Licensing
The right font can make all the difference in your design project. It can be a huge help in conveying your brand’s aesthetic and message to customers. But selecting an appropriate font license to use for your project can be tricky. Hopefully, this breakdown will help.
Desktop
The licensed font can be used in unlimited commercial and personal projects, including, but not limited to, physical products, social media, broadcast, packaging, and paid ads.
Web
The licensed font can be used on multiple websites owned or controlled by the Licensee. *Pageview limits apply, see EULA for details.
eBook
The licensed font can be used in one electronic publication. However, it also grants the licensee some rights of a Desktop License for marketing purposes.
Mobile App
The licensed font can be used in one application. However, it also grants the licensee some rights of a Desktop License for marketing purposes.
Don’t Get Scared Away by License Types
All licenses are granted on a per seat basis. Members of a team will need multiple licenses for each person working on a project. If you have questions about bulk seating or educational licenses, please contact us. So, what type of license works best for your needs?
| Desktop | Web | eBook | Mobile App | ||
| Can I use this font on/in… | |||||
| a website? | rasterized only | YES | rasterized only | rasterized only | |
| a computer game? | NO | NO | NO | YES | |
| t-shirts I’m going to sell? | YES | NO | NO | NO | |
| my threadless designs? | YES | NO | NO | NO | |
| a PDF I’m distributing? | NO | NO | YES | ||
| Can I share a copy of this font with… | |||||
| my class? | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| my coworker? | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| my significant other? | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
Desktop License
The licensed font can be used in unlimited commercial and personal projects, including, but not limited to, physical products, social media, broadcast, packaging, and paid ads.
Can be used for
- Website usage (rasterized only)
- Games (rasterized only)
- Design or Print-on-Demand Only the Licensee may use the font to create a completed end product
Cannot be used for
- Embedding font files (PDF, website copy, etc.)
E-pub License
The licensed font can appear in one title.
For many years, type designers have been creating fonts that are exclusive to their own company. These fonts are typically licensed for use on a per-project basis with an upfront payment.
Can be used for
- Embedding Fonts Font can be embedded in epubs, but cannot be extractable
Cannot be used for
- Web app and website usage
- Games
- Design or Print-on-Demand applications
Webfont License
The licensed font can appear in multiple websites owned or controlled by the Licensee. Pageview limit agreed upon at checkout.
Can be used for
- Web app and website usage Only displayed in the Licensee’s website(s), within the agreed upon pageview limit.
- Embedding fonts Only within the Licensee’s website(s) and agreed upon pageview limit
Cannot be used for
- Games
- Design or Print-on-Demand applications
- Desktop use
App License
The licensed font can appear in one application.
Can be used for
- Games Font can be embedded, but not extractable
- Embedding Fonts Font can be embedded in desktop apps, games, and mobile apps but cannot be extractable.
Cannot be used for
- Web app and website usage
- Design or Print-on-Demand applications
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Doubles Elimination
It is not uncommon for two of the same letters to be right next to each other, it occurs with most languages. Doubles Elimination will automatically substitute letters with alternates when they occur next to each other, making the font look more natural and interesting for the reader.
This tool has become increasingly popular in recent years as it saves you time from having to manually substitute pairs of letters or modify your own every time they occur next to each other in text documents. Doubles Elimination can be activated through Contextual Alternates in your OpenType menu.
Randomizer Lite
The Randomizer tool is developed to help you deal with the fact that many of your letters will be repeated. This helps you to keep your fonts more natural-looking and is also a good way for a designer to save some time.
The Randomizer is a unique text tool that switches out “random” characters in your copy with alternate versions. It’s perfect for use with textured fonts or for fonts that you want to look like they were written by hand.
QWERTY Certification
The qwerty keyboard is the most popular keyboard layout in the world and contains 104 keys. Have you ever typed something out and realized that the font was missing an @ symbol or a question mark? The new QWERTY Certification from Remedy667 is a simple way to make sure that doesn’t happen to you. We want to make sure that you have the right characters by verifying that a font contains all of the letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation marks needed for the desired language.
Level 1 QWERTY Certified
QWERTY Certified Level 1 fonts contain (at least) the 95 ASCII Printable Characters. This means it can generate all of both regular and shift characters when typing. This includes all of the letters, numbers, and symbols found on a regular computer keyboard.
There will probably be a lot more characters in the typeface, but this is a guaranteed minimum. Also, remember that typefaces get updated, so it’s important to make sure that you have the most up-to-date version. In case you aren’t seeing a specific character in your version of the font.
Check out the image below to see exactly what a Level 1 QWERTY Certified font will include.
