# Tlf text quick question

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**Created:** [November 14, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tlf-text-quick-question/316145 "2010-11-14T03:34:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![somdow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@somdow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somdow)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tlf-text-quick-question/316145/1 "2010-11-14T03:34:18Z")

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Does the TLF require that the machine playing it / the computer playing it / user playing it have the same font installed in their machine in order for them to view it the way i designed it?

for example, if say in html, how you define a font family, if you have say “helvetica”, arial, tahoma ; etc…if helvetica is not installed in the machine used to view it, then its replaced by the fonts i listed in the order i specified and if NONE are installed then it defaults to whatever.

now in flash, i know that fonts before were i guess treated by lack of a better description, as a graphic in that whatever font you used, that was how the user saw it. do i have to do something similar as far as naming a font family or???

in TLF with all these options, (and clarity in font sharpness and selectability which is what i want from it ) typography styles etc…

can i still apply whatever font i want and not worry about it or?

ive searched google but found no good info.  
thanks in advance:jamesbond: