A quick note on where font files are stored on Mac.
Introduction
I couldn't find where font files are located on macOS, so I'll briefly research and summarize the information.
Note: This article was translated from my original post.
Font File Locations on macOS
Font files are stored in the following three directories:
~/Library/Fonts//Library/Fonts//System/Library/Fonts/
"~/Library/Fonts/" contains fonts that are only available to the current user. When you double-click a font file (such as a .ttf file) to install it, it is stored in this directory by default. At first, there are no fonts stored in this location.
"/Library/Fonts/" contains fonts that are available to all users on that Mac.
"/System/Library/Fonts/" contains numerous font files used by the operating system. Users generally should not directly modify this directory.
# Example of font files in /System/Library/Fonts/ # Many fonts used by the OS are stored here by default $ ls /System/Library/Fonts/ ADTNumeric.ttc Optima.ttc Apple Braille Outline 6 Dot.ttf Palatino.ttc Apple Braille Outline 8 Dot.ttf PingFang.ttc Apple Braille Pinpoint 6 Dot.ttf SFArabic.ttf Apple Braille Pinpoint 8 Dot.ttf SFArabicRounded.ttf Apple Braille.ttf SFArmenian.ttf Apple Color Emoji.ttc SFArmenianRounded.ttf Apple Symbols.ttf SFCamera.ttf AppleSDGothicNeo.ttc SFCompact.ttf AquaKana.ttc SFCompactItalic.ttf ArialHB.ttc SFCompactRounded.ttf Avenir Next Condensed.ttc SFGeorgian.ttf Avenir Next.ttc SFGeorgianRounded.ttf Avenir.ttc SFHebrew.ttf Courier.ttc SFHebrewRounded.ttf GeezaPro.ttc SFNS.ttf Geneva.ttf SFNSItalic.ttf HelveLTMM SFNSMono.ttf Helvetica.ttc SFNSMonoItalic.ttf HelveticaNeue.ttc SFNSRounded.ttf Hiragino Sans GB.ttc STHeiti Light.ttc Keyboard.ttf STHeiti Medium.ttc Kohinoor.ttc Supplemental KohinoorBangla.ttc Symbol.ttf KohinoorGujarati.ttc ThonburiUI.ttc KohinoorTelugu.ttc Times.ttc LastResort.otf TimesLTMM LucidaGrande.ttc ZapfDingbats.ttf ... ...
Conclusion
If you're experimenting with fonts for personal use, it's safest to stick with ~/Library/Fonts/ since it has a limited scope of impact.
I hope this helps someone out there.
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