Using Custom Fonts in Expo React Native Apps with Splash Screen Loading - useFonts Hook

Hi everyone!
Today I'm going to show you how to load custom fonts for use in your expo react native app. I'll show you how to prevent the closing of the splash screen until the fonts are loaded and then close the splash screen when the fonts are loaded and how to use the custom fonts in Text components of your app.
If you are interested in my code from my expo-fonts tutorial today, you can find it on GitHub:
github.com/chelseafarley/expo...
For documentation on expo-fonts:
docs.expo.dev/versions/latest...
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[@night_city_nights]

So much clearer than the docs, thank you!

[@wailuthman5679]

thank you so much, your code work better then the official docs.

[@dardig3200]

Thank you so much, i've been looking for a solution for hours and you explained it nice a simple !!!

[@Gaurav.Kumawat]

Thank You so so much.
I've been looking for this since yesterday and Finally found what I want.

[@obeng-yeboahk.d1914]

thank you so much been looking for this for a long time

[@gabrielmoraes4516]

Thanks for making this tutorial! All the best!

[@BenyaminAbdu]

This is what I've been looking for. Better than the docs.

[@asiuniasiu]

Thank you, I've been stuck on this since yesterday!

[@luameduardo9611]

Thank you! You're a lifesaver!!!

[@chetnalsconsults4620]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@chimitchylecra]

After many hours to find how put a custom fonts with expo, i found your video, thank you so much for this tutorial, you help me so much !!!! 💕😊

[@MissCoding]

Awesome! Glad it helped 🙌

[@user-ze8tz9no8l]

Thank you so much ❤ you are awesome !!!

[@jbsinluenam]

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[@MissCoding]

Thank you!

[@rykageee]

I understand this video more than the expo docs, thanks for this!
Another question, how do I declare these fonts globally? or do I have to do this procedure on every page? thanks for the answer

[@ahmed-flexico]

thank you ,, you are the best

[@user-ij5wg3yg8k]

thank you so much madam.. you helped fix my problem

[@beforeandafterphotos]

very helpful! So i dont need to import anything into my app.json file under plugins?

[@nicholascheah7431]

hi can i know whats the difference if i do this and just creating splash in app.json, since by adding splash in app.json i would be able to add in images, change background color as well.

[@davidlintin]

Hi, I've followed these steps with a variable font - however, the fontWeight prop isn't working do you know if I have to import the font weights one by one?

[@hoangng16]

Thank you for the video. I have an issue as follows
- The font was updated after following the instructions, but if I navigate to another screen and/or use a gesture to swipe up, tap the app again, move to another screen, and return to the screen having the custom font => the font disappears. It is a kind of unstable custom font.
I'm using expo navigation to develop an IOS app.

[@dayvidsantos6763]

very nice

[@michelealbano4210]

Thank you so much! Like and save video.

[@danieldeluca8192]

amazing

[@sterlydolce]

please, i'm trying to add my own custom icon using useFont and its not working

[@facemeukom3900]

Thanks

[@kamzel8825]

gives me a 'rendered more hooks than during the previous render' error

[@perafinparvej9400]

Hello mam
Would you like to share any react native food app project?

[@notGman]

Thanks this works

[@CamdenBloke]

it says that neither of those async methods are available on android (.hideAsync() or .preventAutoHideAsync()).