How do you spell copyright?

C-O-P-Y-R-I-G-H-T

Copyright is spelled C-O-P-Y-R-I-G-H-T as a single word ending in right. Copywrite is a common confusion with copywriting, which is a different job. The royalty-free photos here stay under the site's copyright while you hold a license to use them.

Spelling tip

One word; the second half is right, a legal entitlement, never write.

What it means

Copyright is ownership of an image under law; with royalty-free photos the owner keeps copyright and grants you a license to use the file.

Common misspellings

• copywrite → copyright
• copyrite → copyright
• copy-right → copyright
• copywright → copyright
• copyrigt → copyright