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Use cases
What are you making?
Every source compared on one question at a time.
Fonts & assets for logos
Which sources let you use their fonts or images in a logo — and which say no.
Registering a logo as a trademark
What each source says about trademarking a logo made with its fonts or images.
Fonts for websites
Live web text needs a web licence. Here's what each source allows.
Fonts & assets in apps
Embedding a font file in an app is a separate right for most paid fonts.
Merch & print-on-demand
T-shirts, mugs, posters and products for sale.
Social media, video & broadcast
Posts, YouTube, TV and film titles.
Paid ads
Static ads, HTML5 banners and campaigns.
Ebooks & PDFs
Embedding fonts in ebooks, interactive PDFs and documents.
Client work & handing over files
Can you do client work with it, and can you give your client the files?
What happens when you cancel
Subscriptions vs perpetual licences, and what survives cancellation.
AI images for client work
Ownership, commercial terms, training and indemnity across AI image tools.
Uploading fonts to Canva & cloud tools
Which font licences allow uploading to Canva or other cloud design apps.