diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 672baec50..394c88e96 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
         "po2json": "^1.0.0-alpha",
         "rxjs": "^6.3.3",
         "tinymce": "^4.9.0",
-        "typeface-fira-sans": "^0.0.54",
-        "typeface-fira-sans-condensed": "^0.0.54",
         "uuid": "^3.3.2",
         "zone.js": "^0.8.26"
     },
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/services/config.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/services/config.service.ts
index eadc39042..51cbb89ac 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/services/config.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/services/config.service.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ export class ConfigService extends OpenSlidesComponent {
      *
      * @param key The config value to get from.
      */
-    public instant(key: string): any {
+    public instant<T>(key: string): T {
         const values = this.DS.filter<Config>('core/config', value => value.key === key);
         if (values.length > 1) {
             throw new Error('More keys found then expected');
         } else if (values.length === 1) {
-            return values[0].value;
+            return values[0].value as T;
         } else {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/services/http.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/services/http.service.ts
index 53bc23701..658771e4f 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/services/http.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/services/http.service.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export class HttpService {
      * @param data optional, if sending a data body is required
      * @param queryParams optional queryparams to append to the path
      * @param customHeader optional custom HTTP header of required
+     * @param responseType optional response type, default set to json (i.e 'arraybuffer')
      * @returns a promise containing a generic
      */
     private async send<T>(
@@ -60,21 +61,26 @@ export class HttpService {
         method: HTTPMethod,
         data?: any,
         queryParams?: QueryParams,
-        customHeader?: HttpHeaders
+        customHeader?: HttpHeaders,
+        responseType?: string
     ): Promise<T> {
         // end early, if we are in history mode
         if (this.OSStatus.isInHistoryMode && method !== HTTPMethod.GET) {
             throw this.handleError('You cannot make changes while in history mode');
         }
 
-        if (!path.endsWith('/')) {
-            path += '/';
+        // there is a current bug with the responseType.
+        // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/18586
+        // castting it to 'json' allows the usage of the current array
+        if (!responseType) {
+            responseType = 'json';
         }
 
         const url = path + formatQueryParams(queryParams);
         const options = {
             body: data,
-            headers: customHeader ? customHeader : this.defaultHeaders
+            headers: customHeader ? customHeader : this.defaultHeaders,
+            responseType: responseType as 'json'
         };
 
         try {
@@ -149,10 +155,17 @@ export class HttpService {
      * @param data An optional payload for the request.
      * @param queryParams Optional params appended to the path as the query part of the url.
      * @param header optional HTTP header if required
+     * @param responseType option expected response type by the request (i.e 'arraybuffer')
      * @returns A promise holding a generic
      */
-    public async get<T>(path: string, data?: any, queryParams?: QueryParams, header?: HttpHeaders): Promise<T> {
-        return await this.send<T>(path, HTTPMethod.GET, data, queryParams, header);
+    public async get<T>(
+        path: string,
+        data?: any,
+        queryParams?: QueryParams,
+        header?: HttpHeaders,
+        responseType?: string
+    ): Promise<T> {
+        return await this.send<T>(path, HTTPMethod.GET, data, queryParams, header, responseType);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/services/pdf-document.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/services/pdf-document.service.ts
index 26b8a474e..934d6d221 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/services/pdf-document.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/services/pdf-document.service.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+import { HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { saveAs } from 'file-saver';
 
-import * as pdfMake from 'pdfmake/build/pdfmake';
-import * as pdfFonts from 'pdfmake/build/vfs_fonts';
+import pdfMake from 'pdfmake/build/pdfmake';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { ConfigService } from './config.service';
+import { HttpService } from './http.service';
 
