diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05dfa4ac..3c9271a4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ loadups/build/
 loadups/tagged
 loadups/gitinfo
 
+# font-importing working directories
+internal/fonts/**
+
 
 # manual cross-reference files