#What is Shadcn Font Picker?

Shadcn Font Picker is a free, open-source React component by Vinod Patidar, designed to extend shadcn-ui with a customizable font picker powered by the Google Fonts API. It’s ideal for developers building applications where users need to customize typography, such as theme builders, content editors, or design systems, particularly in Next.js or React projects.

Built with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn-ui, and react-window for virtualized rendering, it offers a searchable dropdown with category filtering (e.g., sans-serif, serif), font previews, and a clean UI. The component integrates via shadcn CLI, aligning with shadcn-ui’s accessible, polished design, and addresses community needs for font customization.

#Features ⚡️

• Searchable Fonts: Filter Google Fonts by name with real-time search.

• Category Filtering: Select fonts by category (e.g., sans-serif, serif, monospace).

• Virtualized Rendering: Uses react-window for efficient loading of large font lists.

• Font Previews: Displays live font previews for user selection.

• Accessible Design: Inherits shadcn-ui’s WAI-ARIA compliance.

• Responsive Styling: Tailwind CSS ensures adaptability across devices.

#Pros and Cons

#Pros ✅

• shadcn-ui Compatibility: Seamlessly matches shadcn-ui’s aesthetic and accessibility.

• Free and Open-Source: MIT license allows unrestricted use and customization.

• Performant: Virtualized rendering handles thousands of fonts efficiently.

• Developer-Friendly: TypeScript and CLI simplify integration and usage.

• Community-Driven: Addresses font customization needs with growing traction (71 stars).

#Cons ⚠️

• React Dependency: Limited to React/shadcn-ui ecosystems.

• Google Fonts API: Requires an API key, which may incur costs for high usage.

• Setup Requirements: Needs shadcn-ui, Tailwind CSS, react-window, and API key setup.

• Client-Side Focus: Font loading is client-side; server-side font application needs extra work.

• Limited Scope: Focused on Google Fonts, no support for custom or local fonts.

#Included Components

• FontPicker: Main component for rendering the searchable, filterable font selection UI.

• CategorySelector: Dropdown for filtering fonts by category (e.g., sans-serif, serif).

• FontPreview: Displays live previews of selected fonts.

#Pricing 💸

Shadcn Font Picker is completely free under the MIT license. Google Fonts API usage may incur costs for high request volumes.

#Integrations 🧰

• React: Core framework for the component.

• shadcn-ui: Provides accessible, styled primitives.

• Tailwind CSS: Utility-first styling for responsive design.

• Next.js: Optimized for Next.js projects.

• TypeScript: Ensures type safety.

• Google Fonts API: Fetches and displays font data dynamically.

• react-window: Enables virtualized rendering for performance.

• lucide-react: Icon library for UI elements.