Or the swashes in the Fandangle font that come with the Angie Makes Font Bundle of Glory. The secret is to use fonts that are coded to work with Private Use Areas. Here's how you can access any character in a Private Use Area Friendly Font on a Windows machine without any fancy software. Click the buttons above the Collection column to preview the fonts by Sample (shows the alphabet), Repertoire (shows symbols and punctuation in addition to the alphabet), Custom (lets you type a sample paragraph and see how it looks), and Font Info (describes the font name, kind, and other information about the font, including the all-important.
The internet is chock full of wonderful typefaces that you're probably dying to use. Learn how to install fonts on Mac, how to install fonts on Windows, and determine if you're using a font legally.
Can I use this font?
When it comes to the internet, just because you're able to download something does NOT mean you're allowed to use it. This goes for photos, templates, and—of course—fonts. There are three main types of font licenses, each with different restrictions.
Free for personal use
Typefaces labeled 'free for personal use' can only be used on non-commercial projects, meaning there's no personal gain from the use of the font and no promotional intention.
Examples of legal use:
- A parent designing a kid's birthday party invitations
- A homeowner printing labels for storage bins
- Teachers making classroom materials
Where to acquire:
Free for commercial use
A font that's free for commercial use can be used on promotional materials and items being sold.
Examples of legal use:
- An Etsy shop owner designing a Facebook ad
- A band member printing T-shirts to sell
- A professional graphic designer making anything
Where to acquire:
Purchased license
Licensed fonts are intended for commercial use but still have limits. Licenses aren't transferrable. If a graphic designer holds the license, he or she can use the fonts in items created for a client but can't share the font file (.ttf or .otf) with the client directly. Adobe Typekit fonts are licensed with a subscription to Adobe software and only work within that software. In all cases, read the license agreement to be sure it covers your intended use.
Where to acquire:
How to install fonts on Mac
1. Download the font file or folder from the source.
Typefaces labeled 'free for personal use' can only be used on non-commercial projects, meaning there's no personal gain from the use of the font and no promotional intention.
Examples of legal use:
- A parent designing a kid's birthday party invitations
- A homeowner printing labels for storage bins
- Teachers making classroom materials
Where to acquire:
Free for commercial use
A font that's free for commercial use can be used on promotional materials and items being sold.
Examples of legal use:
- An Etsy shop owner designing a Facebook ad
- A band member printing T-shirts to sell
- A professional graphic designer making anything
Where to acquire:
Purchased license
Licensed fonts are intended for commercial use but still have limits. Licenses aren't transferrable. If a graphic designer holds the license, he or she can use the fonts in items created for a client but can't share the font file (.ttf or .otf) with the client directly. Adobe Typekit fonts are licensed with a subscription to Adobe software and only work within that software. In all cases, read the license agreement to be sure it covers your intended use.
Where to acquire:
How to install fonts on Mac
1. Download the font file or folder from the source.
- If the folder is zipped, unzip it by double clicking on the zipped folder.
- Open the unzipped folder by double clicking on it.
2. Double click on the individual font file (.ttf or .otf) that you want to install.
3. A small box will pop up showing a preview of the font. Click the 'Install Font' button in the bottom right corner.
4. Font Book will automatically open. You don't need to do anything else. Your Mac is just showing you where the font file was installed. You may not be able to see the newly installed file, but that's ok.
5. Repeat the process with each font weight, e.g. light, regular, bold, italic.
6. Open the application you want to use. Your font should now be available. If it's not, try closing and reopening the application.
How to install fonts on Windows PC
1. Download the font file or folder from the source.
- If the folder is zipped or compressed, unzip it by right-clicking the folder and selecting 'Extract.'
- Open the unzipped folder by double clicking on it.
2. Double click on the individual font file (.ttf or .otf) that you want to install.
3. A window will open showing a preview of the font. Click the 'Install' button in the top left corner.
4. The font is now installed in your PC's main font folder. Repeat the process with each font weight, e.g. light, regular, bold, italic.
5. Open the application you want to use. Your font should now be available. If it's not, try closing and reopening the application.
Do you have questions about how to install fonts on Mac or Windows? Leave us a note in the comments.
Note: Kettle Fire Creative does not receive compensation for recommending font retailers.Working with graphics applications on Mac OS, you may find it necessary to install some additional fonts. 280 fonts are already installed in the system by default and they may become more after you install various applications. But if required, you can install a certain separate font as well. There are several ways to do this.
How to install a new font in Mac OS
To install fonts, you must first download them from the Internet to your computer. If the fonts are compressed, they need to be unzipped. At the moment, there are 2 main types of font files: TTF and OTF. Where OTF is more modern format, but Mac OS is able to work with both of them just fine.
There are two ways to install fonts on Mac OS:
Way 1. Open a downloaded TTF or OTF file. There will open a preview of the font and then you will need to click 'Install Font'. After that, the font of your choosing will be installed.
Way 2. Also you can install fonts through the 'Fonts' utility built into Mac OS. To call it, you can use the search. Open the 'Fonts' utility, then click on '+' to start searching for fonts at your computer. Find the desired font and confirm the order to install it.
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How to remove a font in Mac OS
It happens that in search of a desired font, user installs on his computer hundreds of different fonts , many of which he will never use in the future. However, these fonts will appear in different applications when selecting a font for this or anoter text. There are 2 ways to solve this problem on Mac OS through the 'Fonts' application:
- Disable fonts that are not needed. Any installed font can be simply turned off. To do this just right-click on one of the fonts and select 'Disable * font name *' option in the 'Fonts' utility. If you click directly on the font family, you will turn off all the fonts from this family at the same time. You can also disable fonts if you click on the checkmarked button at the top of the 'Fonts' utility.
- Remove fonts that are not needed. The second way is more radical than the font disabling , and it implies the irreversable font removal . To delete a font or a font family, right-click on the desired object and select 'Delete * font name *'. After that, the font will be permanently deleted from your computer.
It is also good to mention one more feature that is present in the 'Fonts' utility. We are talking about 'Restore Standard Fonts'. If you have removed the system fonts that are actually required, or you have installed too many new fonts that are not required, you can restore the original list of fonts available in Mac OS. To do this, click the 'Files' button in the 'Fonts' utility and select 'Restore Standard Fonts'. Then you will only need to confirm the order, after which all non-standard fonts will be removed from the system.
