Can I use OFL 1.1 commercially?

Short answer: Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes.

SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1): Use, study, modify and redistribute the fonts, including bundled with commercial software; the fonts may not be sold by themselves, and modified versions may not use reserved font names.

Commercial use: Yes

License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by OFL 1.1, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: license_notice, share_alike, reserved_font_names, font_not_sold_alone

Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes

License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by OFL 1.1, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: license_notice, share_alike, reserved_font_names, font_not_sold_alone

Context

• Documents created with the fonts are not subject to the license.
• Sublicensing is not mentioned, so it is not treated as granted.

Sources

• SIL Open Font License 1.1: official text
• OFL-1.1 on the SPDX License List

Check it yourself (free, no key)

{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "OFL-1.1",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}

Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON · Markdown