Font Library

{{short description|Free/open font hosting web site}}

{{Multiple issues|

{{Update|date=March 2016}}

{{More citations needed|date=January 2017}}

}}

{{Infobox website

| name = FONTLIBRARY

| logo = Open Font Library logo.svg

| logo_size = 240px

| logo_alt =

| logo_caption =

| screenshot =

| screenshot_size =

| screenshot_alt =

| collapsible =

| collapsetext =

| background =

| caption =

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| romanized_name =

| former_name = Open Font Library

| company_type = Non-profit

| type =

| language =

| language_count =

| language_footnote =

| traded_as =

| founded =

| dissolved =

| predecessor =

| successor =

| headquarters = St. Louis

| location_city =

| location_country =

| country_of_origin =

| locations =

| area_served =

| owner = Fabricatorz Foundation

| author =

| founder = Jon Phillips, Alexandre Prokoudine{{cite web|url=https://fontlibrary.org/news/#overflow|title=AI Overflow and AI Plans|website=fontlibrary.org|date=25 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024}}

| editor =

| chairman =

| chairperson =

| president =

| CEO =

| MD =

| GM =

| key_people = Christopher Adams, Ana Isabel Carvalho, Dave Crossland,{{cite web|url=https://opensource.com/life/13/11/dave-crossland-history-future-open-source-fonts|title=Then, now, and the future of open source fonts|website=Opensource.com|access-date=23 June 2017}} Bassel Khartabil, Ricardo Lafuente, Jon Phillips,{{cite web|url=http://fullcirclemagazine.org/john-philips-open-font-library-full-interview/|title=Jon Phillips – Open Font Library – Full Interview|date=17 October 2007|website=Fullcirclemagazine.com|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=13 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113152702/http://fullcirclemagazine.org/john-philips-open-font-library-full-interview/|url-status=dead}} Alexandre Prokoudine, George Williams

| industry =

| products =

| services =

| revenue =

| operating_income =

| international =

| net_income =

| assets =

| equity =

| employees =

| parent =

| divisions =

| subsidiaries =

| url = {{URL|https://fontlibrary.org}}

| ipv6 =

| advertising =

| commercial = No

| registration =

| num_users =

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2006}}

| current_status = Active

| native_clients =

| content_license = CC0, SIL Open Font License (OFL)

| programming_language =

| issn =

| eissn =

| oclc =

| footnotes =

}}

The FONTLIBRARY (originally called the Open Font Library) is a project devoted to hosting and encouraging the creation of fonts released under Free Licenses.{{cite web|author=Dmitri Popov |url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce/Open-Font-Library-The-Font-Fountain |title=Open Font Library: The Font Fountain |publisher=Linux Magazine |date=2014-01-29 |access-date=2017-06-27}}{{cite web|url=https://fontlibrary.org/news/#branding|title=We are now FONTLIBRARY|website=fontlibrary.org|date=31 Jan 2024|access-date=26 May 2024}} It is a sister project to Openclipart{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/315872/|title=Finding and using free fonts [LWN.net]|website=Lwn.net|access-date=23 June 2017}} and hosts over 6000 fonts from over 250 contributors.{{cite web|url=https://opensource.com/life/16/2/top-sources-open-source-fonts|title=Top 5 sources for open source fonts|website=Opensource.com|access-date=23 June 2017}} These are intended to be downloaded, remixed and shared freely.{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/409813/|title=The Ubuntu font and a fresh look at open font licensing [LWN.net]|website=lwn.net|access-date=23 June 2017}}

In May 2024, FONTLIBRARY announced the new tagline "Free Fonts Forever". Also, the project announced challenges with artificial intelligence overwhelming the project and a strategy for how to work with artificial intelligence technology and fonts.

In January 2024, FONTLIBRARY posted news that they have adopted Nostr for communications.{{cite web|url=https://fontlibrary.org/news/#nostr|title=Follow FONTLIBRARY on Nostr|website=fontlibrary.org|date=24 Jan 2024|access-date=30 Jan 2024}} Also, the project announced that the codebase is being rewritten due to the core technology Aiki Framework being in disrepair since the execution of its founder, Bassel Khartabil.{{cite web|url=https://fontlibrary.org/news/#plan|title=Follow FONTLIBRARY on Nostr|website=fontlibrary.org|date=24 Jan 2024|access-date=30 Jan 2024}} A new logo is also in the works to mark the change.{{cite web|url=https://fontlibrary.org/news/#logo|title=Fontlibrary 2024 Logo Seed|website=fontlibrary.org|date=29 Jan 2024|access-date=30 Jan 2024}} Also, the project rebranded itself FONTLIBRARY.