# Do we have to embed a font even though the it is installed on the client side?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-we-have-to-embed-a-font-even-though-the-it-is-installed-on-the-client-side/273744
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 20, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-we-have-to-embed-a-font-even-though-the-it-is-installed-on-the-client-side/273744 "2008-10-20T08:14:20Z")
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### Author: ![awflasher](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/awflasher/32/3562_2.png) [@awflasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/awflasher)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-we-have-to-embed-a-font-even-though-the-it-is-installed-on-the-client-side/273744/1 "2008-10-20T08:14:20Z")

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I mean, if I want to make a textfield with some “Tahoma” or very pop fonts(that there’s surely on in the client), can’t I just leave a name in my ActionScript code? Just like the static-textfield in Flash CS3

for some reasons, I am using MXMLC.

any tips or conclusion? Thanks.