Summary only, not legal advice. The licence text governs; confirm with the rights holder for your use. Read more
Merch & print-on-demand
T-shirts, mugs, posters and products for sale.
Many licences allow designs on products but not products whose main value is the font or image itself.
Can I use it on merchandise or products I sell?
Fonts
| Source | Verdict | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Market | Allowed | Unlimited physical goods under the Desktop EULA (not letter-kit products).“Licensed Users are permitted to use the Fonts in artwork for an unlimited number of physical goods such as books, collateral, clothing, signage, and promotional items.” creativemarket.com |
| Google Fonts | Allowed | Google lists print, store fronts and jewelry among allowed surfaces.“Yes, you can use the fonts on any surface.” developers.google.com |
| Adobe Fonts | Conditional | Merchandise is allowed, but not products made of individual glyphs or where customers apply the font to their own text.“Yes, you can use Adobe Fonts to design merchandise for commercial sale, whether it's a t-shirt for a friend or product packaging for a client.” helpx.adobe.com |
| Envato Elements | Conditional | Not where the item itself is the main value; designs with real added work are OK.“End Products where skill and effort have been applied to incorporate the Item into a larger design (such as with text and other graphics/images) or used as product packaging are not considered merchandising and are allowed.” help.elements.envato.com |
| Font Squirrel | Conditional | T-shirts are fine per the FAQ, subject to each font's licence.“Using it on a T-shirt? Also fine.” fontsquirrel.com |
| Fontshare | Unclear | Physical merchandise isn't named in the grant; 'any media' is listed. |
| MyFonts (Monotype) | Unclear | Not addressed generally; customer-personalised products need a Server licence.“A server license is required for sites, web apps, or services that allow a non-licensed user to utilize the font to create a product” myfonts.com |
| Fontspring | Needs manual check | Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification. |
Stock & content
| Source | Verdict | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Stock | Conditional | Products whose main value is the asset need an Extended licence.“Create merchandise or products for resale or distribution where the main value of the product is associated with the asset itself, such as a coffee mug or t-shirt.” stock.adobe.com |
| Canva | Conditional | Prints and posters for resale are allowed; standalone content on print-on-demand products is not.“prints, posters (i.e. hardcopies) and other reproductions for personal or promotional purposes, resale, license or other distribution;” canva.com |
| Pexels | Conditional | Don't sell unaltered copies on physical products.“Don't sell unaltered copies of a photo or video, e.g. as a poster, print or on a physical product without modifying it first.” pexels.com |
| Shutterstock | Conditional | Enhanced allows merchandise; Standard doesn't.“Enhanced License allows images to be used for merchandise, Standard License does not” submit.shutterstock.com |
| Unsplash | Needs manual check | Licence page blocked automated fetching; needs manual verification. |
AI image tools
| Source | Verdict | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | Conditional | General commercial-use statement; no use-specific clause.“For features without the beta label, you can use Firefly-generated outputs in your commercial projects.” helpx.adobe.com |
| ChatGPT / DALL·E (OpenAI) | Conditional | Ownership is assigned; no use-specific clause.“As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output. We hereby assign to you all our right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output.” openai.com |
| Leonardo.Ai | Conditional | Commercial use allowed; ownership depends on plan.“Yes, you can use the images you generate on the platform for commercial purposes. This applies for free users too.” intercom.help |
| Midjourney | Conditional | You own outputs and may use them as you like, with the stated exceptions.“Feel free to use them however you like, with just a couple of exceptions:” docs.midjourney.com |
| Ideogram | Unclear | Not addressed on the pages we checked. |