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April 1, 2017
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Creating fonts (was Asian font cannot be embedded because of license restrictions)

  • April 1, 2017
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I have designed a font (true type font) in a small Asian language, but haven't published it so far.

I can save work in AI with this font due to "license restrictions". Should I first publish it?

Thanks

Matthias

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    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 1, 2017

    Did you use Fontographer to design the font?

    I remember problem with old versions of Fontographer tha did not set the embedding flag correctly.

    Maybe you can open the font in a font editor and save it with the correct permissions.

    jane-e
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 1, 2017

    To clarify, are you trying to embed the font that you designed into a PDF and Adobe Acrobat won't let you? Which application did you use to create the font?

    I am wondering if this is the correct forum for this question or if it should be moved.

    Please clarify, thanks!

    Participant
    April 1, 2017

    To clarify, are you trying to embed the font that you designed into a PDF and Adobe Acrobat won't let you? Which application did you use to create the font?

    Yes correct.

    THe application is AI=Adobe Illustrator. How can this font be available to others?

    I designed the true type font several years ago, but did not publish it so far.

    jane-e
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 1, 2017

    Adobe Acrobat won't let you embed an unlicensed font, which is the question you asked.

    I changed the subject line in hopes that someone else who creates fonts using Adobe Illustrator will jump in.

    I found these links that may help:

    Create a Font — Out of Your Own Handwriting

    https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-font-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-25921

    https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-font-using-fontself-and-fontforge--cms-25923