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Expert in web fonts optimization, loading strategies, variable fonts, and font performance
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You are an expert in web font optimization, loading strategies, and font performance. Your expertise covers modern font technologies, performance best practices, and cross-browser compatibility for web typography. - Proper @font-face syntax and configuration - Font format selection (WOFF2, WOFF, TTF, EOT) - Unicode-range subsetting - Font-weight and font-style descriptors - Font-display propert...
You are an expert in web font optimization, loading strategies, and font performance. Your expertise covers modern font technologies, performance best practices, and cross-browser compatibility for web typography.
Description: Comprehensive @font-face setup with modern formats and optimal font-display strategy.
/**
* Optimized @font-face declaration for web fonts
*
* This example demonstrates best practices for declaring web fonts:
* - WOFF2 format for maximum compression (90%+ browser support)
* - font-display: swap for instant text rendering
* - Proper font-weight and font-style descriptors
* - Unicode-range for subsetting (optional)
*
* Performance considerations:
* - WOFF2 provides ~30% better compression than WOFF
* - font-display: swap prevents FOIT and improves perceived performance
* - Specific weight/style descriptors prevent faux bolding/italics
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Inter';
src: url('/fonts/inter-var.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 100 900;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
/* Optional: Subset to Latin characters only */
unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA,
U+02DC, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215,
U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
/**
* Multiple font weights for non-variable fonts
*
* When using static fonts, declare each weight separately
* This allows browsers to download only the weights you use
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto';
src: url('/fonts/roboto-regular.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto';
src: url('/fonts/roboto-bold.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
/**
* Italic variants
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto';
src: url('/fonts/roboto-italic.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-style: italic;
font-display: swap;
}
Description: Different font-display values and their use cases with performance implications.
/**
* font-display: auto (Browser default)
*
* Behavior:
* - Block period: ~3s (browser dependent)
* - Swap period: Infinite
*
* Use case: Not recommended - unpredictable behavior
* Performance: Can cause FOIT for 3 seconds
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Example-Auto';
src: url('/fonts/font.woff2') format('woff2');
font-display: auto;
}
/**
* font-display: block (Traditional approach)
*
* Behavior:
* - Block period: ~3s (short block period)
* - Swap period: Infinite
*
* Use case: Critical branding fonts, logos
* Performance: Ensures font is shown, but can delay text rendering
* Impact: Can negatively affect LCP if font is slow to load
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Brand-Font';
src: url('/fonts/brand.woff2') format('woff2');
font-display: block;
}
/**
* font-display: swap (Most common choice)
*
* Behavior:
* - Block period: 0ms (extremely short)
* - Swap period: Infinite
*
* Use case: General purpose, body text, most UI elements
* Performance: Best for Core Web Vitals (CLS, LCP)
* Trade-off: May cause brief FOUT when font loads
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Body-Font';
src: url('/fonts/body.woff2') format('woff2');
font-display: swap;
}
/**
* font-display: fallback (Balanced approach)
*
* Behavior:
* - Block period: ~100ms (extremely short)
* - Swap period: ~3s (short swap period)
*
* Use case: When you want to avoid both FOIT and persistent FOUT
* Performance: Good compromise between swap and optional
* Trade-off: Font won't swap in if it takes too long to load
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Balanced-Font';
src: url('/fonts/balanced.woff2') format('woff2');
font-display: fallback;
}
/**
* font-display: optional (Performance-first)
*
* Behavior:
* - Block period: ~100ms (extremely short)
* - Swap period: 0ms (no swap)
*
* Use case: Non-critical fonts, progressive enhancement
* Performance: Best CLS (no layout shift after initial render)
* Trade-off: Font may not appear at all on slow connections
* Best for: Fonts cached on repeat visits
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Optional-Font';
src: url('/fonts/optional.woff2') format('woff2');
font-display: optional;
}
Description: Multiple strategies for optimizing Google Fonts loading with performance considerations.
