fonts.conf

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
  <!-- Hinting/Antialiasing settings -->
  <match target="font">
    <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
      <bool>true</bool>
    </edit>
    <edit mode="assign" name="embeddedbitmap">
      <bool>true</bool>
    </edit>
    <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
      <bool>true</bool>
    </edit>
    <edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
      <bool>true</bool>
    </edit>
    <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
      <const>hintslight</const>
    </edit>
    <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
      <const>lcddefault</const>
    </edit>
    <edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
      <const>rgb</const>
    </edit>
  </match>

  <!-- Default sans-serif font -->
  <match target="pattern">
    <test qual="any" name="family"><string>sans-serif</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="same"><string>Noto Sans</string></edit>
    <edit name="family" mode="append" binding="same"><string>Noto Sans Arabic</string></edit>
    <edit name="family" mode="append" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
  </match>

  <!-- Default serif fonts -->
  <match target="pattern">
    <test qual="any" name="family"><string>serif</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="same"><string>Noto Serif</string></edit>
    <edit name="family" mode="append" binding="same"><string>Noto Sans Arabic</string></edit>
    <edit name="family" mode="append" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
  </match>


  <!-- Default monospace fonts -->
  <match target="pattern">
    <test qual="any" name="family"><string>monospace</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="same"><string>Noto Sans Mono</string></edit>
    <edit name="family" mode="append" binding="same"><string>Noto Color Emoji</string></edit>
  </match>


  <!-- Fallback fonts preference order -->
  <alias>
    <family>sans-serif</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Sans</family>=
      <family>Noto Sans CJK</family>=
      <family>Noto Sans Arabic</family>=
      <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <alias>
    <family>serif</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Serif</family>=
      <family>Noto Serif CJK</family>=
      <family>Noto Sans Arabic</family>=
      <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <alias>
    <family>monospace</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Sans Mono</family>=
      <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <dir>~/.fonts</dir>

</fontconfig>