Web Fonts · France (FR)
Fonderie 8a
A French foundry offering contemporary typefaces.
The switch
Google Fonts→Fonderie 8aalso replaces Adobe Fonts
About
Fonderie 8a is a French type foundry that designs and distributes high-quality fonts for various applications, including web.
Why we recommend it
- Modern designs
- Web font licensing
EU vs USA
Fonderie 8a vs Google Fonts
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Fonderie 8a
🇺🇸 Google Fonts
Headquarters
France
Mountain View, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
EU
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
EU
Global, US-controlled
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Independent
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Founded
2015
2010
Compare head-to-head
Fonderie 8a vs the US incumbents
Google Fonts vs Fonderie 8a
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Adobe Fonts vs Fonderie 8a
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