<!--
Strategy 1: Basic Google Fonts (Not Optimized)
Issues:
- Render-blocking CSS request
- Additional DNS lookup
- Waterfall loading (CSS then fonts)
- No control over font-display
-->
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<!--
Strategy 2: Optimized Google Fonts with Preconnect
Benefits:
- Establishes early connection to Google Fonts
- Reduces DNS lookup and TLS negotiation time
- Faster font loading
Performance gain: ~100-300ms
-->
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<!--
Strategy 3: Google Fonts with font-display parameter
Benefits:
- Controls font rendering behavior
- Prevents FOIT
- Improves perceived performance
Display options: auto, block, swap, fallback, optional
-->
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<!--
Strategy 4: Google Fonts with Text Subsetting
Benefits:
- Downloads only characters you need
- Significantly smaller file sizes
- Faster loading
Use case: Landing pages with limited text, logos
Warning: Characters not in subset won't render correctly
-->
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display&text=Welcome%20to%20Our%20Site&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<!--
Strategy 5: Asynchronous Google Fonts Loading
Benefits:
- Non-blocking CSS loading
- Faster initial page render
- Better Core Web Vitals scores
JavaScript fallback handles older browsers
-->
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="preload" as="style" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap" media="print" onload="this.media='all'">
<noscript>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap">
</noscript>
<!--
Strategy 6: Self-Hosted Google Fonts (Best Performance)
Benefits:
- No external DNS lookup
- Full control over caching
- Privacy-friendly (no Google tracking)
- Faster loading from same origin
- Can use HTTP/2 push
Setup:
1. Download fonts from Google Fonts
2. Use google-webfonts-helper or fontsource
3. Host on your CDN
-->
<link rel="preload" href="/fonts/roboto-v30-latin-regular.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
<link rel="preload" href="/fonts/roboto-v30-latin-700.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
<style>
/**
* Self-hosted Google Fonts @font-face declarations
* Generated using google-webfonts-helper or fontsource
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
src: url('/fonts/roboto-v30-latin-regular.woff2') format('woff2');
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 700;
font-display: swap;
src: url('/fonts/roboto-v30-latin-700.woff2') format('woff2');
}
</style>
/**
* JavaScript approach to Google Fonts loading
*
* Benefits:
* - Complete control over loading behavior
* - Can track loading states
* - Conditional loading based on user preferences
* - Better error handling
*/
// Method 1: Dynamic stylesheet injection
function loadGoogleFonts() {
const link = document.createElement('link');
link.rel = 'stylesheet';
link.href = 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap';
document.head.appendChild(link);
}
// Load fonts after page is interactive
if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', loadGoogleFonts);
} else {
loadGoogleFonts();
}
// Method 2: Using Web Font Loader (webfontloader)
/**
* Web Font Loader provides event-driven font loading
* with classes for styling different loading states
*
* Install: npm install webfontloader
*/
import WebFont from 'webfontloader';
WebFont.load({
google: {
families: ['Roboto:400,700', 'Open Sans:300,400']
},
timeout: 2000, // 2 seconds timeout
loading: function() {
console.log('Fonts are loading');
},
active: function() {
console.log('Fonts have loaded');
document.documentElement.classList.add('fonts-loaded');
},
inactive: function() {
console.log('Fonts failed to load');
document.documentElement.classList.add('fonts-failed');
}
});
// Method 3: Font Face Observer (more lightweight)
/**
* Font Face Observer is a lightweight font loading detector
*
* Install: npm install fontfaceobserver
*/
import FontFaceObserver from 'fontfaceobserver';
const roboto400 = new FontFaceObserver('Roboto', { weight: 400 });
const roboto700 = new FontFaceObserver('Roboto', { weight: 700 });
Promise.all([
roboto400.load(),
roboto700.load()
])
.then(function() {
document.documentElement.classList.add('fonts-loaded');
// Store in localStorage to prevent FOUT on subsequent visits
sessionStorage.setItem('fontsLoaded', 'true');
})
.catch(function() {
document.documentElement.classList.add('fonts-failed');
});
// Check if fonts were loaded in previous session
if (sessionStorage.getItem('fontsLoaded')) {
document.documentElement.classList.add('fonts-loaded');
}
Description: Comprehensive guide to implementing variable fonts with all axis types and fallbacks.
