diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c382c7a..d9220b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ruwio",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.2.5",
+  "version": "1.2.6",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src/components/FontPicker.vue b/src/components/FontPicker.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03bc600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/FontPicker.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { PhCaretDown, PhCheck } from '@phosphor-icons/vue'
+import { AVAILABLE_FONTS, fontDef } from '@/lib/fonts'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  // Empty string = system-sans (no override). Mirrors the storage
+  // shape: TextAsset.fontFamily is undefined for the default.
+  modelValue: string
+}>()
+const emit = defineEmits<{ 'update:modelValue': [value: string] }>()
+
+const open = ref(false)
+const trigger = ref<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
+const popover = ref<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+
+const selected = computed(() => fontDef(props.modelValue || undefined))
+
+function toggle() {
+  open.value = !open.value
+}
+
+function pick(id: string) {
+  // Storage convention: 'system-sans' clears the override.
+  emit('update:modelValue', id === 'system-sans' ? '' : id)
+  open.value = false
+  trigger.value?.focus()
+}
+
+function onWindowPointerDown(e: PointerEvent) {
+  if (!open.value) return
+  const t = e.target as Node | null
+  if (!t) return
+  if (trigger.value?.contains(t)) return
+  if (popover.value?.contains(t)) return
+  open.value = false
+}
+
+function onKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (!open.value) return
+  if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    open.value = false
+    trigger.value?.focus()
+  }
+}
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  window.addEventListener('pointerdown', onWindowPointerDown, true)
+  window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeydown)
+})
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  window.removeEventListener('pointerdown', onWindowPointerDown, true)
+  window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeydown)
+})
+
+// Anchor the popover beneath the trigger using the trigger's
+// post-layout rect. Re-measure when it opens.
+const popStyle = ref<Record<string, string>>({})
+watch(open, async (isOpen) => {
+  if (!isOpen) return
+  // Wait a tick so the popover element exists before measuring.
+  await Promise.resolve()
+  const t = trigger.value
+  if (!t) return
+  const r = t.getBoundingClientRect()
+  popStyle.value = {
+    left: `${r.left}px`,
+    top: `${r.bottom + 4}px`,
+    minWidth: `${r.width}px`,
+  }
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="font-picker">
+    <button
+      ref="trigger"
+      type="button"
+      class="trigger"
+      :class="{ open }"
+      :aria-expanded="open"
+      @click="toggle"
+    >
+      <span class="label" :style="{ fontFamily: selected.family }">{{ selected.label }}</span>
+      <PhCaretDown :size="12" class="caret" />
+    </button>
+    <Teleport to="body">
+      <div
+        v-if="open"
+        ref="popover"
+        class="font-popover"
+        :style="popStyle"
+        role="listbox"
+      >
+        <button
+          v-for="f in AVAILABLE_FONTS"
+          :key="f.id"
+          type="button"
+          class="font-option"
+          :class="{ active: (modelValue || 'system-sans') === f.id }"
+          role="option"
+          :aria-selected="(modelValue || 'system-sans') === f.id"
+          @click="pick(f.id)"
+        >
+          <PhCheck
+            :size="12"
+            class="check"
+            :style="{ visibility: (modelValue || 'system-sans') === f.id ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }"
+          />
+          <span class="option-label" :style="{ fontFamily: f.family }">{{ f.label }}</span>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </Teleport>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.font-picker {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.trigger {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  width: 100%;
+  background: var(--bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  color: var(--text);
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  text-transform: none;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.trigger:hover {
+  border-color: var(--border-strong, var(--border));
+}
+
+.trigger.open,
+.trigger:focus-visible {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.trigger .label {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.trigger .caret {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.trigger.open .caret {
+  transform: rotate(180deg);
+}
+</style>
+
+<style>
+/* Popover is teleported to <body>, so the styles need to be global. */
+.font-popover {
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: 1000;
+  background: var(--panel);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+  padding: 4px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1px;
+  max-height: 320px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.font-popover .font-option {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  width: 100%;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  color: var(--text);
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  text-transform: none;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.font-popover .font-option:hover {
+  background: var(--panel-hover, var(--panel-alt));
+}
+
+.font-popover .font-option.active {
+  background: var(--accent-soft);
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.font-popover .check {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.font-popover .option-label {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/PropertiesPanel.vue b/src/components/PropertiesPanel.vue
index 1175b94..2e42f80 100644
--- a/src/components/PropertiesPanel.vue
+++ b/src/components/PropertiesPanel.vue
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import { sampleLayer } from '@/lib/interpolate'
 import type { Action, AnimatableProps, Layer } from '@/types/scene'
 import RangeSlider from './RangeSlider.vue'
 import ActionEditor from './ActionEditor.vue'
+import FontPicker from './FontPicker.vue'
 import { t } from '@/i18n'
-import { AVAILABLE_FONTS } from '@/lib/fonts'
 
 const SECTION_STORAGE_KEY = 'animatr:propSections'
 
