Can you use Ubuntu in videos and commercial work?

Ubuntu is licensed under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. Commercial use is permitted, including monetised video, paid client work and broadcast, at no cost and with no separate licence to buy. The one thing you cannot do is sell the font file itself.

What you can and cannot do

Every row below follows from the same licence, linked in full further down.
Monetised YouTube videoTitles, lower thirds, captions burned into a monetised upload.Yes
Short-form (TikTok, Reels, Shorts)Same output question, different platform.Yes
Paid client workYou are being paid to make something that uses the face.Yes
Broadcast and streamingCable, Netflix, Apple TV+ and similar.Yes
A logo you will trademarkSetting a wordmark in the face and registering it.Yes
Merch you sellShirts, prints, physical product.Yes
Commercial use generallyAny revenue-generating output.Yes
Reselling the font file itselfBundling the font INTO a template or product you sell.No
Same face, different source, different rights Same face, different source, different rights Where your copy came from changes the answer Google FontsAdobe FontsCreative MarketEnvatoWindows/OfficeCanvaMonetised videoYesYesConditionsYesConditionsNoGive files to a clientYesNoNoNoNoNoEmbed in an app or gameYesNoNoNoNoNoMerch you sellYesYesConditionsConditionsConditionsNo
The table above answers for Ubuntu as distributed by Google Fonts. This compares that against the other places the same face may reach you, because the source changes the rights. Full terms by source.

The catch worth knowing

Permits use and redistribution; modified versions must be renamed. Does not restrict use in video or print output.

The licence itself

Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. Read the text that governs this face:
https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/ufl/ubuntu/UFL.txt

Licence location confirmed 2026-08-12. If the foundry changes terms, the linked text is authoritative and this page is not.

Where to get Ubuntu

Designed by Dalton Maag. Classified as sans serif.

Questions people actually ask about Ubuntu

Each answer below follows from the same licence linked above, and each is the sentence the table states as a single word.

Can I use Ubuntu for monetised youtube video?

Permitted. Ubuntu is licensed under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. Permits use and redistribution; modified versions must be renamed. Does not restrict use in video or print output.

Can I use Ubuntu for short-form (tiktok, reels, shorts)?

Permitted. Ubuntu is licensed under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. Permits use and redistribution; modified versions must be renamed. Does not restrict use in video or print output.

Can I use Ubuntu for paid client work?

Permitted. Ubuntu is licensed under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. Permits use and redistribution; modified versions must be renamed. Does not restrict use in video or print output.

Can I use Ubuntu for broadcast and streaming?

Permitted. Ubuntu is licensed under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. Permits use and redistribution; modified versions must be renamed. Does not restrict use in video or print output.

Can I use Ubuntu for a logo you will trademark?

Permitted. Ubuntu is licensed under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. Permits use and redistribution; modified versions must be renamed. Does not restrict use in video or print output.

Not sure your copy came from here?

The licence above governs Ubuntu as distributed by Google Fonts. A copy of the same face bundled with other software, or bought from a marketplace, may carry different terms. Work out which applies to you:

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This is not legal advice. It is a plain-language reading of a published licence, dated 2026-08-12, and it links the primary text so you can check it. Licences change and bundled copies differ. If money or a trademark rides on the answer, verify against the licence that came with your copy, or ask the foundry.