diff --git a/vlib/gg/text_rendering.v b/vlib/gg/text_rendering.v
index 7d04e0502f..d3e7b48c8d 100644
--- a/vlib/gg/text_rendering.v
+++ b/vlib/gg/text_rendering.v
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ import sokol.sgl
 import gx
 import os
 
+enum FontVariant {
+	normal = 0
+	bold
+	mono
+	italic
+}
+
 struct FT {
 pub:
 	fons &C.FONScontext
@@ -47,18 +54,17 @@ fn new_ft(c FTConfig) ?&FT{
 			return none
 		}
 	}
-
-	bold_path := 'SFNS-bold.ttf'// c.font_path.replace('.ttf', '-bold.ttf')
+	bold_path := get_font_path_variant(c.font_path, .bold)
 	bytes_bold := os.read_bytes(bold_path) or {
 		println('failed to load font "$bold_path"')
 		bytes
 	}
-	mono_path := '/System/Library/Fonts/SFNSMono.ttf'// c.font_path.replace('.ttf', '-bold.ttf')
+	mono_path := get_font_path_variant(c.font_path, .mono)
 	bytes_mono:= os.read_bytes(mono_path) or {
 		println('failed to load font "$mono_path"')
 		bytes
 	}
-	italic_path := '/System/Library/Fonts/SFNSItalic.ttf'
+	italic_path := get_font_path_variant(c.font_path, .italic)
 	bytes_italic:= os.read_bytes(italic_path) or {
 		println('failed to load font "$italic_path"')
 		bytes
@@ -199,3 +205,44 @@ pub fn system_font_path() string {
 	}
 	panic('failed to init the font')
 }
+
+fn get_font_path_variant(font_path string, variant FontVariant) string {
+	// TODO: find some way to make this shorter and more eye-pleasant
+	// NotoSans, LiberationSans, DejaVuSans, Arial and SFNS should work
+	mut fpath := font_path.replace('.ttf', '')
+	match variant {
+		.normal {}
+		.bold {
+			if fpath.ends_with('-Regular') {
+				fpath = fpath.replace('-Regular', '-Bold')
+			} else if fpath.starts_with('DejaVuSans') {
+				fpath += '-Bold'
+			} else if fpath.to_lower().starts_with('arial') {
+				fpath += 'bd'
+			} else {
+				fpath += '-bold'
+			}
+		}
+		.italic {
+			if fpath.ends_with('-Regular') {
+				fpath = fpath.replace('-Regular', '-Italic')
+			} else if fpath.starts_with('DejaVuSans') {
+				fpath += '-Oblique'
+			} else if fpath.to_lower().starts_with('arial') {
+				fpath += 'i'
+			} else {
+				fpath += 'Italic'
+			}
+		}
+		.mono {
+			if fpath.ends_with('-Regular') {
+				fpath = fpath.replace('-Regular', 'Mono-Regular')
+			} else if fpath.to_lower().starts_with('arial') {
+				// Arial has no mono variant
+			} else {
+				fpath += 'Mono'
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return fpath + '.ttf'
+}