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How to download and unzip a file
When you see a font you want to use, click the Download link on FontSpace
and save the file to your computer. Right-click on the file (it will be a zip
file) and click the "Extract To" option.
Installing fonts in Windows
Windows 7 or Vista
Right-click on the font and choose Install
Windows XP
Go to Start > Control Panel
Open the Fonts folder.
Browse for the font you want to install (you extracted this from the zip file
earlier)
Click OK
All Windows versions
Drag and drop (or copy and paste) the font file to the folder
C:\Windows\Fonts
If you want to temporarily install a font, just Double-click the font file
and you can use it in your applications (Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, etc..)
while it is left open. To uninstall the font, close the Font Viewer.
Installing fonts on a Mac
Installing fonts in Linux
Font formats
FontSpace has both OpenType (otf) and TrueType (ttf) fonts available.
License Info
The license type of a font determines how you may use it.
Personal Use typically refers to any use that is not meant to generate
profit, such as:
- Scrapbooking
- Graphic design for personal websites, blogs, etc..
- Flyers or invitations to friends and family
- Churches, charities, or non-profit organizations
- Making T-shirt for yourself or friends at no charge
Commercial Use is for companies or individuals
that may profit from the use of the font, such as the following cases:
- Flyer or poster for an event that charges admission
- Printing a T-shirt that you will be selling
- Text or graphics in a book
- Graphic design work (logo, business card, website)
- And any other situations where you are getting paid
In the majority of the licenses, the font designer or author still retains
Copyright, which means that you are not allowed to sell the font
itself or claim it as your own.
The following table will help you choose the license type you need.
|
License |
Personal Use
|
Commercial Use |
# Fonts |
Notes |
Freeware |
|
|
4,820 |
Free to use for both Personal and Commercial
|
Freeware, Non-Commercial |
|
|
4,652 |
In most cases, you may purchase a commercial license for a small fee or a donation to the creator.
|
Freeware, commercial use requires donation |
|
|
2,291 |
|
Unknown License |
|
|
893 |
Some fonts do not have license information. In these cases, assume the license is for personal, non-commercial use.
|
Shareware |
|
|
636 |
Try before you buy. Similar to Freeware, Non-Commercial, but any continued use of the font means you should buy a license.
|
SIL Open Font License (OFL) |
|
|
482 |
|
Public Domain |
|
|
397 |
|
Demo |
|
|
188 |
|
Creative Commons (by-sa) Attribution Share Alike |
|
|
139 |
|
Shareware, Non-Commercial |
|
|
120 |
|
Creative Commons (by) Attribution |
|
|
64 |
|
GPL |
|
|
57 |
|
Postcardware |
|
|
56 |
|
Creative Commons (by-nd) Attribution No Derivatives |
|
|
43 |
|
Creative Commons (by-nc-nd) Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives |
|
|
38 |
|
Creative Commons (by-nc) Attribution Non-commercial |
|
|
31 |
|
Apache License 2.0 |
|
|
24 |
|
Creative Commons (by-nc-sa) Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike |
|
|
18 |
|
GUST Font Licence (GFL) |
|
|
7 |
|
Ubuntu Font License 1.0 |
|
|
6 |
|
Design Science License |
|
|
3 |
|
LGPL |
|
|
2 |
|
Regardless of the license, if you use a font and enjoy it please consider making
a small donation (anything helps) to the font author.
Bitmap / Pixel Fonts
Certain fonts, such as bitmap or pixel fonts, are best viewed at a specific
size. Be sure to turn off anti-aliasing in any software you are using.
To convert from pixel to point:
px * .75 = pt (example: 8px is equivalent to 6pt)
To convert from point to pixel:
pt / .75 = px (example: 6pt is equivalent to 8px)
