All text on my Mac is gone (not "text messages")

I was clearing old emails, TV shows, unwanted/unneeded programs from my MacBook Pro to free up some disc space. Now, there is absolutely NO text anywhere. The top toolbar, when I open a file, under the "DVD disc image", when I hit the search tab. Not even the time or battery digits are there. There is nothing but images. All the widgets and program icons are there, there's just no text.
Full disclosure, there's a chance I put the "font" files in the trash. It was late and I was going to town deleting. To be honest, I'm not even sure I did that.
I have absolutely no idea what to do. Some things are backed up, but this happened so suddenly. Not to mention, there's no chance I can navigate the OS to back things up now.
I've shut down, rebooted, etc.
I'm at a complete loss. I've never seen or heard of this. Virus? Something I can fix on my own? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Full disclosure, there's a chance I put the "font" files in the trash.
It certainly sounds like you may have deleted something important relating to the fonts. This definitely isn't how any known malware behaves. For future reference, it's never a good idea to delete anything outside your user's home folder unless you know exactly what you're doing!
Since we're not sure what you might have deleted, and since troubleshooting will be difficult without any text showing anywhere, I would recommend reinstalling the system. You can simply reinstall right on top of the existing system, which will replace any files that may have been deleted or damaged. This should not disturb any of your data, assuming everything works as it's supposed to.
You didn't mention what version of Mac OS X you're running. If you have version 10.7 or later (Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks), hold down command-R at startup to enter recovery mode. From there, you can reinstall. You will need to download around 4 GB of data from Apple's servers to reinstall, so be sure you're on a network that can handle that.
If you have version 10.6 (Snow Leopard), you will need to insert your Snow Leopard install disk, then restart and hold down the 'C' key until the Apple logo appears. Reinstall from there.
If you are using an older version of Mac OS X, if memory serves, I do not believe you have the option to simply reinstall on top of the current system.

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