diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/hooks/useHandleMessageEvent.js b/client/modules/IDE/hooks/useHandleMessageEvent.js
index 68852c6c1..5cdd8ca23 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/hooks/useHandleMessageEvent.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/hooks/useHandleMessageEvent.js
@@ -3,13 +3,37 @@ import { Decode } from 'console-feed';
 import { dispatchConsoleEvent } from '../actions/console';
 import { stopSketch, expandConsole } from '../actions/ide';
 
+// Helper function to restore p5.Font objects
+function restoreP5Font(obj) {
+  if (obj && obj._isP5Font) {
+    // Return a simplified font-like object for console display
+    return {
+      _isP5Font: true,
+      name: obj.name,
+      path: obj.path,
+      face: {
+        family: obj.face?.family,
+        style: obj.face?.style,
+        weight: obj.face?.weight
+      }
+    };
+  }
+  return obj;
+}
+
 export default function useHandleMessageEvent() {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   const handleMessageEvent = (data) => {
     const { source, messages } = data;
     if (source === 'sketch' && Array.isArray(messages)) {
-      const decodedMessages = messages.map((message) => Decode(message.log));
+      const decodedMessages = messages.map((message) => {
+        const decoded = Decode(message.log);
+        if (decoded.data) {
+          decoded.data = decoded.data.map(restoreP5Font);
+        }
+        return decoded;
+      });
       decodedMessages.every((message, index, arr) => {
         const { data: args } = message;
         let hasInfiniteLoop = false;
diff --git a/client/utils/previewEntry.js b/client/utils/previewEntry.js
index a361c0047..8939a4bb3 100644
--- a/client/utils/previewEntry.js
+++ b/client/utils/previewEntry.js
@@ -35,6 +35,30 @@ setInterval(() => {
   }
 }, LOGWAIT);
 
+// Helper function to handle p5.Font objects
+function handleP5Font(obj) {
+  // Check for p5.Font instances in multiple ways
+  if (
+    (obj &&
+      obj.constructor &&
+      (obj.constructor.name === 'Font' ||
+        obj.constructor.name === 'p5.Font')) ||
+    (window.p5 && obj instanceof window.p5.Font)
+  ) {
+    return {
+      _isP5Font: true,
+      name: obj.name,
+      path: obj.path,
+      face: {
+        family: obj.face?.family,
+        style: obj.face?.style,
+        weight: obj.face?.weight
+      }
+    };
+  }
+  return obj;
+}
+
 function handleMessageEvent(e) {
   // maybe don't need this?? idk!
   if (window.origin !== e.origin) return;
@@ -44,7 +68,7 @@ function handleMessageEvent(e) {
     const decodedMessages = messages.map((message) => Decode(message.log));
     decodedMessages.forEach((message) => {
       const { data: args } = message;
-      const { result, error } = evaluateExpression(args);
+      const { result, error } = evaluateExpression(args.map(handleP5Font));
       const resultMessages = [
         { log: Encode({ method: error ? 'error' : 'result', data: [result] }) }
       ];