Source Han Serif by Adobe

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A set of OpenType Pan-CJK serif fonts, released as open source with all build source files.

Fonts Open source

Is Source Han Serif free for commercial use? Yes →

Website License

Price

Free

Free to download and use under the SIL Open Font License

Commercial use

Yes

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Credit the author

Not needed

No credit needed

Agent access

Download only

Source Han Serif popularity

Gid Score

33 /100

same scale as developer tools

GitHub stars

9,783

682 forks · adobe-fonts/source-han-serif

Downloads

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PyPI, last 7 days, None

Downloads from the package registry, stars and forks from GitHub, checked Oct 22, 2026. How the Gid Score is calculated.

Rules for your agent

- Source Han Serif (Fonts). A set of OpenType Pan-CJK serif fonts, released as open source with all build source files. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: download from https://adobe.ly/SourceHanSerif (no API).
  Rule: Keep the copyright notice and OFL license text with any fonts you ship.
  Rule: Do not sell the font files by themselves.
  Rule: Do not use the Reserved Font Name 'Source' for modified versions.
  Rule: Distribute the fonts and any modified versions under the OFL only.
  License: https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-serif/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.txt (checked 2026-10-21; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/source-han-serif/)

Paste it into your prompt or AGENTS.md. It is built from the license and API terms below.

License

License	SIL Open Font License 1.1
Commercial use	Commercial use OK “The fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded, redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved names are not used by derivative works.” github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-serif/blob/...
Credit	No credit needed “provided that each copy contains the above copyright notice and this license.” github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-serif/blob/...
Inside your app or game	Can ship inside your app “Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled, redistributed and/or sold with any software” github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-serif/blob/...
AI training	Not stated
Bots and bulk downloads	Not stated
Rules	Keep the copyright notice and OFL license text with any fonts you ship. Do not sell the font files by themselves. Do not use the Reserved Font Name 'Source' for modified versions. Distribute the fonts and any modified versions under the OFL only.

Connect it to an agent

MCP server	None found
API	No public API: download by hand
GitHub	adobe-fonts/source-han-serif

Pricing

Free	Free to download and use under the SIL Open Font License
Paid from	—
Usage price	—
Good to know	Added automatically: 9,773 GitHub stars. License read from the official pages.

Sources

Read on Oct 21, 2026: adobe.ly/SourceHanSerif, adobe.ly/SourceHanSerif/pricing, github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-serif/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.txt, github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-serif.

Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.

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