diff --git a/src/font.rs b/src/font.rs
index 33c608f..0295956 100644
--- a/src/font.rs
+++ b/src/font.rs
@@ -55,10 +55,17 @@ pub fn setup_fonts(ctx: &egui::Context, selected_name: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 fn find_fonts_dir() -> PathBuf {
+    // 1. CWD + fonts/ (cargo run from project root)
     let cwd_fonts = PathBuf::from("fonts");
     if cwd_fonts.is_dir() {
         return cwd_fonts;
     }
+    // 2. CWD + ../fonts/ (exe running from target/{debug,release})
+    let parent_fonts = PathBuf::from("../fonts");
+    if parent_fonts.is_dir() {
+        return parent_fonts;
+    }
+    // 3. Exe parent + fonts/ (deployed, fonts next to exe)
     if let Ok(exe) = std::env::current_exe() {
         if let Some(parent) = exe.parent() {
             let p = parent.join("fonts");
@@ -67,5 +74,6 @@ fn find_fonts_dir() -> PathBuf {
             }
         }
     }
+    // 4. Fallback (will fail with file-not-found, graceful fallback to bundled font)
     PathBuf::from("fonts")
 }