 /**
  * TODO: Images and fonts
@@ -31,10 +32,84 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
      *
      * @param translate translations
      * @param configService read config values
+     * @param mediaManageService to read out font files as media data
      */
-    public constructor(private translate: TranslateService, private configService: ConfigService) {
-        // It should be possible to add own fonts here
-        pdfMake.vfs = pdfFonts.pdfMake.vfs;
+    public constructor(
+        private translate: TranslateService,
+        private configService: ConfigService,
+        private httpService: HttpService
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Define the pdfmake virtual file system for fonts
+     *
+     * @returns the vfs-object
+     */
+    private async getVfs(): Promise<object> {
+        const fontPathList: string[] = Array.from(
+            // create a list without redundancies
+            new Set(
+                this.configService
+                    .instant<string[]>('fonts_available')
+                    .map(available => this.configService.instant<any>(available))
+                    .map(font => font.path || `/${font.default}`)
+            )
+        );
+
+        const promises = fontPathList.map(fontPath => {
+            return this.convertUrlToBase64(fontPath).then(base64 => {
+                return {
+                    [fontPath.split('/').pop()]: base64.split(',')[1]
+                };
+            });
+        });
+
+        const fontDataUrls = await Promise.all(promises);
+
+        let vfs = {};
+        fontDataUrls.map(entry => {
+            vfs = {
+                ...vfs,
+                ...entry
+            };
+        });
+
+        return vfs;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a given blob to base64
+     *
+     * @param file File as blob
+     * @returns a promise to the base64 as string
+     */
+    private async convertUrlToBase64(url: string): Promise<string> {
+        const headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        const file = await this.httpService.get<ArrayBuffer>(url, {}, {}, headers, 'arraybuffer');
+
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            const reader = new FileReader();
+            reader.readAsDataURL(new Blob([file]));
+            reader.onload = () => {
+                const resultStr: string = reader.result as string;
+                resolve(resultStr);
+            };
+            reader.onerror = error => {
+                reject(error);
+            };
+        }) as Promise<string>;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of a font from the value of the given
+     * config variable.
+     *
+     * @param fontType the config variable of the font (font_regular, font_italic)
+     * @returns the name of the selected font
+     */
+    private getFontName(fontType: string): string {
+        const font = this.configService.instant<any>(fontType);
+        return (font.path || `/${font.default}`).split('/').pop();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,16 +118,25 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
      * @param documentContent the content of the pdf as object
      * @returns the pdf document definition ready to export
      */
-    private getStandardPaper(documentContent: object, metadata?: object): object {
-        const standardFontSize = this.configService.instant('general_export_pdf_fontsize');
+    private async getStandardPaper(documentContent: object, metadata?: object): Promise<object> {
+        // define the fonts
+        pdfMake.fonts = {
+            PdfFont: {
+                normal: this.getFontName('font_regular'),
+                bold: this.getFontName('font_bold'),
+                italics: this.getFontName('font_italic'),
+                bolditalics: this.getFontName('font_bold_italic')
+            }
+        };
+
+        pdfMake.vfs = await this.getVfs();
 
         return {
             pageSize: 'A4',
             pageMargins: [75, 90, 75, 75],
             defaultStyle: {
-                // TODO add fonts to vfs
-                // font: 'PdfFont',
-                fontSize: standardFontSize
+                font: 'PdfFont',
+                fontSize: this.configService.instant('general_export_pdf_fontsize')
             },
             header: this.getHeader(),
             // TODO: option for no footer, wherever this can be defined
@@ -73,8 +157,8 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
      */
     private getHeader(): object {
         // check for the required logos
-        let logoHeaderLeftUrl = this.configService.instant('logo_pdf_header_L').path;
-        let logoHeaderRightUrl = this.configService.instant('logo_pdf_header_R').path;
+        let logoHeaderLeftUrl = this.configService.instant<any>('logo_pdf_header_L').path;
+        let logoHeaderRightUrl = this.configService.instant<any>('logo_pdf_header_R').path;
         let text;
         const columns = [];
 
@@ -151,8 +235,8 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
         let logoContainerWidth: string;
         let pageNumberPosition: string;
         let logoConteinerSize: Array<number>;
-        let logoFooterLeftUrl = this.configService.instant('logo_pdf_footer_L').path;
-        let logoFooterRightUrl = this.configService.instant('logo_pdf_footer_R').path;
+        let logoFooterLeftUrl = this.configService.instant<any>('logo_pdf_footer_L').path;
+        let logoFooterRightUrl = this.configService.instant<any>('logo_pdf_footer_R').path;
 
