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OH no Type Company vs Adobe Fonts

OH no Type Company lands on Worth it, and Adobe Fonts lands on Depends.

OH no Type Company

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a designer or brand that wants expressive, characterful display type and accepts per-family licensing.

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Adobe Fonts

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Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you already pay for Creative Cloud . it's effectively free access to 30,000+ licensed fonts.

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OH no Type Company versus Adobe Fonts
Compare	OH no Type Company	Adobe Fonts
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Brands wanting expressive display type	Active Creative Cloud subscribers
Who it's not for	Anyone needing free or budget fonts	Anyone who wants fonts without a Creative Cloud subscription
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Guess: small team, email support only	Public complaint about ignored escalations
Public sentiment	Reddit users praise Ohno's expressive, funky typefaces with almost no negative feedback visible in sources.^⁶	Reviews are split: TechRadar calls it a great service, while Reddit and Adobe forums vent about sync failures, slow web fonts, and subscription lock-in.¹⁰
Biggest gotcha	Licenses are 'non-exclusive and terminable' . check scope before embedding fonts in products^³	No fonts-only plan exists; a Creative Cloud subscription is mandatory¹⁴

Pick OH no Type Company when

Brands wanting expressive display type
Design studios with per-project font budgets
Companies commissioning custom typefaces
Playful, characterful brand identities

When OH no Type Company is not a fit

Anyone needing free or budget fonts
Teams wanting a neutral UI/system workhorse font
Buyers expecting a subscription or SaaS-style support
Anyone unwilling to read licensing terms per use case

Pick Adobe Fonts when

Active Creative Cloud subscribers
Agencies doing client branding work
Teams needing web plus desktop font consistency
Designers avoiding per-font licensing fees

When Adobe Fonts is not a fit

Anyone who wants fonts without a Creative Cloud subscription
Performance-focused websites . Google Fonts is free and lighter
Budget designers buying one or two fonts outright
Anyone needing permanent font ownership; fonts can be delisted

Sources

OH no Type Company homepageohnotype.co
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Fonts catalogohnotype.co
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Licensesohnotype.co
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App license termsohnotype.co
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FAQohnotype.co
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Reddit r/typography threadreddit.com
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Reddit r/Vulfpeck threadreddit.com
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Adobe Fonts foundry listingfonts.adobe.com
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Fonts In Use . OH no Type Co.fontsinuse.com
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Adobe Fonts (2024) review . TechRadartechradar.com
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Adobe Fonts Reviews . G2g2.com
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I'm in awe of how farcically terrible Adobe Fonts . Reddit r/typographyreddit.com
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Adobe Fonts is a COMPLETE waste of time . Adobe Communitycommunity.adobe.com
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How to license Adobe Font without Creative Cloud . Reddit r/Designreddit.com
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With Adobe Fonts it gets harder to use web fonts for clients . PimpMyTypepimpmytype.com
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Explore Adobe Fonts . official sitefonts.adobe.com
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