I use fonts.google.com for discoverablility, but download the fonts from the GitHub repositories.

UI: Inter (if I bother changing the default)

Reading: Source Serif 4, Literata, and Noto Serif

Terminal: Fira Code

Text editor: Fira Code

Document output: EB Garamond, Source Serif 4, and STIX Two Text

Symbols: Noto Sans Symbols, Noto Sans Symbols 2, Symbols Nerd Font

Microsoft fonts largely don’t have the character coverage I need or are not better than what is available under open licenses.

Embedding fonts in documents negages the need for others to have matching fonts installed on their computer.