Jetbrains IDEs like Rider suddenly have italic menu font

Question

Recently noticed my Jetbrains IDEs (e.g. Rider, Pycharm) use an italic font for all menus (not for the code itself). Is that intended? I can't remember having that changed myself.

Couldn't find an option to configure this (I want the "default" non-italic look) - how to change it?

Here's a screenshot from the file menu of Rider, it's basically the same for Pycharm.

Which version(s) and plugins are you using? See the About panel for information on that. — InSync
– InSync, Commented Mar 28 at 21:08
I'm using IDEA, PyCharm, and PhpStorm versions 2024.3.x. None have italic menu fonts. — isherwood
– isherwood, Commented Mar 28 at 21:26
@InSync For Rider it's JetBrains Rider 2024.3.6 Build #RD-243.25659.34, built on February 27, 2025 — me.at.coding
– me.at.coding, Commented Mar 28 at 23:03
In MacOS, system manages menu items and the way they appear. What OS do you use? — Nadia Tarashkevich
– Nadia Tarashkevich, Commented Mar 31 at 21:42

Nadia Tarashkevich · Accepted Answer · 2025-04-03 18:30:05Z

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There is no extension point in IntelliJ Platform to customize the main menu font. Therefore, it's unlikely this is customized inside the IDE.

Option 1: Check the following OS-wide font settings:

Settings > Personalization > Fonts and see if the default font is changed or missing

Option 2: Check this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes

Look for any unexpected substitutions, like:

"Segoe UI"="SomeOtherFont-Italic" → this would break the UI.

answered Apr 3 at 18:30

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