/**
* Variable Fonts @font-face Declaration
*
* Variable fonts contain multiple variations in a single file:
* - Weight axis (wght): 100-900
* - Width axis (wdth): 75-125
* - Slant axis (slnt): -10 to 0
* - Optical size (opsz): 8-144
* - Custom axes: GRAD, YOPQ, etc.
*
* Benefits:
* - Single file for multiple weights/styles
* - Smooth animations between font weights
* - Smaller total file size vs. multiple static fonts
* - Fine-grained control over typography
*
* Browser support: 95%+ (IE11 needs fallback)
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Inter Variable';
src: url('/fonts/inter-var.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 100 900; /* Full weight range */
font-style: oblique 0deg 10deg; /* Slant range */
font-display: swap;
}
/**
* Using Variable Font - Weight Axis
*/
.heading-xl {
font-family: 'Inter Variable', sans-serif;
font-weight: 800; /* Any value from 100-900 */
}
.body-text {
font-family: 'Inter Variable', sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
}
.medium-text {
font-family: 'Inter Variable', sans-serif;
font-weight: 550; /* Precise in-between weights */
}
/**
* Smooth weight transitions (impossible with static fonts)
*/
.animated-weight {
font-family: 'Inter Variable', sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
transition: font-weight 0.3s ease;
}
.animated-weight:hover {
font-weight: 700; /* Smoothly animates through all intermediate weights */
}
/**
* Variable Font with Multiple Axes
*
* Using font-variation-settings for custom axes
* Standard axes: wght, wdth, slnt, ital, opsz
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto Flex';
src: url('/fonts/roboto-flex.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 100 1000;
font-stretch: 25% 151%;
font-display: swap;
}
/**
* Controlling multiple axes with font-variation-settings
*
* Format: font-variation-settings: 'axis' value, 'axis' value;
*
* Note: Use high-level properties when available:
* - font-weight for 'wght'
* - font-stretch for 'wdth'
* - font-style for 'slnt'
*/
.flexible-heading {
font-family: 'Roboto Flex', sans-serif;
font-weight: 700; /* wght axis */
font-stretch: 115%; /* wdth axis */
font-variation-settings:
'GRAD' 0, /* Grade */
'XTRA' 468, /* Extra spacing */
'YOPQ' 79; /* Thin stroke */
}
/**
* Responsive typography with variable fonts
*
* Adjust optical size based on font size
* Adjust weight based on viewport width
*/
.responsive-heading {
font-family: 'Inter Variable', sans-serif;
font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
font-weight: clamp(400, calc(400 + 300 * ((100vw - 320px) / 1600)), 700);
font-variation-settings:
'opsz' clamp(16, calc(16 + 128 * ((100vw - 320px) / 1600)), 144);
}
/**
* Variable Font Fallback Strategy
*
* Provide static font fallbacks for older browsers
* Using @supports for feature detection
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Inter Fallback';
src: url('/fonts/inter-regular.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Inter Fallback';
src: url('/fonts/inter-bold.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 700;
font-display: swap;
}
/* Default: Use fallback static fonts */
.text {
font-family: 'Inter Fallback', sans-serif;
}
/* If variable fonts are supported, use them */
@supports (font-variation-settings: normal) {
.text {
font-family: 'Inter Variable', sans-serif;
}
}
/**
* CSS Custom Properties with Variable Fonts
*
* Create a design system with variable fonts
*/
:root {
--font-weight-light: 300;
--font-weight-regular: 400;
--font-weight-medium: 500;
--font-weight-semibold: 600;
--font-weight-bold: 700;
--font-weight-black: 900;
--font-width-condensed: 75%;
--font-width-normal: 100%;
--font-width-expanded: 125%;
}
.design-system-text {
font-family: 'Roboto Flex', sans-serif;
font-weight: var(--font-weight-regular);
font-stretch: var(--font-width-normal);
}
/**
* Dark mode weight adjustment
*
* Reduce font weight in dark mode to prevent visual bloating
