMP Font Folder
Another method of solving this issue is to simply copy the newly downloaded fonts to the GIMP font folder. This is because the GIMP will already have the path to its own folder to look for fonts. Sometimes the GIMP program will be unable to get the fonts from the Windows folder, but it will be able to easily show the fonts of its own folder. Follow the below steps to find the font folder of GIMP.
Clearing the Font Cache Files for GIMP
Some of the users fixed this issue by clearing the font cache files in their system. The cache font folder may have a different path for each operating system. We will be showing you this in the Windows 10 operating system. We will also show the step where you can check the path for your cache folder by opening the fonts.conf file as shown below:
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