Allowed
“The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves.”
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Licence types · checked 19 October 2026
SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL)
The most common licence for free, open-source fonts (most of Google Fonts). You can use OFL fonts for any design work, embed them, bundle them with software and modify them. You can't sell the font files on their own, and modified versions can't use any Reserved Font Name.
Not allowed
“Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components, in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.”
Reserved names
“No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the corresponding Copyright Holder.”
Your documents
“The requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply to any document created using the Font Software.”
Design work
“Authors of fonts released under the OFL allow you to use their font software as such for any kind of design work. No additional license or permission is required, unlike with some other licenses.”