         // if there is a single logo, give it a lot of space
         if (logoFooterLeftUrl && logoFooterRightUrl) {
@@ -229,9 +313,9 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
      * @param docDefinition the structure of the PDF document
      */
     public download(docDefinition: object, filename: string, metadata?: object): void {
-        pdfMake
-            .createPdf(this.getStandardPaper(docDefinition, metadata))
-            .getBlob(blob => saveAs(blob, `${filename}.pdf`, { autoBOM: true }));
+        this.getStandardPaper(docDefinition, metadata).then(doc => {
+            pdfMake.createPdf(doc).getBlob(blob => saveAs(blob, `${filename}.pdf`, { autoBOM: true }));
+        });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/services/media-manage.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/services/media-manage.service.ts
index cd5cad3ff..fd3b7368b 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/services/media-manage.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/services/media-manage.service.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class MediaManageService {
      * @param action determines the action
      */
     public async setAs(file: ViewMediafile, action: string): Promise<void> {
-        const restPath = `rest/core/config/${action}`;
+        const restPath = `rest/core/config/${action}/`;
 
         const config = this.getMediaConfig(action);
         const path = config.path !== file.downloadUrl ? file.downloadUrl : '';
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf.service.ts
index 6efb422cd..6a2ecf0ac 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf.service.ts
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export class MotionPdfService {
             changes.sort((a, b) => a.getLineFrom() - b.getLineFrom());
 
             // get the line length from the config
-            const lineLength = this.configService.instant('motions_line_length');
+            const lineLength = this.configService.instant<number>('motions_line_length');
 
             motionText = this.motionRepo.formatMotion(motion.id, crMode, changes, lineLength);
         }
diff --git a/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-condensed-latin-400.woff b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-condensed-latin-400.woff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..290281067
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-condensed-latin-400.woff differ
diff --git a/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400.woff b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400.woff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c671f401
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400.woff differ
diff --git a/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400italic.woff b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400italic.woff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7483b7fa2
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400italic.woff differ
diff --git a/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500.woff b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500.woff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3edb2957b
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500.woff differ
diff --git a/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500italic.woff b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500italic.woff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3681a327
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/src/assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500italic.woff differ
diff --git a/client/src/assets/styles/font-variables.scss b/client/src/assets/styles/font-variables.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f799a6f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/assets/styles/font-variables.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/** Define font variables */
+
+/** Default Font */
+$font: 'OSFont';
+
+$font-regular: url('assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400.woff') format('woff');
+$font-weight-regular: 400;
+
+$font-italic: url('assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400italic.woff') format('woff');
+$font-weight-italic: 400;
+
+$font-medium: url('assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500.woff') format('woff');
+$font-weight-medium: 500;
+
+$font-medium-italic: url('assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500italic.woff') format('woff');
+$font-weight-medium-italic: 500;
+
+/** Condensed Font */
+$font-condensed: 'OSFont Condensed';
+
+$font-condensed-regular: url('assets/fonts/fira-sans-condensed-latin-400.woff') format('woff');
+$font-weight-condensed-regular: 400;
diff --git a/client/src/assets/styles/fonts.scss b/client/src/assets/styles/fonts.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dd03d2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/assets/styles/fonts.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+@import './font-variables.scss';
+
+/** Regular */
+@font-face {
+    font-family: $font;
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-display: swap;
+    font-weight: $font-weight-regular;
+    src: $font-regular;
+}
+
+/** Italic */
+@font-face {
+    font-family: $font;
+    font-style: italic;
+    font-display: swap;
+    font-weight: $font-weight-italic;
+    src: $font-italic;
+}
+
+/** Medium */
+@font-face {
+    font-family: $font;
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-display: swap;
+    font-weight: $font-weight-medium;
+    src: $font-medium;
+}
+
+/** Medium Italic */
+@font-face {
+    font-family: $font;
+    font-style: italic;
+    font-display: swap;
+    font-weight: $font-weight-medium-italic;
+    src: $font-medium-italic;
+}
+
+/** Condensed Regular */
+@font-face {
+    font-family: $font-condensed;
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-display: swap;
+    font-weight: $font-weight-condensed-regular;
+    src: $font-condensed-regular;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/styles.scss b/client/src/styles.scss
index 3dfc1512d..937d4243c 100644
--- a/client/src/styles.scss
+++ b/client/src/styles.scss
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 /** Import brand theme and (new) component themes */
 @import './assets/styles/openslides-theme.scss';
 @import './app/site/site.component.scss-theme';
-@import '../node_modules/typeface-fira-sans/index.css';
-@import '../node_modules/typeface-fira-sans-condensed/index.css';
+
+/** fonts */
+@import './assets/styles/fonts.scss';
+
 @mixin openslides-components-theme($theme) {
     @include os-site-theme($theme);
     /** More components are added here */
@@ -17,10 +19,10 @@
 @import '~angular-tree-component/dist/angular-tree-component.css';
 
