# 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](https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/) (`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](https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/) (`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](https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- [OFL-1.1 on the SPDX License List](https://spdx.org/licenses/OFL-1.1.html)

## Check it yourself (free, no key)
```json
{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "OFL-1.1",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}
```
REST: POST https://www.rightshold.com/v1/licenses/check

_Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON: https://www.rightshold.com/answers/can-i-use-ofl-1-1-commercially.json_