diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/DetailedProfilerState.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/DetailedProfilerState.java
index 7a3e0393cc..6de1dd4c78 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/DetailedProfilerState.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/DetailedProfilerState.java
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ protected void initialize(Application app) {
 
         ui.attachChild(darkenStats);
         ui.setLocalTranslation(app.getCamera().getWidth() - PANEL_WIDTH, app.getCamera().getHeight(), 0);
-        font = app.getAssetManager().loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Console.fnt");
-        bigFont = app.getAssetManager().loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Default.fnt");
+        font = app.getAssetManager().loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Console.j3o");
+        bigFont = app.getAssetManager().loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Default.j3o");
         prof.setRenderer(app.getRenderer());
         rootLine = new StatLineView("Frame");
         rootLine.attachTo(ui);
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/SimpleApplication.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/SimpleApplication.java
index ced517be5f..3400dc0cb6 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/SimpleApplication.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/SimpleApplication.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public void setShowSettings(boolean showSettings) {
      * @return the loaded BitmapFont
      */
     protected BitmapFont loadGuiFont() {
-        return assetManager.loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Default.fnt");
+        return assetManager.loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Default.j3o");
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsAppState.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsAppState.java
index 2078626a9c..54ca80fb93 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsAppState.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsAppState.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public void initialize(AppStateManager stateManager, Application app) {
         }
 
         if (guiFont == null) {
-            guiFont = app.getAssetManager().loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Default.fnt");
+            guiFont = app.getAssetManager().loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Default.j3o");
         }
 
         loadFpsText();
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsView.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsView.java
index 8e274e97b5..514cae82b8 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsView.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/app/StatsView.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public StatsView(String name, AssetManager manager, Statistics stats) {
         statLabels = statistics.getLabels();
         statData = new int[statLabels.length];
 
-        BitmapFont font = manager.loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Console.fnt");
+        BitmapFont font = manager.loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Console.j3o");
         statText = new BitmapText(font);
         statText.setLocalTranslation(0, statText.getLineHeight() * statLabels.length, 0);
         attachChild(statText);
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/virtual/VirtualJoystickTheme.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/virtual/VirtualJoystickTheme.java
index 4c16af3009..cb37a9333d 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/virtual/VirtualJoystickTheme.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/virtual/VirtualJoystickTheme.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
  */
 public class VirtualJoystickTheme implements Savable {
 
-    private static final String DEFAULT_FONT = "Interface/Fonts/Default.fnt";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_FONT = "Interface/Fonts/Default.j3o";
 
     public enum TextureKey {
         BUTTON,
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Interface/Fonts/Console.j3o b/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Interface/Fonts/Console.j3o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94a18c724f
Binary files /dev/null and b/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Interface/Fonts/Console.j3o differ
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Interface/Fonts/Default.j3o b/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Interface/Fonts/Default.j3o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b62130002
Binary files /dev/null and b/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Interface/Fonts/Default.j3o differ
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/test/java/com/jme3/asset/DefaultFontJ3oTest.java b/jme3-core/src/test/java/com/jme3/asset/DefaultFontJ3oTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a58e60df97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jme3-core/src/test/java/com/jme3/asset/DefaultFontJ3oTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.jme3.asset;
+
+import com.jme3.asset.plugins.ClasspathLocator;
+import com.jme3.export.binary.BinaryLoader;
+import com.jme3.font.BitmapFont;
+import com.jme3.material.plugins.J3MLoader;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Verifies that Default.j3o (with embedded image data) can be loaded using only
+ * the loaders available in jme3-core, without depending on the PNG loader from
+ * jme3-plugins. This is needed for Android/iOS which don't depend on jme3-plugins.
+ */
+public class DefaultFontJ3oTest {
+
+    private static DesktopAssetManager createCoreOnlyAssetManager() {
+        DesktopAssetManager assetManager = new DesktopAssetManager(false);
+        assetManager.registerLocator("/", ClasspathLocator.class);
+        assetManager.registerLoader(BinaryLoader.class, "j3o", "j3f");
+        assetManager.registerLoader(J3MLoader.class, "j3m", "j3md");
+        return assetManager;
+    }
+
+    private static void assertFontLoaded(DesktopAssetManager assetManager, String path) {
+        BitmapFont font = assetManager.loadFont(path);
+        assertNotNull(font, path + " should load without a PNG loader");
+        assertNotNull(font.getPage(0), path + " should have at least one material page");
+        assertNotNull(font.getPage(0).getTextureParam("ColorMap"),
+                path + " material page should have a ColorMap texture");
+        assertNotNull(font.getPage(0).getTextureParam("ColorMap").getTextureValue().getImage(),
+                path + " texture should have embedded image data (no key needed)");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDefaultFontJ3oLoadsWithoutPngLoader() {
+        // This should succeed: Default.j3o has embedded image data (no PNG loader needed)
+        assertFontLoaded(createCoreOnlyAssetManager(), "Interface/Fonts/Default.j3o");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConsoleFontJ3oLoadsWithoutPngLoader() {
+        // This should succeed: Console.j3o has embedded image data (no PNG loader needed)
+        assertFontLoaded(createCoreOnlyAssetManager(), "Interface/Fonts/Console.j3o");
+    }
+}