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danaj32295569
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April 13, 2021
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How can I edit a character in a font?

  • April 13, 2021
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Is there a way to edit a single character in a font? Specifically, I want to cut off the long arm of the lower case "k" on Le Havre font:

https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/le-havre#fonts-section

 

Is there a licensing rule that prohibits this? If not, what is the easiest way to do this? Thank you!

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    Correct answer Dov Isaacs

    Physically you can't edit the font itself because the actual font file isn't made available to you via Adobe Fonts.

     

    You can modify a character outside the context as its use within a font by using the character in, let's say, an Illustrator document, outlining the text, and then making the modifications you want, possibly for use in a logo, for example.

     

    But you can't modify the font itself.

     

    Further details (including the above information) can be found at https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/user-guide.html/fonts/using/font-licensing.ug.html.

     

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    Dov Isaacs
    Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
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    April 13, 2021

    Physically you can't edit the font itself because the actual font file isn't made available to you via Adobe Fonts.

     

    You can modify a character outside the context as its use within a font by using the character in, let's say, an Illustrator document, outlining the text, and then making the modifications you want, possibly for use in a logo, for example.

     

    But you can't modify the font itself.

     

    Further details (including the above information) can be found at https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/user-guide.html/fonts/using/font-licensing.ug.html.

     

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
    danaj32295569
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    April 14, 2021

    Thank you very much! This is what I thought, but wanted to make sure.