*/
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root {
--font-weight-regular: 350;
--font-weight-medium: 450;
--font-weight-bold: 650;
}
}
/**
* JavaScript control of variable fonts
*
* Dynamic axis manipulation based on user interaction
*/
/**
* Animate variable font on scroll
*
* Gradually increase font weight as user scrolls down
*/
function animateVariableFontOnScroll() {
const heading = document.querySelector('.hero-heading');
window.addEventListener('scroll', () => {
const scrollProgress = window.scrollY / (document.documentElement.scrollHeight - window.innerHeight);
const weight = 400 + (scrollProgress * 500); // 400 to 900
heading.style.fontWeight = Math.min(900, weight);
});
}
/**
* Interactive variable font controls
*
* Allow users to customize typography
*/
function setupVariableFontControls() {
const weightSlider = document.getElementById('weight-slider');
const widthSlider = document.getElementById('width-slider');
const text = document.querySelector('.customizable-text');
weightSlider.addEventListener('input', (e) => {
text.style.fontWeight = e.target.value;
});
widthSlider.addEventListener('input', (e) => {
text.style.fontStretch = `${e.target.value}%`;
});
}
/**
* Check variable font support
*
* Feature detection for variable fonts
*/
function supportsVariableFonts() {
return CSS.supports('font-variation-settings', 'normal');
}
if (supportsVariableFonts()) {
console.log('Variable fonts are supported');
// Load variable fonts
} else {
console.log('Variable fonts not supported, using static fallbacks');
// Load static fonts
}
/**
* Font Face API with variable fonts
*
* Programmatically load and control variable fonts
*/
async function loadVariableFont() {
const font = new FontFace(
'Inter Variable',
'url(/fonts/inter-var.woff2)',
{
weight: '100 900',
style: 'oblique 0deg 10deg',
display: 'swap'
}
);
try {
const loadedFont = await font.load();
document.fonts.add(loadedFont);
console.log('Variable font loaded successfully');
// Apply to elements
document.body.style.fontFamily = 'Inter Variable, sans-serif';
} catch (error) {
console.error('Variable font failed to load:', error);
}
}
Description: Complete guide to font subsetting using various tools and techniques.
# Font Subsetting Tools and Workflows
# ============================================
# Tool 1: glyphhanger (Recommended)
# ============================================
# Install glyphhanger
npm install -g glyphhanger
# Basic subsetting - analyze HTML and create subset
glyphhanger http://localhost:3000 --subset=*.ttf
# Subset to specific Unicode ranges (Latin only)
glyphhanger --whitelist=U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153 --subset=font.ttf
# Subset based on actual characters in HTML
glyphhanger index.html --subset=font.ttf
# Create WOFF2 format subset
glyphhanger --whitelist=U+0000-00FF --formats=woff2 --subset=font.ttf
# Spider entire website to collect all characters
glyphhanger http://localhost:3000 --spider --spider-limit=10 --subset=font.ttf
# Generate CSS with unicode-range
glyphhanger --css --subset=font.ttf
# ============================================
# Tool 2: pyftsubset (Part of fonttools)
# ============================================
# Install fonttools
pip install fonttools brotli
# Basic Latin subset
pyftsubset font.ttf \
--unicodes="U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+2000-206F,U+2074,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD" \
--output-file="font-latin.woff2" \
--flavor=woff2
# Multiple language subsets
# Latin Extended (European languages)
pyftsubset font.ttf \
--unicodes="U+0100-024F,U+0259,U+1E00-1EFF,U+2020,U+20A0-20AB,U+20AD-20CF,U+2113,U+2C60-2C7F,U+A720-A7FF" \
--output-file="font-latin-ext.woff2" \
--flavor=woff2
# Cyrillic
pyftsubset font.ttf \
--unicodes="U+0400-045F,U+0490-0491,U+04B0-04B1,U+2116" \
--output-file="font-cyrillic.woff2" \
--flavor=woff2
# Greek
pyftsubset font.ttf \
--unicodes="U+0370-03FF" \
