diff --git a/packages/font/google/index.js b/packages/font/google/index.js
index b86140fd452a..2857d7462136 100644
--- a/packages/font/google/index.js
+++ b/packages/font/google/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+// Validate next version
+const semver = require('next/dist/compiled/semver')
+if (semver.lt(require('next/package.json').version, '13.0.0')) {
+  throw new Error('`@next/font` is only available in Next.js 13 and newer.')
+}
+
 let message = '@next/font/google failed to run or is incorrectly configured.'
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
   message +=
     '\nIf you just installed `@next/font`, please try restarting `next dev` and resaving your file.'
 }
 
+message += `\n\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization`
+
 throw new Error(message)
diff --git a/packages/font/local/index.js b/packages/font/local/index.js
index c2eda14c0128..172df54efaf8 100644
--- a/packages/font/local/index.js
+++ b/packages/font/local/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+// Validate next version
+const semver = require('next/dist/compiled/semver')
+if (semver.lt(require('next/package.json').version, '13.0.0')) {
+  throw new Error('`@next/font` is only available in Next.js 13 and newer.')
+}
+
 let message = '@next/font/local failed to run or is incorrectly configured.'
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
   message +=
     '\nIf you just installed `@next/font`, please try restarting `next dev` and resaving your file.'
 }
 
+message += `\n\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization`
+
 throw new Error(message)
diff --git a/packages/next/font/google/index.js b/packages/next/font/google/index.js
index e16a36e0735d..dbd5f2de02bb 100644
--- a/packages/next/font/google/index.js
+++ b/packages/next/font/google/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 throw new Error(
-  'You tried to import `next/font/google`, did you mean `@next/font/google`?\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/optimizing/fonts'
+  'You tried to import `next/font/google`, did you mean `@next/font/google`?\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization'
 )
diff --git a/packages/next/font/index.js b/packages/next/font/index.js
index f208343aee3d..829031b71436 100644
--- a/packages/next/font/index.js
+++ b/packages/next/font/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 throw new Error(
-  'You tried to import `next/font`, did you mean `@next/font`?\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/optimizing/fonts'
+  'You tried to import `next/font`, did you mean `@next/font`?\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization'
 )
diff --git a/packages/next/font/local/index.js b/packages/next/font/local/index.js
index 92e74f90a729..50a6649791c4 100644
--- a/packages/next/font/local/index.js
+++ b/packages/next/font/local/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 throw new Error(
-  'You tried to import `next/font/local`, did you mean `@next/font/local`?\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/optimizing/fonts'
+  'You tried to import `next/font/local`, did you mean `@next/font/local`?\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/font-optimization'
 )