diff --git a/shell/platform/linux/BUILD.gn b/shell/platform/linux/BUILD.gn
index db36000e0da21..54e1bbbd7c709 100644
--- a/shell/platform/linux/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/platform/linux/BUILD.gn
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ group("linux") {
   }
 }
 
-# Temporary workraround for the issue describe in
+# Temporary workaround for the issue describe in
 # https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/14509 and
 # https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/14438
 # Remove once the build infrastructure moves to Ubuntu 18.04 or newer, where
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/font_collection.cc b/third_party/txt/src/txt/font_collection.cc
index 70104d90f8506..3b550f7f313fb 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/font_collection.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/font_collection.cc
@@ -150,11 +150,14 @@ FontCollection::GetMinikinFontCollectionForFamilies(
   }
   // Search for default font family if no user font families were found.
   if (minikin_families.empty()) {
-    const auto default_font_family = GetDefaultFontFamily();
-    std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontFamily> minikin_family =
-        FindFontFamilyInManagers(default_font_family);
-    if (minikin_family != nullptr) {
-      minikin_families.push_back(minikin_family);
+    const auto default_font_families = GetDefaultFontFamilies();
+    for (auto family : default_font_families) {
+      std::shared_ptr<minikin::FontFamily> minikin_family =
+          FindFontFamilyInManagers(family);
+      if (minikin_family != nullptr) {
+        minikin_families.push_back(minikin_family);
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }
   // Default font family also not found. We fail to get a FontCollection.
@@ -319,7 +322,7 @@ FontCollection::CreateSktFontCollection() {
     skt_collection_ = sk_make_sp<skia::textlayout::FontCollection>();
 
     skt_collection_->setDefaultFontManager(default_font_manager_,
-                                           GetDefaultFontFamily().c_str());
+                                           GetDefaultFontFamilies()[0].c_str());
     skt_collection_->setAssetFontManager(asset_font_manager_);
     skt_collection_->setDynamicFontManager(dynamic_font_manager_);
     skt_collection_->setTestFontManager(test_font_manager_);
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.cc b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.cc
index 41831870d5335..c60731b3758b5 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.cc
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 namespace txt {
 
-std::string GetDefaultFontFamily() {
-  return "Arial";
+std::vector<std::string> GetDefaultFontFamilies() {
+  return {"Arial"};
 }
 
 sk_sp<SkFontMgr> GetDefaultFontManager() {
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.h b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.h
index 3df3433011ea2..6c3a3cc53a984 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.h
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.h
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 #define TXT_PLATFORM_H_
 
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkFontMgr.h"
 
 namespace txt {
 
-std::string GetDefaultFontFamily();
+std::vector<std::string> GetDefaultFontFamilies();
 
 sk_sp<SkFontMgr> GetDefaultFontManager();
 
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_android.cc b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_android.cc
index ae7fa2c77ec2c..1e42a7c770b7c 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_android.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_android.cc
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 namespace txt {
 
-std::string GetDefaultFontFamily() {
-  return "sans-serif";
+std::vector<std::string> GetDefaultFontFamilies() {
+  return {"sans-serif"};
 }
 
 sk_sp<SkFontMgr> GetDefaultFontManager() {
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_fuchsia.cc b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_fuchsia.cc
index fd5dc73fcf4c6..23b0e96900b16 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_fuchsia.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_fuchsia.cc
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 namespace txt {
 
-std::string GetDefaultFontFamily() {
-  return "Roboto";
+std::vector<std::string> GetDefaultFontFamilies() {
+  return {"Roboto"};
 }
 
 sk_sp<SkFontMgr> GetDefaultFontManager() {
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_linux.cc b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_linux.cc
index 36df613eecb90..9e13898d49e7a 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_linux.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_linux.cc
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 namespace txt {
 
-std::string GetDefaultFontFamily() {
-  return "Arial";
+std::vector<std::string> GetDefaultFontFamilies() {
+  return {"Ubuntu", "Cantarell", "DejaVu Sans", "Liberation Sans", "Arial"};
 }
 
 sk_sp<SkFontMgr> GetDefaultFontManager() {
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_mac.mm b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_mac.mm
index 3dce7b6ca3954..da9847458928e 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_mac.mm
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_mac.mm
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 namespace txt {
 
-std::string GetDefaultFontFamily() {
+std::vector<std::string> GetDefaultFontFamilies() {
   if (fml::IsPlatformVersionAtLeast(9)) {
-    return [FONT_CLASS systemFontOfSize:14].familyName.UTF8String;
+    return {[FONT_CLASS systemFontOfSize:14].familyName.UTF8String};
   } else {
-    return "Helvetica";
+    return {"Helvetica"};
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_windows.cc b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_windows.cc
index c16e30386252a..da44b9fd1c3b6 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_windows.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform_windows.cc
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 namespace txt {
 
-std::string GetDefaultFontFamily() {
-  return "Arial";
+std::vector<std::string> GetDefaultFontFamilies() {
+  return {"Segoe UI", "Arial"};
 }
 
 sk_sp<SkFontMgr> GetDefaultFontManager() {
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/text_style.cc b/third_party/txt/src/txt/text_style.cc
index 8ca0c42a1e4cb..04589659b6539 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/text_style.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/text_style.cc
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 
 namespace txt {
 
-TextStyle::TextStyle()
-    : font_families(std::vector<std::string>(1, GetDefaultFontFamily())) {}
+TextStyle::TextStyle() : font_families(GetDefaultFontFamilies()) {}
 
 bool TextStyle::equals(const TextStyle& other) const {
   if (color != other.color)