Monotype Foundry Program

Home to a global community of type foundries.

The Monotype Foundry Program brings together independent foundries, type designers, and creative businesses from around the world. Explore the work, perspectives, and typefaces shaping the future of typography.

We appreciate your type.

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Why it matters

More than a marketplace.

The Foundry Program is built around the belief that great typography deserves both creative recognition and commercial opportunity.

By connecting foundries with a global audience, enterprise customers, licensing expertise, and industry support, we help create a stronger and more sustainable future for type.

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Reach a global audience

Make your work discoverable through Monotype channels used by designers, brands, and creative teams around the world.

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Grow your business

Connect your typefaces with commercial opportunities supported by pricing, marketing, and licensing expertise.

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Protect your work

Benefit from licensing support and resources that help customers use fonts correctly and respect original work.

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Stay independent

Maintain your creative voice and foundry identity while gaining access to broader visibility and long-term support.

Foundry stories

Built with foundries, shaped by their experiences.

The Foundry Program is built around partnerships with independent foundries from around the world. Explore stories from foundry owners, type designers, and teams who share their perspectives on building a type business, navigating the industry, and working with Monotype.

Foundry story

Latinotype.

Based in Santiago, Chile, Latinotype is a family-run foundry with more than 5,000 fonts.

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Reach and scale

A global platform for independent type.

The Foundry Program connects independent foundries with creative professionals, enterprise customers, and organizations looking for distinctive, reliable type.

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A growing community of foundries, designers, and typography businesses connected through the broader Monotype ecosystem.

5,000+

Foundry Partners

350,000+

Fonts

Millions

of Creative Users

Global

Enterprise Reach

Distribution network

How your fonts reach customers.

Your work can reach designers, creative teams, enterprise organizations, and brands through multiple Monotype channels.

Designers searching for fonts

MyFonts

Reach designers and creative buyers actively searching for distinctive new type.

Creative team workflow

Monotype Fonts

Help teams discover, prototype, and license fonts within their creative workflows.

Enterprise creative organization

Enterprise customers

Connect your work with organizations that need reliable font licensing at scale.

Global brand experience

Global brands

Extend your reach into the brand, product, publication, and experience work seen every day.

What foundries gain

Built to help foundries thrive.

Joining the Foundry Program gives you access to tools, expertise, and opportunities designed to support sustainable growth.

MyFonts exposure reaching designers searching for new fonts and creative voices

MyFonts exposure

Reach customers actively searching for new fonts and fresh creative voices.

Monotype Fonts access for enterprise teams and creative professionals

Monotype Fonts access

Make your work discoverable by enterprise teams and creative professionals.

Licensing support helping customers license fonts correctly and confidently

Licensing support

Help customers license fonts correctly and confidently across real-world use cases.

Marketing opportunities including promotions, launches, and featured placements

Marketing opportunities

Participate in promotions, launches, featured placements, and storytelling moments.

Foundry platform for managing fonts, pricing, promotions, reports, and agreements

Foundry platform

Manage fonts, pricing, promotions, reports, and agreements in one place.

Reporting and earnings with transparent performance tracking and insights

Reporting and earnings

Track performance through transparent reporting designed to support informed decisions.

Industry expertise guided by customer behavior, market insights, and type industry experience

Industry expertise

Receive guidance informed by customer behavior, market insight, and type industry experience.

Long-term partnership supporting your foundry and the broader type industry

Long-term partnership

Work with a team invested in the health of your foundry and the broader type industry.

Partner voices

What our partners say.

Svetoslav Simov

As part of the community for a long time now, we’ve always felt Monotype’s vision aligned with the sense of relevance of long-standing partners and young type designers alike. Foretelling commercial success is a lot easier that way!

Svetoslav Simov

Founder of Fontfabric

Luciano Vergara

At Latinotype we spend time designing fonts in direct response to the information provided by Monotype. We carefully study their rankings and analytics before designing or modifying fonts.

Luciano Vergara

Director at Latinotype

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Monotype is a great resource for novice type designers to sell their work, offering comprehensive information on their website.

Cahya Sofyan

Founder of Studio Sun

Royalties and reporting

Transparent reporting and earnings.

Foundry partners receive reporting and earnings visibility designed to support long-term growth and informed business decisions.

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MyFonts revenue

See how your fonts perform through one of the world’s most recognized font marketplaces.

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Monotype Fonts usage

Understand how your work is discovered and used by creative teams in Monotype Fonts.

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Production fonts

Gain visibility into licensing activity connected to real-world production use.

Reporting transparency

Access clear reporting that helps you track performance, understand results, and make informed decisions.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Answers to common questions from foundries considering the Monotype Foundry Program.

Your fonts can be made available through Monotype channels including MyFonts, Monotype Fonts, and other Monotype sales environments where applicable.

Foundry partners receive reporting and earnings visibility tied to applicable activity across Monotype channels. Specific details depend on the relevant agreement and channel.

The Foundry Program is designed to support broader opportunity while respecting your foundry identity and business. Confirm any channel-specific requirements in our latest distribution agreement.

Yes. Foundry partners can manage and update eligible font information through the foundry platform, including library details, pricing, promotions, reports, and agreements.

Support may include platform help, licensing guidance, reporting access, marketing opportunities, and expertise from teams familiar with type, customers, and commercial font use.

After joining, you receive guidance for onboarding, font submission, metadata preparation, and publication through applicable Monotype channels.

Join the Foundry Program

Ready to grow your foundry?

Join the Monotype Foundry Program and connect your work with a broader audience, valuable expertise, and a community that believes great type deserves to thrive.