Font usage

[Rinto]

Hi,

I am trying to set fontfamily as 'Helvetica'. Do i need to purchase a license for the same or its free to use?

var style = new PIXI.TextStyle({
    fontFamily: 'Helvetica',
    fontSize: 22,
    fontWeight: 'bold',
    fill: ['#ffffff']
})

Thanks in advance.

[ivan.popelyshev]

https://www.fonts.com/font/linotype/helvetica/licenses

Yep, WebFont license.

However, mac users already have it on their computer, so you can just specify Helvetica with another font as fallback for mac-less people.

[b10b]

You may be interested in a permissive alternative that is extremely close in its implementation to the 1957 Helvetica:

https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/tex-gyre-heros