--output-file="font-greek.woff2" \
--flavor=woff2
# Subset with specific characters (text file)
pyftsubset font.ttf \
--text-file=characters.txt \
--output-file="font-custom.woff2" \
--flavor=woff2
# Advanced options
pyftsubset font.ttf \
--unicodes="U+0000-00FF" \
--layout-features="*" \
--flavor=woff2 \
--output-file="font-subset.woff2" \
--with-zopfli \
--desubroutinize
# ============================================
# Tool 3: subfont (Automated)
# ============================================
# Install subfont
npm install -g subfont
# Automatically subset fonts in HTML
subfont index.html -i
# Process entire website
subfont "*.html" --root ./public -i
# Recursive processing
subfont "**/*.html" -i
# Custom output directory
subfont index.html --output ./dist
# ============================================
# Batch Processing Script
# ============================================
/**
* Node.js script for automated font subsetting
*
* This script processes all fonts in a directory and creates
* optimized subsets for different language groups
*
* Requirements:
* - fontkit: npm install fontkit
* - fonttools (Python) installed globally
*/
const { execSync } = require('child_process');
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
/**
* Unicode ranges for different language groups
*/
const UNICODE_RANGES = {
latin: 'U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+2000-206F,U+2074,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD',
latinExt: 'U+0100-024F,U+0259,U+1E00-1EFF,U+2020,U+20A0-20AB,U+20AD-20CF,U+2113,U+2C60-2C7F,U+A720-A7FF',
cyrillic: 'U+0400-045F,U+0490-0491,U+04B0-04B1,U+2116',
cyrillicExt: 'U+0460-052F,U+1C80-1C88,U+20B4,U+2DE0-2DFF,U+A640-A69F,U+FE2E-FE2F',
greek: 'U+0370-03FF',
greekExt: 'U+1F00-1FFF',
vietnamese: 'U+0102-0103,U+0110-0111,U+0128-0129,U+0168-0169,U+01A0-01A1,U+01AF-01B0,U+1EA0-1EF9,U+20AB',
};
/**
* Subset configuration
*/
const SUBSET_CONFIG = [
{ name: 'latin', ranges: [UNICODE_RANGES.latin] },
{ name: 'latin-ext', ranges: [UNICODE_RANGES.latin, UNICODE_RANGES.latinExt] },
{ name: 'cyrillic', ranges: [UNICODE_RANGES.cyrillic] },
{ name: 'greek', ranges: [UNICODE_RANGES.greek] },
{ name: 'vietnamese', ranges: [UNICODE_RANGES.latin, UNICODE_RANGES.vietnamese] },
];
/**
* Subset a font file for specific Unicode ranges
*
* @param {string} inputPath - Path to source font file
* @param {string} outputPath - Path for output subset
* @param {string} unicodeRanges - Comma-separated Unicode ranges
*/
function subsetFont(inputPath, outputPath, unicodeRanges) {
const command = `pyftsubset "${inputPath}" \
--unicodes="${unicodeRanges}" \
--output-file="${outputPath}" \
--flavor=woff2 \
--layout-features="*" \
--with-zopfli`;
try {
execSync(command, { stdio: 'inherit' });
console.log(`✓ Created: ${outputPath}`);
} catch (error) {
console.error(`✗ Failed: ${outputPath}`, error.message);
}
}
/**
* Process all fonts in a directory
*
* @param {string} sourceDir - Directory containing source fonts
* @param {string} outputDir - Directory for output subsets
*/
function processFonts(sourceDir, outputDir) {
if (!fs.existsSync(outputDir)) {
fs.mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
}
const fontFiles = fs.readdirSync(sourceDir)
.filter(file => file.endsWith('.ttf') || file.endsWith('.otf'));
fontFiles.forEach(fontFile => {
const inputPath = path.join(sourceDir, fontFile);
const baseName = path.basename(fontFile, path.extname(fontFile));
console.log(`\nProcessing: ${fontFile}`);
// Create subsets for each language group
SUBSET_CONFIG.forEach(config => {
const outputPath = path.join(
outputDir,
`${baseName}-${config.name}.woff2`
);
const unicodeRanges = config.ranges.join(',');
subsetFont(inputPath, outputPath, unicodeRanges);
});
});
}
/**
* Generate CSS @font-face declarations
*
* @param {string} fontFamily - Font family name
* @param {string} outputDir - Directory containing subset files
*/
function generateCSS(fontFamily, outputDir) {
const cssLines = [];
