You can assign a
default font and size used to make new objects in a patcher. There is a default font for newly created patchers set in the
preferences window, and a default font specific to a patcher set in the
patcher inspector, or by using the
font panel.
Alternatively, the
font panel will show the default font for a patcher when it is visible and the topmost window is an unlocked patcher window with no objects selected. If you change the default font and/or size when no objects are selected, the patcher's default font will change, and the next text object you create in the patcher will use the new font.