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Can I use this font? Licence checklist
A checklist for checking a font licence before using it in commercial work, logos, websites and products.
1 page, US Letter size, 41 KB. Free, no sign-up.
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Printing tips
- Print at actual size (100%), not "fit to page", so the lines stay a usable size.
- It is laid out for US Letter paper and also fits A4.
- Turn on "background graphics" if the colors come out pale.
What is on this checklist
Find the licence
- Download from the original source, not a re-upload site
- Open the licence file (OFL.txt, LICENSE)
- SIL Open Font License and Apache: free for commercial use
- “Personal use only” means no client work, products or ads
Check your use
- Website (web embedding allowed?)
- Logo or brand (some licences forbid it)
- Products for sale: t-shirts, mugs, prints
- Apps and games (embedding the font file)
- Ebooks and PDFs
Keep a record
- Save the licence with your project files
- Note where and when you downloaded it
- Buy a commercial licence if anything is unclear
