Windows fonts license

If the font is not installed on your printing service's computer, Microsoft Windows will display the text by using another font.

To use the font you chose, your printing service must either purchase the font or substitute another font. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. Look at relevant wiki articles to know all the free alternatives available. Most of the Windows fonts are licensed to Ascender corporation.

They now provide license for software and hardware developers to use them. See Type Foundry: Microsoft for more information, and the fonts available. It provides the information about licensing terms as well. When it comes to use of fonts like Arial in websites, I think it's allowed because the website itself doesn't embed the font, but merely specifies the font name. It's the browser that does the mapping. If you are talking about a stand-alone software, you need to have a closer look.

You are free to use the fonts supplied with Windows, free to write software that uses them, but you cannot distribute them. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. License of fonts included with Windows?

Asked 10 years, 3 months ago. Active 10 years, 3 months ago. Viewed 11k times. Many Microsoft supplied fonts are available for app and game licensing through the original font foundry or Monotype. Can I include graphic files eg. Yes, you can provided you're using a product that is not specifically licensed for home, student or non-commercial use. The graphic file must be an image of a word, phrase or passage of text. Converting the font to a bitmap font where each letter is treated individually is not allowed.

Apart from the document embedding rights described previously, you may not redistribute the Windows fonts. You may not copy them to other computers or servers, and you may not convert them to other formats, including bitmap formats, or modify them. I like to tinker with fonts, what if I do this in the privacy of my own home and promise not to redistribute or embed the modified or converted fonts? Where can I obtain extended rights that allow me to do the things that are not allowed under the Windows license, such as ship the fonts with my app, game or device?

Check the font properties to find the owner or developer of the font in question. For other fonts contact the foundry owner identified under font properties. Or, in the search box on the taskbar, type fonts, and then select Font settings. Click on any of the fonts installed to learn more about the designer and manufacturer of the font file.

How about Segoe UI? I love it and would like to include that in my non-Windows app or game. Is it available from Monotype? No, as Segoe UI is both our user interface and corporate branding font, it is not available for use outside of Microsoft products on non-Windows platforms. We work hard to address bugs, add language support, and generally improve the fonts we ship with every release of Windows — ensuring backward compatibility and limiting content reflow is a top priority for us too.

Occasionally, a bug fix may cause issues with an existing app or document. Unfortunately, there is no official process to downgrade to an older version of a Windows font.

In most cases you will need to upgrade Windows to get the latest font updates. Occasionally, font updates will be available via the download center, most commonly to add currency symbols to common document and UI fonts.

For fonts obtained elsewhere or supplied with other apps, you will need to review the license agreements that accompany those applications.