This article discusses how Mac OS X Public Beta registers (loads) fonts, and how a font's location determines its priority if it exists in more than one location.

Fonts are registered and searched for in the following order, and in the following locations.

1. /System/Library/Fonts (system directory)

2. /Library/Fonts (local directory)

3. /Network/Library/Fonts (network directory, if it exists)

4. ~/Library/Fonts (user directory)

5. Application or document-specific fonts (when opened)

Note: If a font file exists in more than one of these locations, the one which loads last (lower on this list) takes priority and will be used.

For more information on font location, please see:

Article 86061: " Mac OS X Public Beta: Font Locations "