SIL OpenFont is a free software license, and fonts covered by this license can be freely used, modified, and distributed (as long as the derivatives remain under the same license). For example, it covers almost all the fonts in the Google Fonts Directory (see Google Fonts licenses). It’s the most common sight when it comes to “mysterious” licenses for free fonts. So what do those licenses mean? Can I use the fonts commercially? Or for web? Or embed in my app or ebook? These are just a few questions that this article attempts to answer.Ībbreviated as OFL or SIL OFL, it’s specified on FontsArena as SIL OpenFont License Sometimes even reading the license doesn’t help, as the language and formulation is typical for legal documents rather than clear and understandable. However, some fonts will have licenses like “SIL OpenFont License” or “Apache License, version 2.0” and that may seem confusing.
Usually, the fonts featured here on FontsArena have licenses like “Free for personal use” or “Free for both personal and commercial use”, which are pretty self-explanatory.
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