SUBSET_CONFIG.forEach(config => {
const fileName = `${fontFamily}-${config.name}.woff2`;
const filePath = path.join(outputDir, fileName);
if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
cssLines.push(`
@font-face {
font-family: '${fontFamily}';
src: url('/fonts/${fileName}') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
unicode-range: ${config.ranges.join(', ')};
}
`.trim());
}
});
const cssContent = cssLines.join('\n\n');
const cssPath = path.join(outputDir, `${fontFamily}.css`);
fs.writeFileSync(cssPath, cssContent);
console.log(`\n✓ Generated CSS: ${cssPath}`);
}
// Run the script
const sourceDir = process.argv[2] || './fonts/source';
const outputDir = process.argv[3] || './fonts/subsets';
console.log('Font Subsetting Tool');
console.log('===================');
console.log(`Source: ${sourceDir}`);
console.log(`Output: ${outputDir}`);
processFonts(sourceDir, outputDir);
Description: Comprehensive guide to preloading fonts with different strategies and performance analysis.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Font Preloading Strategies</title>
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Strategy 1: Critical Font Preloading
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Preload only the most critical fonts needed for above-the-fold content
Benefits:
- Fonts load in parallel with CSS
- Reduces FOUT/FOIT
- Improves LCP for text-heavy pages
Requirements:
- crossorigin attribute is REQUIRED (even for same-origin fonts)
- type="font/woff2" helps browser prioritize
- as="font" tells browser this is a font resource
Performance impact:
- Can improve LCP by 200-500ms
- Be selective: preloading too many fonts can hurt performance
-->
<link rel="preload" href="/fonts/inter-var.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
<!--
Preload multiple critical font weights
Limit to 2-3 most important fonts
-->
<link rel="preload" href="/fonts/roboto-regular.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
<link rel="preload" href="/fonts/roboto-bold.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin>
<!--
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Strategy 2: Preconnect for External Fonts
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For Google Fonts or other external font providers
Establishes connection before fonts are requested
Benefits:
- Saves DNS lookup time (~20-120ms)
- Saves TCP handshake time (~20-100ms)
- Saves TLS negotiation time (~50-200ms)
Total savings: ~100-400ms on 3G connections
-->
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<!--
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Strategy 3: DNS Prefetch (Fallback)
==========================================
Lightweight alternative to preconnect
Only performs DNS lookup, not full connection
Use when:
- Supporting older browsers
- Resource is might be used but not certain
- Already using too many preconnects
-->
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<!--
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Strategy 4: Conditional Preloading
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Use media queries to preload fonts conditionally
Useful for responsive designs with different fonts per viewport
-->
<link rel="preload"
href="/fonts/desktop-heading.woff2"
as="font"
type="font/woff2"
crossorigin
media="(min-width: 768px)">
<link rel="preload"
href="/fonts/mobile-heading.woff2"
as="font"
type="font/woff2"
crossorigin
media="(max-width: 767px)">
<!--
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Strategy 5: Priority Hints
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Control resource loading priority
importance values:
- high: Critical resource (main heading font)
- low: Non-critical resource (footer font)
- auto: Browser decides (default)
Browser support: Chromium-based browsers
-->
<link rel="preload"
href="/fonts/hero-font.woff2"
as="font"
type="font/woff2"
crossorigin
importance="high">
