# Liu Jian Mao Cao Font

Handwriting · 1 styles · static · by Liu Zhengjiang, Kimberly Geswein, ZhongQi

## Commercial Use Answer

**Yes,** Liu Jian Mao Cao is free for commercial use: it is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, on websites and in apps (provided the licence notice travels with the font files). You may not sell the font file on its own.

## Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1)

- **Summary:** Use it for anything, including commercial work and logos; share it with its licence; never sell the font file on its own.
- **Copyright:** Copyright 2018 The Liu Jian Mao Cao Project Authors (https://www.github.com/googlefonts/liujianmaocao)
- **Licence Source URL:** https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/ofl/liujianmaocao/OFL.txt (read 2026-10-21)

### Permission Terms by Use

| Use | Status | Note |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Commercial work | Allowed | Whatever you make with the font is yours; the licence covers the font files. |
| Logo or wordmark | Allowed | A logo is a document made with the font; the licence sets no limit on it. |
| Website (@font-face) | Allowed, with conditions | Serving the file to browsers is redistribution: the copyright notice and licence travel with it, and the font file's own metadata counts. |
| App or game bundling | Allowed, with conditions | Bundle it in free or paid software; ship the copyright notice and licence with it. |
| Modify the font | Allowed, with conditions | A modified font stays under the OFL and must not use a Reserved Font Name (each font page lists its own). |
| Share the font file | Allowed, with conditions | Share it freely, with its copyright notice and the OFL. |
| Sell the font file | Not allowed | Selling it inside software you sell is allowed (condition 2); selling the font alone is not. |
| No credit required | Allowed | The notice goes with copies of the font file, not into what you make. |

## Font Facts

- **Family:** Liu Jian Mao Cao
- **Designers:** Liu Zhengjiang, Kimberly Geswein, ZhongQi
- **Category:** Handwriting
- **Styles Count:** 1
- **Scripts / Subsets:** chinese-simplified, latin
- **Date Added:** 2019-03-17
- **Last Modified:** 2025-09-04
- **Google Fonts Popularity Rank:** #1271
- **Style Tags:** Script/Handwritten (100), Script/Informal (100), Script/Upright Script (100), Seasonal/Lunar New Year (87), Expressive/Excited (83), Expressive/Artistic (71), Expressive/Awkward (64)
- **Sources:** [family metadata](https://fonts.google.com/metadata/fonts) (read 2026-10-21), [style tags](https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/tags/all/families.csv) (read 2026-10-21), [CDN files and subsets](https://api.fontsource.org/v1/fonts/liu-jian-mao-cao) (read 2026-10-21)

## How to Use

### HTML Link
```html
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Liu+Jian+Mao+Cao&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
```

### CSS @import
```css
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Liu+Jian+Mao+Cao&display=swap');
```

### npm Install
```bash
npm i @fontsource/liu-jian-mao-cao

// In your JS/CSS entry:
import '@fontsource/liu-jian-mao-cao';
```

### CSS @font-face
```css
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Liu Jian Mao Cao';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/fontsource/fonts/liu-jian-mao-cao@latest/latin-400-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
```

### CSS font-family
```css
font-family: 'Liu Jian Mao Cao', cursive, sans-serif;
```

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Liu Jian Mao Cao free for commercial use?

Yes. Liu Jian Mao Cao is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, allowing unrestricted commercial use in digital graphics, printed materials, branding, websites, apps, and games.

### Can I use Liu Jian Mao Cao in a logo?

Yes. You can use Liu Jian Mao Cao to create logos, wordmarks, branding elements, and corporate identities for both personal and commercial ventures without paying licence fees.

### Can I use Liu Jian Mao Cao on my website?

Yes. You can embed Liu Jian Mao Cao using CSS @font-face or a web font delivery network. The SIL Open Font License 1.1 requires keeping the copyright notice and licence with distributed font files.

### Who designed Liu Jian Mao Cao?

Liu Jian Mao Cao was designed by Liu Zhengjiang, Kimberly Geswein, ZhongQi. It was published and indexed in Google Fonts in 2019.