Error - The font dictionary can't be read

[Sophie21521680ll4b]

Everytime I try to add font to After Effects after the 2025 update - it crashes and I get this error message. 

I googled looking for solutions, attempted to find the 'AdobeFnt' to delete like instructions said but didn't show up in any locations and couldn't find anywhere. Have deleted all downloaded fonts. 

Trying to finish a job for a client as is impossible as I can't add text - any help would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks 

[Airweb_AE]

Maybe you have a corrupted font:

Error "The font dictionary can't be read" | After Effects 

[Sophie21521680ll4b]

Tried this too, have deleted all my downloaded fonts and unfortunetly still the same result. 😞

[Airweb_AE]

if you're using Windows, there's a solution here:

Error 83 § 4, font dictionary. no solutions 

AppData is a hidden folder:

Can't Find AppData Folder on Windows 11 

[Sophie21521680ll4b]

unfortunately tried this too and couldn't find any 'AdobeFnt' files to delete so i'm abit stuck - thanks so much for the help in any case 

[Airweb_AE]

Nothing in:

C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Adobe\TypeSupport

 

You should also try deleting your temporary files and restarting your computer.

Perform a search for:

*.lst

[Sophie21521680ll4b]

Tried this, managed to find Adobefnt and delete it, however still the same issue persists 😞 

[Oscar28382254g6of]

Hi! I'm experiencing the same issue and have created another thread with a sample project:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-bugs/ae-2025-crashes-when-using-certain-fonts-no-issues...

I hope someone can shed some light on this.

[Sophie21521680ll4b]

Hey, I never really found a solution, it just stopped happening eventually (after a few updates) I continued to use After effects 2024 for awhile. It does still happen occasionally, sorry i cant be of more help, I know how annyoing it is!