{{short description|Subscription service for fonts}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox information appliance | name = Adobe Fonts | logo = Adobe Fonts CC 2020 icon.svg | manufacturer = Adobe Systems | type = Design Service | release_date = {{Start date|2009|11|09}} | price = Free trial<br>Annual subscriptions | online_services = Embedded fonts | website = {{URL|https://fonts.adobe.com/}} }} '''Adobe Fonts''' (formerly '''Typekit''') is an online service that provides its subscribers with access to its font library, under a single licensing agreement.<ref name=veen>{{cite news|url=http://blog.typekit.com/2009/05/27/introducing-typekit/|title=Introducing Typekit |website=Typekit Blog |publisher=Adobe |first=Jeffrey |last=Veen |date=May 27, 2009 |access-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> The fonts may be used directly on websites,<ref name="beres">{{cite news |last=Beres |first=Ivan |date=November 11, 2009 |title=TypeKit launches, hopes to save typography on the Web |work=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/11/11/typekit-launches-hopes-to-save-typography-on-the-web/ |access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> or synced via Adobe Creative Cloud to applications on the subscriber's computers.<ref name=desktop-sync>{{cite web |last1=Rechs |first1=Matthew |title=The fonts you love from Typekit, now on your desktop |url=http://blog.typekit.com/2014/01/16/the-fonts-you-love-from-typekit-now-on-your-desktop/ |website=Typekit Blog |publisher=Adobe |access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref>
Adobe Fonts was launched as Typekit in November 2009 by Small Batch, Inc.,<ref name=beres /> a company run by creators of the Google Analytics service.<ref name=catone>{{cite news|title=Typekit Offers a New Approach to Fonts on the Web|first=Josh|last= Catone|date= May 28, 2009|work=Mashable|access-date=August 11, 2012|url=http://mashable.com/2009/05/28/typekit/}}</ref> In October 2011, the service was acquired by Adobe.<ref name=pressrelease>{{cite news|url=https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/201110/AdobeAcquiresTypekit.html| title=Adobe Acquires Web Typography Innovator Typekit |work=Adobe.com|date= Oct 3, 2011|access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> On 15 October 2018, Typekit changed its name to Adobe Fonts.<ref name=namechange>{{cite news|url=https://blog.typekit.com/2018/10/15/time-for-a-change-typekit-has-become-adobe-fonts/| title=Time for a change: Typekit has become Adobe Fonts |work=Typekit Blog|date= Oct 15, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref>
Adobe Fonts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adobe Fonts |url=https://fonts.adobe.com |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Adobe Fonts |language=en}}</ref> offers over 30,000 fonts as of November 2024. These fonts can be used for both personal and commercial purposes. Accessible with a Creative Cloud subscription, Adobe Fonts provides access to a wide selection of fonts from 150 different type foundries.
Adobe has also partnered with [https://www.monotype.com/ Monotype], which helps streamline the management of enterprise font licenses for businesses. The collaboration with Monotype makes Adobe Originals, a set of exclusive fonts created by Adobe, more accessible to brands and designers. The mixture of these features seeks to support design needs, from individual projects to large-scale commercial use.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-01 |title=Monotype, Adobe Fonts and the ever-evolving font landscape. {{!}} Monotype. |url=https://www.monotype.com/resources/articles/monotype-adobe-fonts-and-the-ever-evolving-font-landscape |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.monotype.com |language=en}}</ref>
== See also == * Adobe Font Folio * Adobe Originals
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://fonts.adobe.com/}}
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Fonts Category:Digital typography Category:Web design
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