: Can I send font files with a "Free for Personal and Commercial Use" license to a client? I have done a Typographic T-shirt design and I’m handing files to the client very soon. The client

@Berryessa866

If your font has a "Free for Personal and Commercial Use" license then you should pretty much be fine. It's impossible to say without seeing each license but just double check for anything regarding "redistribution" or similar. Since the fonts are free to use you could, if there are any issues, simply supply a link to where the free font is available for download...

All of that being said; you can (and in cases like this—where the type is more akin to artwork than copy—should) outline your type (e.g. in Adobe Illustrator you select the type and go to Type → Create Outlines). This converts your type to vector shapes, so all you'll be sending to your client or printer or whoever is vector artwork and not any font files.

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@Pierce403

you might want to check if the font you are using is copyrighted or unusable for commercial use, if not then go ahead and use the font but you should also take into context that the font my have a commercial usage fee which could cause you to get a fine.

Also dependant on how famous/popular the text font is could depend upon costs and copyright issues, the owner may have inputted a cost-of-use after you downloaded it.

It would really help if you could either send a picture of the design or the font name so I can look into this subject more but overall the font seems usable but make sure you double check before going ahead and using the font

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