IPA Font License

SPDX Identifier: IPA

SPDX Page: https://spdx.org/licenses/IPA.html

Quick Summary

The IPA Font License is an open source license created by the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) of Japan. It allows free use, modification, and redistribution with specific requirements for derivative works.

Permissions Overview

✅ Allows For

Context	Permission	Notes
Academic	✅ Full	Use in research, education
Non-commercial	✅ Full	Personal projects
Commercial (Static)	✅ Full	PDFs, images, printed materials
Commercial (Server)	✅ Full	CI/CD, document generation
Web (Hosting)	✅ Full	Self-host WOFF/WOFF2
Desktop	✅ Full	Install on any machine
Server/CI	✅ Full	Install on servers
Redistribution (Bundled)	✅ Full	Include in packages
Modification	✅ With conditions	Must rename font
Format Conversion	✅ Full	TTF ↔ WOFF ↔ WOFF2

⚠️ Conditional

Permission	Condition
Redistribution of modified fonts	Must include source files and means to replace with original
Modification	Must not use original font name
Derivative works	Must license under IPA license

❌ Disallows For

Permission	Notes
Using original name	Cannot use original font name for modified versions

See Also

• IPA Font License
• IPA Fonts