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Lately (I'm not sure exactly when, but sometime during the last couple of weeks) pages in my browser has looked strange, and that is because the default font (Arial) looks bold all the time.

Here is a screenshot from the font settings in Chrome enter image description here

As you can see the Arial font looks bold here, and it does not on my other computer.

I have tried to copy the Arial fonts from my machine where it looks normal to the machine where it looks wrong, but it still displays the same on that machine.

It's not just a Chrome problem since it happens in all browsers, in Word and so on.

I'm running Windows 8.1.

This is extremly annoying, so I hope someone has some idea of what to do to fix this.

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I believe you need to reinstall the Arial TrueType font on your system (Arial.ttf). Either do a search for it in your Windows directory or download it from a trusted source and then install it (this is done by simply double clicking the .ttf file.

See this question for a lengthier version. Including a download link. Please note, I haven't tested nor validated the link in the question I linked above, so please scan with your antivirus software before using the contents.

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  • That was already tried from the computer where the fonts looks normal. I tried with all the 9 Arial variants I have on my system (arial*.ttf)
    – Øyvind Bråthen
    Oct 23, 2014 at 8:05
  • please confirm that you didnt only copy the fonts to the PC that experiences the problem but also installed them by either double clicking on the .ttf file or via right click -> install font. I just want to make sure it's not a simple fix.
    – Kristian
    Oct 23, 2014 at 8:12
  • Yep, I closed all applications, double clicked each ttf file and selected install font, then restarted my system.
    – Øyvind Bråthen
    Oct 23, 2014 at 8:25
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    Please try and see if this works: Type chrome://flags/#disable-direct-write (or copy-paste) in your address bar, select "enable" under "disable directwrite", and then "restart chrome" at bottom.
    – Kristian
    Oct 23, 2014 at 8:31
  • I have seen that as well, and tried it. It does not work for me, but not that this is not a Chrome specific issue, but a systemwide issue on my machine.
    – Øyvind Bråthen
    Oct 23, 2014 at 8:39

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