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Font blocker

by Rudie Dirkx · Accessibility
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Blocks the fonts you want to block.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.2 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
29
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#24K
#20K among extensions
Version
1.22
updated 9 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
2006001,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
91929Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 29 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Font blocker

Right click on an annoying custom web font and click "Block custom font" to add it to the local database. The font will be blocked immediately. 1.22 More sync storage. Used to silently fail after ~100 fonts (8 KB). 1.21 Use Font API (document.fonts) too as well as @font-face to find custom fonts. 1.20 Manifest version 3 1.19 Removed broken Bold and Italic support. 1.18 Fixed unused message port, no more vague "Unchecked runtime.lastError" errors. 1.17 Better Bold and Italic support. WebExtensions compatibility for Firefox. 1.16 Fewer console messages. 1.15 Added preview before confirming. 1.14 Page/browser action support since Chrome 49+ =( 1.13 Font storage to sync (in Google profile, if you're synced). 1.12 Font name case bug (x2) 1.11 Font override order+ 1.10 Only show page action if actually blocking fonts, per page. Added document type check. 1.9 Mark fonts for global blocking, on all websites everywhere always. 1.8 Removed session blocking, because useless and buggy. 1.7 Annoying warning about CORS sessionStorage? Added import and export. 1.6 Stupid bug for new users. Sorry. 1.5 Added page action for link to options. Added (un)glimpse via page action contextmenu. Added session blocking. 1.4 Block fonts per website to keep inline CSS size down. Added sorting on options page. 1.3 Fixed bug with adding very first font. 1.2 Added metadata (website & date). Changed options UI. 1.1 Added unblocking.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+22+2.2%00.00
1 year+156+18.5%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Font blocker appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
custom font#9−1
font#27−5

Version history

4 versions recorded
1.229 Oct 2026
1.212 Aug 2026
1.2023 Dec 2024
1.194 Oct 2019

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
4 Oct 2019
Size
33 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
knpgaobajhnhgkhhoopjepghknapnikl

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1
Permissions
storagecontextMenus

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