Free Font and License Guide

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5 min readOct 19, 2022

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This is the font that I have created and the explanation of how to use it. Personal Use License only free for your personal project and some glyph maybe different from other license (for commercial project). You can also modify Editable Font and sell the changes, under terms & conditions; except under the SIL Open Font License it cannot be sold.

103cia — R21-h sq monospaced font
Free for Personal Use
103cia — R21-h sq display font
Free for Personal Use
103cia — R42-v rd display font
Not Free anymore, but you can do development from the data provided.
Free for Personal Use

Find out which license is appropriate for your project:

Personal License

[Font embeddability: Restricted*]
1 User & 1 PC installation;
Unlimited personal project, non commercial use allowed;
TTF format only.

Personal License Plus

[Font embeddability: Restricted*]
1 User & 1 PC installation;
Unlimited personal project, non commercial use allowed without editable;
Editable (customization or derivative works) and sell the changes for commercial project allowed;
TTF format only.

Desktop License

[Font embeddability: Preview & Print*]
1 User & 2 PC installation;
Unlimited commercial project;
End product: unlimited prints/sales/static digital images;
TTF format only.

Webfont License 1

1 Website/Web App with Monthly Webpage Views up to 500,000 views;
Website Licensee use only;
Embedding fonts using @font-face;
WOFF & WOFF2 format only,

Webfont License 2

2 Websites/2 Web Apps/ 1 Website & 1 Web App with unlimited Monthly Webpage Views;
Website Licensee use only;
Embedding fonts using @font-face;
WOFF & WOFF2 format only.

Logo & Digital-Ads License

[Font embeddability: Editable*]
2 Users & 2 PC installation or 1 Company user;
1 Website with Monthly Webpage Views up to 1,000,000 views;
Trademark Logo/Logotype/Wordmark/Taglines usage;
Unlimited Digital Ads for Social Media commercial activities;
Unlimited commercial project;
OTF, TTF & WOFF format file.

Mobile App/e-Pub/Game License

[Font embeddability: Editable*]
2 Users & 2 PC installation or 1 Company user;
1 Title for 1 Mobile App, 1 e-Pub & 1 Game;
Font embedded on Application;
Unlimited Mobile App/e_Pub/Game views/sales/downloads;
OTF, TTF & WOFF format file.

Extended License

[Font embeddability: Editable*]
For Small-Medium Enterprise;
Maximum 20 Users & 20 Computer (include Server) installation;
1 Website/Web App with unlimited Monthly Webpage Views;
Trademark Logo/Logotype/Wordmark/Taglines usage;
Unlimited Digital Ads for Social Media commercial activities;
Digital Publishing & Physical Publications: unlimited title/sales/download;
Commercial end product: unlimited prints/sales/static digital images;
Print-on-Demand & Embroidery usage.
OTF, TTF, WOFF & WOFF2 format file.

Broadcast License

[Font embeddability: Editable*]
For Small-Medium Enterprise;
1 Workstation & 1 Website/Web App with unlimited Monthly Webpage Views;
1 Video, 1 Movie, 1 Film, 1 TV Commercial Project, 1 Music Video;
1 Video Project for Video on Demand (Youtube, Vimeo, etc), and
1 Recorded video product.
OTF, TTF, WOFF & WOFF2 format file.

Corporate License

[Font embeddability: Installable]
For Big Enterprise;
1 Company/Brand;
Unlimited User & Installation;
Unlimited Commercial Projects;
Unlimited Websites & Monthly Webpage Views;
Trademark Logo/Logotype/Wordmark/Taglines usage;
Commercial end product: unlimited prints/sales/static digital images;
Unlimited Digital Ads for Social Media commercial activities;
Digital Publishing & Physical Publications: unlimited title/sales/download;
Unlimited Application/Game/Server usage;
Unlimited Broadcast: Video/Movies/Film/TV Commercial/Motion Graphic/Video on Demand;
Worldwide usage & lifetime for 1 Organization or Company or Brand mentioned in the license.
OTF, TTF, EOT, WOFF & WOFF2 format file.

* All font embeddability information at Licensed Software (typeface font) written as “Installable”, but there are still limits in it — please read the EULA (End User License Agreement) before install the Licensed Software.

Font embedding additional information:

  1. Restricted/No Embedding — This permission signals that the font or any portion of the font may not be embedded in any electronic document.
  2. Preview & Print — Fonts with an embedding permission of Preview & Print allows the font, either fully or as a subset, to be embedded in an electronic document solely for the purpose of viewing that document on screen and/or printing that document. While a font with a Preview & Print embedding permission (either through data in the font file or the font’s license agreement) may be embedded in an electronic document, the embedded font may not be used to further edit the document it is contained in or to edit or create other documents.
  3. Editable — Fonts with an editable embedding permission can be embedded in electronic documents, and the embedded font can then be used by the recipient of the electronic document to view, print and further edit or modify the text and structure of the document in which it is embedded. These changes or edits can then be saved in the original document.
  4. Installable — Fonts with an installable embedding permission may be embedded in electronic documents for viewing, printing and editing, with the added capability that they may be also be permanently installed on the computer that receives the electronic document containing the embedded font. This allows the font to be used to create and author new documents. It is intended that the recipient of a font set to installable embedding obtains all of the same rights as the person who originally licensed the font.

Installing Webfonts

Webfonts are supported by all major browser platforms but not all in the same way. There are currently four different font formats that must be included in order to target all browsers. This includes TTF, WOFF, EOT and SVG.

1. Upload your webfonts

You must upload your webfont kit to your website. They should be in or near the same directory as your CSS files.

2. Include the webfont stylesheet

A special CSS @font-face declaration helps the various browsers select the appropriate font it needs without causing you a bunch of headaches. Learn more about this syntax by reading the Fontspring blog post about it.

3. Modify your own stylesheet

To take advantage of your new fonts, you must tell your stylesheet to use them. Look at the original @font-face declaration and find the property called “font-family.” The name linked there will be what you use to reference the font. Prepend that webfont name to the font stack in the “font-family” property, inside the selector you want to change. For example:

p {font-family: 'WebFont', Arial, sans-serif;}

4. Test

Getting webfonts to work cross-browser can be tricky. Use the information below to help you if you find that fonts aren’t loading in a particular browser.

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