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Greetings. I am an independent contractor of sorts who runs a small business (1 employee, myself). For my work I do not use office products such as word or excel but I do use paint and gimp. These two latter programs seeming both allow commercial use. My question is this. I use a licensed copy of windows 10 pro. Can I use the windows fonts for commercial use such as in a video file, on a t-shirt, or in a business logo? Previous replies to similar questions stated that the font files could not be embedded (I am not redistributing the fonts, merely using their appearance in commercial documents). However, a line from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/fonts/font-faqstates
“Can I sell things I print from Windows or make using these printouts, say a book, logo, advertisement, report, t-shirt, or crafts that use fonts that come with Windows?
Unless you are using an application that is specifically licensed for home, student, or non-commercial use, we do not restrict you from selling the things you print and make using the Windows-supplied fonts.”
I am a bit confused about the wording. By “application specifically licensed for home, student, or non-commercial use” is the text referring to office products or the version of windows? Am I fine to use windows supplied fonts such as “Arial” in commercial products with windows 10 pro, or do I need to upgrade to a different version of windows (and if so, which one)?
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Hello TimothyCatron,
Good to see you in Microsoft Community.
You can use these fonts in the ways you want, including using them in magazine articles, video files, a t-shirt, or in a business logo. The above can be used for commercials, but if you sell these fonts it will not be allowed.
If anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Best Regards,
Mosken_L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist
Thank you for your reply. By "selling these fonts" I assume you mean literally reselling the font files (which I am not planning to do)? I am reverifying that selling a t-shirt for commercial purposes (to make money) with one of these fonts on them (such as a t-shirt with the name of a place file in say Arial) is acceptable and will not cause any issues? Since a t-shirt or video file does not contain the font files, just their appearance, I should be ok?
Hello TimothyCatron,
Good to see you again in Microsoft Community.
Yes, you can sell clothing with the font printed on it, as long as it's not the font itself.
If anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Best Regards,
Mosken_L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist
