Generating font-face css for custom fonts

[matthewb]

Hi Guys i have to use a custom fonts in my web page for that i have generated css in “http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator” but it throw “Error” message when i upload my .ttf fonts. As i guess shows that it blacklisted fonts.

Can any one solve this problem?

[matthewb]

i don’t have any license for that i have downloaded that from a free site. font is ‘Gill Sans MT Condensed Bold’.

[TheDoc]

You are trying to use a font that isn’t allowed to be used in that way. If you want to use it on your website you’ll need to get a proper license to do so. http://webfonts.fonts.com/en-US/Project/ChooseFonts?ViewDetails=T&ViewFontID=692595

[chrisburton]

The font must be pirated.

[seb_z_lite]

I personally don’t think it’s because of this. Unless you entered the option : ” I don’t have a license” like in Cufon.

[seb_z_lite]

seriously, did any of you ever used a license for a Microsoft font? I guess I m an alien and an outlaw.

[chrisburton]

@seb_z_lite Really =/?

“i don’t have any license for that i have downloaded that from a free site“

The font is not free and comes with a license.

We all should be supporting type designers, not steal from them.

[seb_z_lite]

I support font designers. I pay for my fonts.And I said Microsoft, if I need Arial Black and I m using Linux, do you think I m going to buy it?. but, Gill Sans MT was created by mr. Gill in 1926. and here it says :

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=979

Don’t worry, I support designers more than a lot of people, I just knew that somebody was going to interpret that as bragging. Alright, I said too much already. Before I start getting called a troll. Far from that, I dedicated my life to art. I m just worried when people think that a company like Microsoft deserves respect. Do you think they care about artists?

[chrisburton]

Doesn’t matter where Gill Sans is installed. Monotype is the foundry, it sets the rules.

My point was that Gill Sans is not free as the person above said he acquired it for free.

[chrisburton]

Personally, i like to use fontsquirrel for generating the CSS but I wouldn’t recommend using google web fonts.

[TheDoc]

Google Web Fonts gets my vote for sure.

[chrisburton]

I’m just curious to know the reasons to choose Google web fonts?

[joshuanhibbert]

I don’t use Google fonts often, but I can certainly understand @TheDoc’s vote. I think the better question would be why you wouldn’t recommend Google Web Fonts @ChristopherBurton?

You say that you use Font Squirrel to generate the correct @font-face CSS, but Google Web Fonts also use @font-face. The rendering may not be as nice as Typekit, but it’s no different to using Font Squirrel.

Is it due to their selection? Not everyone will have the same tastes as you or I.

[_dte]

@ChristopherBurton why not use Google Web fonts?

It takes the load off your own server, gives you fully optimized and hand-hinted fonts, allows asynchronous loading of fonts if you so desire. Using FontSquirrel is a good option, but you get greater compatibility and peace of mind by using a hosted service such as Typekit or Google web fonts.

[chrisburton]

You have misunderstood what I was saying. I wasn’t implying that I only use Font Squirrel because it’s the only source that outputs @font-face.

This is partly why I dislike Google Web Fonts and where my opinion is valid. – http://typographica.org/2011/on-typography/roboto-typeface-is-a-four-headed-frankenstein

Comments from Matthew Butterick and Jonathan Hoefler – http://typographica.org/2011/on-typography/roboto-typeface-is-a-four-headed-frankenstein/#comment-40271

Edit: I do advocate for Typekit because I think they have a quality product and share the passion of typography. However, there are more and more foundries looking at options outside of both of these resources. This is what Hoefler & Frere-Jones are doing when they release their web fonts (currently in beta).

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