@@ -138,11 +138,14 @@ const textAsset = computed(() => {
   return a && a.kind === 'text' ? a : null
 })
 
+// Empty string represents the system-sans default. Stored as
+// `undefined` on the asset so the model field round-trips cleanly
+// through JSON without leaking a bogus 'system-sans' id.
 const textFontModel = computed({
-  get: () => textAsset.value?.fontFamily ?? 'system-sans',
+  get: () => textAsset.value?.fontFamily ?? '',
   set: (id: string) => {
     if (!textAsset.value) return
-    textAsset.value.fontFamily = id === 'system-sans' ? undefined : id
+    textAsset.value.fontFamily = id || undefined
   },
 })
 
@@ -497,9 +500,7 @@ function deleteSelection() {
           <label>{{ t('properties.text.fontSize') }}<input type="number" min="1" v-model.number="textAsset.fontSize" /></label>
           <label>
             {{ t('properties.text.font') }}
-            <select v-model="textFontModel">
-              <option v-for="f in AVAILABLE_FONTS" :key="f.id" :value="f.id">{{ f.label }}</option>
-            </select>
+            <FontPicker v-model="textFontModel" />
           </label>
         </div>
       </section>
diff --git a/src/devtools/tests.ts b/src/devtools/tests.ts
index f06e088..a6a6139 100644
--- a/src/devtools/tests.ts
+++ b/src/devtools/tests.ts
@@ -15032,7 +15032,7 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
       expect(fontCssFamily('does-not-exist')).toBe(SYSTEM_SANS.family)
     })
 
-    test('PropertiesPanel renders a font dropdown for text assets and writes back', async () => {
+    test('PropertiesPanel renders the font picker for text assets and writes back', async () => {
       const s = makeFreshStore()
       const a = s.addAsset({
         kind: 'text', name: 'T', text: 'hello', fontSize: 32, fill: '#000',
@@ -15043,30 +15043,40 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
       const handle = mountComponent(PropertiesPanel, {})
       try {
         await nextTick()
-        const select = handle.host.querySelector('select') as HTMLSelectElement | null
-        expect(select).toBeTruthy()
-        const options = Array.from(select!.options).map(o => o.value)
-        expect(options).toContain('system-sans')
-        expect(options).toContain('inter')
-        expect(options).toContain('marker')
-        // Default selection: system-sans (asset.fontFamily is undefined).
-        expect(select!.value).toBe('system-sans')
-        // Pick Inter — the asset should mutate.
-        select!.value = 'inter'
-        select!.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'))
+        const trigger = handle.host.querySelector('.font-picker .trigger') as HTMLButtonElement | null
+        expect(!!trigger).toBe(true)
+        // Closed state: the label shows the default — System Sans.
+        expect((trigger!.textContent ?? '').includes('System Sans')).toBe(true)
+        trigger!.click()
+        await nextTick()
+        // Popover lives in document.body via Teleport.
+        const opts = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.font-popover .font-option')) as HTMLButtonElement[]
+        expect(opts.length).toBeGreaterThan(5)
+        const labels = opts.map(o => o.textContent?.trim() ?? '')
+        expect(labels.some(l => l.includes('System Sans'))).toBe(true)
+        expect(labels.some(l => l.includes('Inter'))).toBe(true)
+        expect(labels.some(l => l.includes('Permanent Marker'))).toBe(true)
+        // Click Inter.
+        const interOpt = opts.find(o => (o.textContent ?? '').trim() === 'Inter')!
+        interOpt.click()
         await nextTick()
         const textAsset = s.scene.assets.find(x => x.id === a.id)!
         if (textAsset.kind !== 'text') throw new Error('unexpected kind')
         expect(textAsset.fontFamily).toBe('inter')
-        // Picking system-sans clears the field (undefined, not the literal id).
-        select!.value = 'system-sans'
-        select!.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'))
+        // Re-open + click System Sans → clears (undefined).
+        trigger!.click()
+        await nextTick()
+        const opts2 = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.font-popover .font-option')) as HTMLButtonElement[]
+        const sysOpt = opts2.find(o => (o.textContent ?? '').trim() === 'System Sans')!
+        sysOpt.click()
         await nextTick()
         const textAsset2 = s.scene.assets.find(x => x.id === a.id)!
         if (textAsset2.kind !== 'text') throw new Error('unexpected kind')
         expect(textAsset2.fontFamily === undefined).toBe(true)
       } finally {
         handle.unmount()
+        // Make sure the teleported popover doesn't leak into other tests.
+        document.querySelectorAll('.font-popover').forEach(el => el.remove())
       }
     })
 
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index a6846ca..580b2d8 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export const APP_VERSION = '1.2.5'
+export const APP_VERSION = '1.2.6'
 export const APP_NAME = 'RUWIO'