While you can easily upload your own fonts to Canva, you can’t download or export fonts from Canva for use outside of the design program.
I’ve seen this asked quite a few times, and while you’d think it would be possible, Canva has stated otherwise on Twitter more than once.
Hi there! We don't have the option to download the actual font file from our library for now, but you can use our fonts to create your designs and download them accordingly. Thanks! ^ep
— Canva (@canva) November 26, 2022
That said, I haven’t seen anything on the subject as of late, so I did send a tweet of my own to see if I could get additional information.
The fact that you can’t download fonts from Canva has caused a bit of frustration among users, who, might have created a design in Canva using a particular Canva font, only to realize that if they wanted to carry that font through to other, non-Canva projects, they aren’t able to do so.
It does clarify. Just frustrating as making a brand kit is pointless if I can't use the fonts in videos, web, etc. Thanks for the response.
— Lolife (@lolifesounds) July 12, 2020
Others simply like the fonts they find in Canva and want to download them for use elsewhere, but it’s not an option:
Hey there, Tori! You can only use Canva fonts within our platform. Downloading fonts in our library to be used outside Canva is not yet an option. We'll also jot this down as a suggestion. Thanks for the idea! ^mi
— Canva (@canva) May 1, 2022
Another sticking point is that fonts aren’t embedded into PDFs, which seems to cause issues when it comes time to print.
I don't use or want an account on canva. I'm just pointing out that there is a problem with how your exporter exports PDFs. Fonts do not get embedded properly and there are also problems with transparencies. These cause problems when files are printed.
— Ahro (@AhrosartFFXIV) October 2, 2021
Here is a detailed article talking about Canva and how to go about embedding fonts into a PDF.
