# Moving Embedded fonts from Parent SWF to External Child SWF

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-embedded-fonts-from-parent-swf-to-external-child-swf/216529>\
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**Created:** [February 17, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-embedded-fonts-from-parent-swf-to-external-child-swf/216529 "2007-02-17T17:14:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![fuekewl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@fuekewl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fuekewl)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-embedded-fonts-from-parent-swf-to-external-child-swf/216529/1 "2007-02-17T17:14:44Z")

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Do you know if its possible to ‘move’ embed fonts sitting in a parent .SWF to that of an externally loaded .swf?

I understand that \*\*attachMovie \*\* can only link to the SWF’s own library and not externally so that will be out of the question.

BUT, got a theory, (not in front of Flash at the moment) say I place in the parent SWF a movieclip that contains the embedded fonts textfield, call it “fonts\_mc”. (which will be used for the PARENT’s fonts as well).

Then use a moviecliploader to load the child SWF into parent SWF.  
Use on .onLoadInit listener, run a **duplicateMovieCliip** , to duplicate the “fonts\_mc” movieclip into the child SWF. Will it work? Will the child SWF get the fonts?

Sorry I’m at a computer that doesnt have Flash installed, only be able to test this in a few hours time.

Puleez Lemme kno if this can be done, or if there is another method that actually works.

(Just please don’t say ‘use a shared library’) 😑