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what is ubuntu 12.04 grub2 default font? I changed it and don't know what it was to change it back. I have tried many different font and style to no avail.

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    How did you change it?
    – Anwar
    Oct 11, 2012 at 4:34
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    with grub customizer
    – Matthew
    Oct 11, 2012 at 5:43

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The default font of grub2 in 12.04 is unicode.pf2. Check this command

grep -n font /boot/grub/grub.cfg

It is described in 45th line in grub.cfg file. The location of the font is /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2.

Update to include information from OP's comment:

OP wrote in a later comment,

In Grub Customizer on the right side there is a little red minus sign that removes the custom font. click that and hit save and boom back to the default font

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    Thanks for the help. I feel sheepish. I Grub Customizer on the right side there is a little red minus sign that removes the custom font. click that and hit save and boom back to the default font.
    – Matthew
    Oct 11, 2012 at 15:02
  • And how would I find that in a font picker? I can't find any font named "unicode.pf2"
    – xjcl
    Jul 21, 2020 at 20:02
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The default grub font is not listed in the options of Grub Customizer.

But you can revert the changes you made by clicking the red "minus" button that is next to the font selection option in Grub Customizer.

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Install the unifont like so:

$ sudo apt install unifont

Choose from the list by searching "uni"

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I believe the default grub2 font is Ariel

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    I'm sure grub2's font isn't Ariel. Arial only get installed if you install msttfcorefonts-installer package.
    – Anwar
    Oct 11, 2012 at 5:28
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    I know it is not. I have ready tried that.
    – Matthew
    Oct 11, 2012 at 5:42
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    my mistake! Sorry! Oct 18, 2012 at 1:38
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    The font isn't a mermaid - it's called "Arial", not "Ariel"! XD Nov 28, 2012 at 23:34

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