I need to use Gotham font type but it not listed as an option. How can I get this font?

[tarap65303526]

I need to use Gotham font type but it not listed as an option. How can I get this font?

[joffref · Accepted solution]

Hello tarap65303526,

I assume that when you tried to edit the text of a PDF "Gotham" does not appear in the drop down list of fonts. In most instances you do not have the font installed on your system.

Gotham Fonts by Hoefler & Co. are not standard fonts you would find in your system. These fonts must be purchased from the company website here: Gotham Fonts | Hoefler & Co.

Once you've completed your purchase. Download the font pack and install. The font should then be available in the drop down list of fonts on your next Acrobat restart. You can refer to this article here for installation: How do you install new fonts to Adobe Acrobat Pro XI?

Hope this information helps.

Joffre  

[kimamel]

I also have Gotham, which I purchased and downloaded. It works in other Adobe software, such as Illustrator, but not Photoshop. I haven't found a good answer, so I just edit in Illustrator and pull the file into Photoshop. Not the answer you're looking for, I'm sure. But this happened after a Photoshop update.

[defaultbxvyrzs66r50]

This is happening to me and I have tried absoulutely everything imaginable to fix it and nothing is working. I have Gotham downloaded and installed, its in my systems Font Book and works on literally every other software excpet Photoshop.

[defaultu6zlmvrlwu16]

Same here. I can see all the Gotham variants in every single software (Adobe and others) except Photoshop.

[Walter_H]

@defaultu6zlmvrlwu16,

It DOES work in Photoshop!

[Karim Borhanuddin]

You might have a Type 1 version of Gotham. Support for Type 1 fonts ended in Photoshop with version 23.0. They will be phased out in all Adobe products January 2023.

Best get OTF versions of your font library before then.

[Walter_H]

Hi Karim, thanks for the warning about Type 1 fonts in Photoshop. BTW, I am using the OTF versions of Gotham.

[matt_O]

Walter your instructions worked perfectly for me first time, thanks so much!

[Walter_H · Accepted solution]

Hi Tarap,

The entire family of Gotham Fonts is available as a FREE download from https://www.dfonts.org/fonts/gotham-font-family/. They can easily be installed on your computer and will then be available to use in PSE.

And, regardless of what @kimamel & @defaultbxvyrzs66r50 say about it not working, it DOES work in both Photoshop Elements and Photoshop. Here's a screenshot of it being used in PSE 2022.

[defaultbxvyrzs66r50]

Thank you @Walter_H this worked! I appreciate you sharing the link!

[kakft234]

Worked for me as of today! Thank you, Walter!

[rosa petrosa]

Thank you a lot it worked for me. Walter! I just got the Gotham Fonts here too for free. 🙂 

[Bogdan Duduia]

Thank Walter, you were a real help!

Tip: Select all fonts at once(command+a) and then open all(command+O) to have them all installed at once.

[Addy Wood]

Although it doesn't mention it on the website provided, other sources say that Gotham is not open for commercial use, only personal. Just want to make sure that's noted for professionals who are looking to use it.

[kimamel]

Can you reference the source is here so that others may you? I have seen Gotham used for a commercial purposes several times from major corporations to entertainment to presidents. The usage rights may depend on the typographic provider.

[Addy Wood]

Yes, great ask!

First, it's not that you cannot use Gotham for commercial use; it's that you need to buy a commercial license. Hoeflinger&Co is the orginal licensure for this font. The link above has an option to download for free; thefore, it is not licensed. If you download the font for free, you do not have a commercial license for it and can only use it for personal use.

Here are the sources and option to buy commerically: 
Commercial License: https://www.typography.com/fonts/gotham/styles
Hoefler&Co's EULA: https://www.typography.com/policies/eula 
Resource on Commercial vs. Personal Use: https://www.hitchcockpaper.com/blogs/news/fonts-commercial-vs-personal-use#:~:text=If%20you're%20tra... 

Resources on Gotham's commercial use:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/gotham-font-download/7f87f5dd-5d3d-4a51-a433-...
https://cofonts.com/gotham-font/ (Check under license [Freeware, Non-Commercial])
https://freefontsvault.com/gotham-font-download-free/ (Check out license information [Free for personal use])
https://www.sarehprice.com/blog/2019/6/15/do-you-have-the-rights-to-that-font 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_(typeface)  (Proof of Hoeflinger&Co's ownership.

[Addy Wood]

Thanks for the comment. I see how my original response was misleading. My bad! 😃