diff --git a/mmocr/visualization/base_visualizer.py b/mmocr/visualization/base_visualizer.py
index 7c2cbb628..b53972cd1 100644
--- a/mmocr/visualization/base_visualizer.py
+++ b/mmocr/visualization/base_visualizer.py
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ def get_labels_image(self,
                          bboxes: Union[np.ndarray, torch.Tensor],
                          colors: Union[str, Sequence[str]] = 'k',
                          font_size: Union[int, float] = 10,
-                         auto_font_size: bool = False) -> np.ndarray:
+                         auto_font_size: bool = False,
+                         font_families: Union[str, List[str]] = 'sans-serif'
+                         ) -> np.ndarray:
         """Draw labels on image.
 
         Args:
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ def get_labels_image(self,
                 to 10.
             auto_font_size (bool): Whether to automatically adjust font size.
                 Defaults to False.
+            font_families (Union[str, List[str]]): The font families of labels.
+                Defaults to 'sans-serif'.
         """
         if colors is not None and isinstance(colors, (list, tuple)):
             size = math.ceil(len(labels) / len(colors))
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ def get_labels_image(self,
             horizontal_alignments='center',
             colors='k',
             font_sizes=font_size,
-            font_families=self.font_families)
+            font_families=font_families)
         return self.get_image()
 
     def get_polygons_image(self,
diff --git a/mmocr/visualization/kie_visualizer.py b/mmocr/visualization/kie_visualizer.py
index 72cf0cd45..fb69e3440 100644
--- a/mmocr/visualization/kie_visualizer.py
+++ b/mmocr/visualization/kie_visualizer.py
@@ -152,12 +152,16 @@ def _draw_instances(
         empty_shape = (img_shape[0], img_shape[1], 3)
 
         text_image = np.full(empty_shape, 255, dtype=np.uint8)
-        text_image = self.get_labels_image(text_image, texts, bboxes)
+        text_image = self.get_labels_image(
+            text_image, texts, bboxes, font_families=self.font_families)
 
         classes_image = np.full(empty_shape, 255, dtype=np.uint8)
         bbox_classes = [class_names[int(i)]['name'] for i in bbox_labels]
-        classes_image = self.get_labels_image(classes_image, bbox_classes,
-                                              bboxes)
+        classes_image = self.get_labels_image(
+            classes_image,
+            bbox_classes,
+            bboxes,
+            font_families=self.font_families)
         if polygons:
             polygons = [polygon.reshape(-1, 2) for polygon in polygons]
             image = self.get_polygons_image(
diff --git a/mmocr/visualization/textspotting_visualizer.py b/mmocr/visualization/textspotting_visualizer.py
index 19a5e4ad3..6371b063f 100644
--- a/mmocr/visualization/textspotting_visualizer.py
+++ b/mmocr/visualization/textspotting_visualizer.py
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def _draw_instances(
         empty_shape = (img_shape[0], img_shape[1], 3)
         text_image = np.full(empty_shape, 255, dtype=np.uint8)
         text_image = self.get_labels_image(
-            text_image, labels=texts, bboxes=bboxes)
+            text_image,
+            labels=texts,
+            bboxes=bboxes,
+            font_families=self.font_families)
         if polygons:
             polygons = [polygon.reshape(-1, 2) for polygon in polygons]
             image = self.get_polygons_image(