What the heck is sIFR?

First, sIFRvault is a resource primarily for Web designers who wish to easily add custom embedded fonts into their Web pages. sIFRvault is a collection of pre-generated Flash SWFs that can be used with sIFR.

With sIFRvault, you don’t need Adobe Flash™ or the the actual fonts installed on your machine.

sIFR has solved one of the longest outstanding issues with typography on the Web: cross-browser font embedding. In the past, Web designers have had to hope and pray that the fonts they wanted to use were available on their user’s machine. Font-embedding plugins never gained acceptance or were never available in more than one browser. sIFR offers reliable cross-browser support for embedded fonts.

Great, so how do I use it?

To use the sIFR files available on sIFRvault you will need to download the version of sIFR the file uses. The files on this site use sIFR version 2.0.5 and above. Though in beta, we recommend you use sIFR 3 for its many advantages. You can download version 3 here. The full documentation and download links for sifr 2.0.5 and above is at wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr.

Other Resources

  • Mike Davidson launched sIFR in August of 2004, you can learn more about the creation and Mike at his blog, mikeindustries.com/blog.
  • Drupal developers can use the sIFR module for their projects, allowing use of sIFR in drupal powered sites like never before. You can grab the module at drupal.org.
  • A jQuery plugin? You betcha! Grab it at jquery.thewikies.com/sifr.
  • We have a sIFR generator in the works, but in case you can't find what you are looking for here, check out sIFRgenerator
  • Need a tutorial on this whole sIFR thing? We like this one: Use Your Own Fonts: A Simple sIFR Guide

By downloading sIFR flash files from sIFRvault, you agree that you have read and accept the Terms of Use, and that you will adhere to all copyright and licensing laws; if applicable.