diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/templates/app/js/README-template.md b/packages/create-next-app/templates/app/js/README-template.md
index e0e00771d8796..bef386655364a 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/templates/app/js/README-template.md
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/templates/app/js/README-template.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ You can start editing the page by modifying `app/page.jsx`. The page auto-update
 
 The `pages/api` directory is mapped to `/api/*`. Files in this directory are treated as [API routes](https://nextjs.org/docs/api-routes/introduction) instead of React pages.
 
+This project uses [`next/font`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization) to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.
+
 ## Learn More
 
 To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:
diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/templates/app/ts/README-template.md b/packages/create-next-app/templates/app/ts/README-template.md
index 331172e45f6d0..bb30f88bc869e 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/templates/app/ts/README-template.md
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/templates/app/ts/README-template.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ You can start editing the page by modifying `app/page.tsx`. The page auto-update
 
 The `pages/api` directory is mapped to `/api/*`. Files in this directory are treated as [API routes](https://nextjs.org/docs/api-routes/introduction) instead of React pages.
 
+This project uses [`next/font`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization) to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.
+
 ## Learn More
 
 To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:
diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/js/README-template.md b/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/js/README-template.md
index b12f3e33e7d5b..a25d769b27cfa 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/js/README-template.md
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/js/README-template.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ You can start editing the page by modifying `pages/index.js`. The page auto-upda
 
 The `pages/api` directory is mapped to `/api/*`. Files in this directory are treated as [API routes](https://nextjs.org/docs/api-routes/introduction) instead of React pages.
 
+This project uses [`next/font`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization) to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.
+
 ## Learn More
 
 To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:
diff --git a/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/ts/README-template.md b/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/ts/README-template.md
index c87e0421d2214..fb9bcc9fb560d 100644
--- a/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/ts/README-template.md
+++ b/packages/create-next-app/templates/default/ts/README-template.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ You can start editing the page by modifying `pages/index.tsx`. The page auto-upd
 
 The `pages/api` directory is mapped to `/api/*`. Files in this directory are treated as [API routes](https://nextjs.org/docs/api-routes/introduction) instead of React pages.
 
+This project uses [`next/font`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization) to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.
+
 ## Learn More
 
 To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources: