It’s an unintentional change/bug in the new typeface interface.
You may notice that there are a LOT of changes to the font box. You can actually preview the fonts in the font list, you can set favorite fonts, and a BUNCH of other enhancements. Downside though, is that arrow keying through the fonts no longer works (I think you can scroll through with your mouse scroll wheel though, but I’m not at my CC 2018 machine to check).
The After Effects team at Adobe is aware of the issue, but it wouldn’t hurt to file another bug report to bump the priority of this issue.
I would also suggest going into your preferences and making the size of the font preview larger. At least get some use out of the new interface!
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