diff --git a/home/fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf b/home/fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdc1ffa
Binary files /dev/null and b/home/fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf differ
diff --git a/home/fonts/NotoSansSymbols-Regular.ttf b/home/fonts/NotoSansSymbols-Regular.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f39694c
Binary files /dev/null and b/home/fonts/NotoSansSymbols-Regular.ttf differ
diff --git a/home/fonts/default.nix b/home/fonts/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3378210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/fonts/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  # bruh moment
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    fontconfig
+  ];
+
+  home.file.".local/share/fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf".source = ./NotoSans-Regular.ttf;
+  home.file.".local/share/fonts/NotoSansSymbols-Regular.ttf".source = ./NotoSansSymbols-Regular.ttf;
+}
diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index 7ceec22..1089acf 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     ./programs/programs.nix
     ./services/services.nix
     ./wallpapers/default.nix
+    ./fonts/default.nix # need to manage fonts in two places becuase life sucks nix sucks
   ];
 
   home.activation.copyScripts = lib.mkAfter ''
diff --git a/system/fonts/fonts.nix b/system/fonts/fonts.nix
index fa76fa1..7ed0e62 100644
--- a/system/fonts/fonts.nix
+++ b/system/fonts/fonts.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       noto-fonts-color-emoji
     ];
 
-    fontDir.enable = true;
+    # fontDir.enable = true;
 
     fontconfig = {
       enable = true;