The licence clause
“use any of the Content as part of a trade-mark, design-mark, trade-name, business name or service mark (excluding fonts);”
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Questions · Stock & content
Can I use Canva to make a logo?
Depends
Yes with Canva's fonts, simple shapes and lines, or your own graphics. Not with library graphics if it's a trademark.
Canva's Content License Agreement bars using library content as part of a trademark, trade name or business name, with fonts excluded. Its licensing page adds that simple shapes and lines are fine too, and that logo templates suit small or personal projects where you don't need exclusive rights.
- Checked 22 October 2026
- 3 clauses quoted
- 2 official pages
What the licence says
Fonts, shapes and lines are fine
“For that reason, you cannot use any Free or Pro content from Canva’s library in a trademark (except for fonts, simple shapes and lines).”
Logo templates
“Our logo templates are useful for small or personal projects where you don’t need exclusive rights.”
What this means for client work
- For a client brand mark, build it from Canva fonts, basic shapes or artwork you drew yourself, not from library icons or illustrations.
- A lightly edited logo template isn't exclusive: Canva says other users are free to use the same content.
- If the client plans to register the mark, keep your source files to show the graphics are original.
FAQ
Can I trademark a logo made in Canva?
Only if it doesn't use Canva library content other than fonts, simple shapes and lines. Canva's licence bars library content in trademarks.
Can I use Canva fonts in a logo?
Yes. Canva's trademark restriction explicitly excludes fonts.
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Quotes are copied verbatim from these official pages as they read on 22 October 2026. Full answers: Canva.