# Get local fonts

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/get-local-fonts/284756>\
**Category:** Ruby API\
**Tags:** sketchup, 3dtext, font, extension, rubyapi\
**Created:** [August 10, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/get-local-fonts/284756 "2024-08-10T05:17:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![thammarat.ra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@thammarat.ra](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/thammarat.ra)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/get-local-fonts/284756/1 "2024-08-10T05:17:03Z")

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I want to get a list of fonts, like 3D text.  
Can Ruby do it?

![10-8-2567 12-07-10](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/a/ba2021e5d4287a65dad031f6dad5b8134bfdbdc2.png)

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**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/get-local-fonts/284756/2 "2024-08-10T12:01:04Z")

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> [@thammarat.ra](#):
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> Can Ruby do it?

This has been covered several times. I posted three (3) solutions for Windows platform in this linked topic:

- [3D Text and Fonts - #8 by DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3d-text-and-fonts/219456/8)