 * {
-    font-family: Fira Sans, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+    font-family: OSFont, Fira Sans, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 }
 .mat-toolbar h2 {
-    font-family: Fira Sans, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;
+    font-family: OSFont, Fira Sans, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;
 }
 
 mat-icon {
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ h1,
 h2,
 h3,
 .title-font {
-    font-family: Fira Sans Condensed, Roboto-condensed, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+    font-family: OSFont Condensed, Fira Sans Condensed, Roboto-condensed, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 }
 
 h1 {
diff --git a/openslides/core/config_variables.py b/openslides/core/config_variables.py
index 54887febf..42abf8a5b 100644
--- a/openslides/core/config_variables.py
+++ b/openslides/core/config_variables.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def get_config_variables():
         name="font_regular",
         default_value={
             "display_name": "Font regular",
-            "default": "static/fonts/Roboto-Regular.woff",
+            "default": "assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400.woff",
             "path": "",
         },
         input_type="static",
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def get_config_variables():
         name="font_italic",
         default_value={
             "display_name": "Font italic",
-            "default": "static/fonts/Roboto-Medium.woff",
+            "default": "assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-400italic.woff",
             "path": "",
         },
         input_type="static",
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def get_config_variables():
         name="font_bold",
         default_value={
             "display_name": "Font bold",
-            "default": "static/fonts/Roboto-Condensed-Regular.woff",
+            "default": "assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500.woff",
             "path": "",
         },
         input_type="static",
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def get_config_variables():
         name="font_bold_italic",
         default_value={
             "display_name": "Font bold italic",
-            "default": "static/fonts/Roboto-Condensed-Light.woff",
+            "default": "assets/fonts/fira-sans-latin-500italic.woff",
             "path": "",
         },
         input_type="static",
diff --git a/openslides/core/migrations/0014_changed_default_font.py b/openslides/core/migrations/0014_changed_default_font.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..343fe8156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/core/migrations/0014_changed_default_font.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+from openslides.core.config import config
+
+
+def change_font_default_path(apps, schema_editor):
+    """
+    Writes the new default font path into the database.
+    """
+    ConfigStore = apps.get_model("core", "ConfigStore")
+
+    try:
+        font_regular = ConfigStore.objects.get(key="font_regular")
+        font_italic = ConfigStore.objects.get(key="font_italic")
+        font_bold = ConfigStore.objects.get(key="font_bold")
+        font_bold_italic = ConfigStore.objects.get(key="font_bold_italic")
+    except ConfigStore.DoesNotExist:
+        return  # The key is not in the database, nothing to change here
+
+    default_font_regular = config.config_variables["font_regular"].default_value
+    default_font_italic = config.config_variables["font_italic"].default_value
+    default_font_bold = config.config_variables["font_bold"].default_value
+    default_font_bold_italic = config.config_variables["font_bold_italic"].default_value
+
+    font_regular.value = default_font_regular
+    font_italic.value = default_font_italic
+    font_bold.value = default_font_bold
+    font_bold_italic.value = default_font_bold_italic
+
+    font_regular.save()
+    font_italic.save()
+    font_bold.save()
+    font_bold_italic.save()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [("core", "0013_auto_20190119_1641")]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(change_font_default_path),
+    ]