Can I Use Cava's Pixel Resources Fonts as Webfonts on My Website?

Yes—Cava's Pixel Resources fonts are explicitly prepared for web use: each font page states that webfont-ready TTF, OTF, EOT, WOFF, SVG, and CSS files are included, and the site describes them as suitable for "your own retro-powered homepage." The condition is licensing: the fonts are released under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license, so a personal or other non-commercial site can use them with credit, while a commercial website needs a commercial license obtained by contacting the designer.

What "Webfont-Ready" Means Here

The site's font listings, such as the Altima entry, list the following formats as included:

Because a CSS file is bundled, you do not need to generate the @font-face rules yourself—the package already contains the declarations pointing at the included font files. You upload the font files and CSS to your site and reference the stylesheet.

The Licensing Condition Decides Whether You Can Use It

The license is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike:

• Attribution — you must credit Caveras / Cava's Pixel Resources.
• NonCommercial — you may not use the fonts on a site that is commercial in nature without permission.
• ShareAlike — adaptations of the font must carry the same license.

For a commercial site, the site says to contact the designer to obtain a commercial license for a specific font. Donations are welcomed but are not a substitute for a commercial license.

Practical test before you build

Ask one question: does the site generate revenue or promote a business? A personal blog, fan page, or hobby project fits the non-commercial terms; a storefront, client site, or product landing page does not, and needs the commercial license first.

Check the Character Set Against Your Actual Text

Webfont suitability is not only about file format—the glyphs must cover the words you will display. The Altima font, for example, lists 1,043 characters, a complete Cyrillic base set, and the original Japanese hiragana and katakana sets, plus special characters and diacritics. Other fonts differ: Arcology is described as a futuristic sans-serif recreation from Shadowrun with an expanded set of special characters and diacritic variants.

Before committing, open the font's character set on its page and confirm it includes:

• Every letter and punctuation mark your headings and body text use
• Any accented characters in names or non-English copy
• Symbols such as currency signs, arrows, or zodiac glyphs if your design relies on them

If a glyph is missing, the browser will substitute it from a fallback font, which breaks the pixel look mid-sentence.

Steps to Put a Font on Your Site

1. Confirm the license fits — non-commercial with credit, or secure a commercial license first.
2. Download the font package from its page (Altima, for instance, is a 325 kB download).
3. Upload the font files and CSS to your site's assets directory.
4. Link the bundled CSS in your page's <head>, or copy its @font-face rules into your own stylesheet and correct the file paths.
5. Apply the font family to the elements you want in pixel style—often headings only, since pixel fonts at small body sizes can be hard to read.
6. Verify in the browser that the rendered text matches the sample and that no fallback glyphs appear.

Common snags

• Wrong paths after upload — the CSS references files relative to its own location; if you move files, update the URLs.
• Mixed content or CORS issues — font files served from a different domain may be blocked; hosting them on the same domain avoids this.
• Missing glyphs — check the character set page rather than assuming full coverage.
• License drift — if a hobby site later becomes commercial, revisit the license before continuing to use the font.

Bottom Line

Cava's Pixel Resources is a legitimate source of webfont files for retro-styled pages, with the formats and CSS needed to deploy them. The deciding factor is your site's commercial status and your willingness to credit the designer; check each font's character set against your text before building around it.