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diff --git a/doc/techref/fonts.md b/doc/techref/fonts.md
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+---
+file_format: mystnb
+mystnb:
+  render_markdown_format: myst
+---
+
 # Supported Fonts
 
 PyGMT supports the 35 standard PostScript fonts. The table below lists them with their
@@ -7,25 +13,63 @@ either `"Helvetica"` or `"0"`. For the special fonts "Symbol" (**12**) and
 "ZapfDingbats" (**34**), see the {doc}`/techref/encodings` for the character set.
 The image below the table shows a visual sample for each font.
 
-| Font No. | Font Name              | Font No. | Font Name                    |
-|----------|------------------------|----------|------------------------------|
-| 0        | Helvetica              | 17       | Bookman-Demi                 |
-| 1        | Helvetica-Bold         | 18       | Bookman-DemiItalic           |
-| 2        | Helvetica-Oblique      | 19       | Bookman-Light                |
-| 3        | Helvetica-BoldOblique  | 20       | Bookman-LightItalic          |
-| 4        | Times-Roman            | 21       | Helvetica-Narrow             |
-| 5        | Times-Bold             | 22       | Helvetica-Narrow-Bold        |
-| 6        | Times-Italic           | 23       | Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique     |
-| 7        | Times-BoldItalic       | 24       | Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique |
-| 8        | Courier                | 25       | NewCenturySchlbk-Roman       |
-| 9        | Courier-Bold           | 26       | NewCenturySchlbk-Italic      |
-| 10       | Courier-Oblique        | 27       | NewCenturySchlbk-Bold        |
-| 11       | Courier-BoldOblique    | 28       | NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic  |
-| 12       | Symbol                 | 29       | Palatino-Roman               |
-| 13       | AvantGarde-Book        | 30       | Palatino-Italic              |
-| 14       | AvantGarde-BookOblique | 31       | Palatino-Bold                |
-| 15       | AvantGarde-Demi        | 32       | Palatino-BoldItalic          |
-| 16       | AvantGarde-DemiOblique | 33       | ZapfChancery-MediumItalic    |
-|          |                        | 34       | ZapfDingbats                 |
-
-![Standard PostScript Fonts](https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/dev/_images/GMT_App_G.png){width="67.5%"}
+```{code-cell}
+:tags: [remove-input]
+
+fonts = [
+    "Helvetica", "Helvetica-Bold", "Helvetica-Oblique", "Helvetica-BoldOblique",
+    "Times-Roman", "Times-Bold", "Times-Italic", "Times-BoldItalic",
+    "Courier", "Courier-Bold", "Courier-Oblique", "Courier-BoldOblique",
+    "Symbol",
+    "AvantGarde-Book", "AvantGarde-BookOblique", "AvantGarde-Demi", "AvantGarde-DemiOblique",
+    "Bookman-Light", "Bookman-LightItalic", "Bookman-Demi", "Bookman-DemiItalic", "Helvetica-Narrow",
+    "Helvetica-Narrow-Bold", "Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique", "Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique",
+    "NewCenturySchlbk-Roman", "NewCenturySchlbk-Bold", "NewCenturySchlbk-Italic",
+    "NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic", "Palatino-Roman", "Palatino-Bold",
+    "Palatino-Italic", "Palatino-BoldItalic", "ZapfChancery-MediumItalic", "ZapfDingbats"
+]
+```
+
+```{code-cell}
+:tags: [remove-input]
+
+from IPython.display import display, Markdown
+
+text = "|Font No. | Font Name | Font No. | Font Name |\n"
+text += "|:---:|:---|:---:|:---|\n"
+for i in range(0, 17):
+    j = i + 17
+    text += f"| {i} | {fonts[i]} | {j} | {fonts[j]} |\n"
+text += f"| | | 34 | {fonts[34]}\n"
+
+display(Markdown(text))
+```
+
+```{code-cell}
+:tags: [remove-input]
+
+import pygmt
+
+fig = pygmt.Figure()
+fig.basemap(region=[-0.5, 14, -1.5, 18], projection="X14c/-10c", frame=0)
+fig.text(x=[0, 7.0], y=[-1] * 2, text=["#"] * 2)
+fig.text(x=[0 + 0.75, 7.0 + 0.75], y=[-1] * 2, text=["Font Name"] * 2, justify="ML")
+fig.plot(x=[-0.5, 14], y=[-0.5, -0.5])
+for x in (0.5, 6.5, 7.5):
+    fig.plot(x=[x, x], y=[-1.5, 18])
+for i, font in enumerate(fonts):
+    x = 0 if i < 17 else 7.0
+    y = i % 17 if i != 34 else 17
+
+    idx, text = i, font
+    if font == "Symbol":
+        text = f"{font} @%0%({font})@%%"
+    elif font == "ZapfDingbats":
+        idx = f"@%0%34@%%"
+        text = f"{font} @%0%({font})@%%"
+
+    fig.text(x=x, y=y, text=idx, font=font)
+    fig.text(x=x + 0.75, y=y, text=text, font=font, justify="ML")
+fig.show()
+```
+