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The websites that free fonts appear on usually contain lots of ads, many of which are disguised to look like the source of the font download. These ads can bring you to spammy websites or even download programs or malware to your machine and become a major risk for identity theft and your business.
- Why are free fonts not the best option to use?
- Are free fonts safe to use?
- Can you get a virus from downloading fonts?
- Are free fonts really free?
Why are free fonts not the best option to use?
Free fonts tend to only include the basics. You lose out on special characters and sometimes even punctuation. Purchasing from a reputed site ensures a full set of characters, as well as the option of a full family of styles if you need italic, bold, or other variations.
Are free fonts safe to use?
Most of the fonts should be free to use as you want, but there are also a few shareware fonts included. The best you can do is check the license terms of each font that you download to avoid getting into any legal issues.
Can you get a virus from downloading fonts?
As Menhir already wrote 3 years ago, a font file can not contain a virus as a font file is a passive file. A virus can only activate itself when included in an executable (exe) file. Simply displaying the font executes the code.
Are free fonts really free?
The good news is, most free fonts were made free by designers or corporations that have no interest in protecting them any more. Most of them.
