Matlab 2025a export figure as vector changes font

I have a figure configured the way that I want that I'm trying to export as an SVG. The new export window in 2025a lets me specify SVG and vector graphics, but when I do it changes my fonts from times new roman to something else (Arial I think?). I cannot find a way to make it preserve the font settings. Is there a solution I'm missing? In the meantime I'll have to go back to 2024b.

Answer 1

[Kevin Holly]

Thomas,

I tested the exportgraphics on the following figure and it exported correctly for me. Are you on R2025a Update 1?

fig = figure; ax = axes(fig);title(ax,"Times New Romans Font");ax.FontName = 'Times New Roman';

exportgraphics(fig, 'myfigure.svg', 'ContentType', 'vector');

You can run this line in MATLAB Online to view results:

fig2 = uifigure; h = uihtml(fig2,"HTMLSource",'myfigure.svg'); h.Position = [ 0 0 fig2.Position(3) fig2.Position(4)];

[Thomas Best]

Thanks for the reply Kevin. I should've supplied a MWE.

If I run:

>> % Define the 1-D coordinate vectors for x and y
x = -2:0.2:2;
y = -2:0.2:2;

% Create the 2-D grid coordinates using meshgrid
[X, Y] = meshgrid(x, y);

% Evaluate the function over the grid
Z = X .* exp(-(X.^2 + Y.^2));
>> surf(X, Y, Z);
>> xlabel('X-axis');
ylabel('Y-axis');
zlabel('Z-axis (f(x,y))');
>> set(gca,'FontName','times')

In the figure window, I followed "Save As" -> Export To -> Format = SVG -> Content Type = Vector. When I make the final selection for vector, the font changes.

Content Type set to Auto, the fonts are preserved:

Changing to Vector, the fonts get reset:

Example run using R2025a Update 1 (25.1.0.2973910

[Kevin Holly]

Thomas,

I have reported the issue to development and they have identified the issue and are resolving it.

In the meantime, if you set(gca,'FontName','times') to set(gca,'FontName','Times') instead, you should not have an issue.

Best,

Kevin Holly