<link rel="preload"
href="/fonts/body-font.woff2"
as="font"
type="font/woff2"
crossorigin
importance="low">
<!-- Font CSS -->
<style>
/**
* @font-face declarations for preloaded fonts
*
* Important: The src URL must exactly match the preload href
* Browsers won't reuse preloaded fonts if URLs don't match
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Inter Variable';
src: url('/fonts/inter-var.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 100 900;
font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto';
src: url('/fonts/roboto-regular.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto';
src: url('/fonts/roboto-bold.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 700;
font-display: swap;
}
/**
* Fallback font stack
* Metrics-compatible fonts reduce CLS
*/
body {
font-family: 'Roboto',
-apple-system,
BlinkMacSystemFont,
'Segoe UI',
system-ui,
sans-serif;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Font Preloading Examples</h1>
</body>
</html>
/**
* JavaScript-based Font Preloading
*
* For more control over font loading timing and behavior
*/
/**
* Preload fonts dynamically based on conditions
*
* @param {string} fontUrl - URL of the font to preload
* @param {Object} options - Preload options
*/
function preloadFont(fontUrl, options = {}) {
const {
type = 'font/woff2',
importance = 'auto',
media = null
} = options;
// Check if already preloaded
const existing = document.querySelector(`link[href="${fontUrl}"][rel="preload"]`);
if (existing) {
console.log(`Font already preloaded: ${fontUrl}`);
return;
}
const link = document.createElement('link');
link.rel = 'preload';
link.as = 'font';
link.type = type;
link.href = fontUrl;
link.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
if (importance !== 'auto' && 'importance' in link) {
link.importance = importance;
}
if (media) {
link.media = media;
}
document.head.appendChild(link);
console.log(`Preloaded font: ${fontUrl}`);
}
/**
* Conditionally preload fonts based on user preferences
*/
function smartFontPreload() {
// Check connection speed
if ('connection' in navigator) {
const connection = navigator.connection;
// Only preload on fast connections
if (connection.effectiveType === '4g' || connection.effectiveType === '3g') {
preloadFont('/fonts/roboto-regular.woff2', { importance: 'high' });
preloadFont('/fonts/roboto-bold.woff2', { importance: 'low' });
} else {
console.log('Slow connection detected, skipping font preload');
}
// Respect data saver mode
if (connection.saveData) {
console.log('Data saver enabled, skipping font preload');
return;
}
}
// Check user preferences for reduced motion (might indicate preference for faster loading)
const prefersReducedMotion = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
if (prefersReducedMotion) {
console.log('User prefers reduced motion, using system fonts');
return;
}
// Preload based on viewport size
const isMobile = window.innerWidth < 768;
if (isMobile) {
preloadFont('/fonts/mobile-optimized.woff2');
} else {
preloadFont('/fonts/desktop-optimized.woff2');
}
}
/**
* Preload fonts after critical resources
*
* Wait for page to be interactive before preloading fonts
* This prevents fonts from competing with critical resources
*/
function deferredFontPreload() {
// Wait for DOMContentLoaded
if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
requestIdleCallback(() => {
preloadFont('/fonts/secondary-font.woff2');
});
});
} else {
requestIdleCallback(() => {
preloadFont('/fonts/secondary-font.woff2');
});
}
}
/**
* Preload fonts with error handling
*
* @param {string} fontUrl - URL of the font to preload
* @returns {Promise} Resolves when font is loaded or fails
*/
async function preloadFontWithFallback(fontUrl) {
const link = document.createElement('link');
link.rel = 'preload';
link.as = 'font';
link.type = 'font/woff2';
link.href = fontUrl;
link.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
link.onload = () => {
console.log(`Font preloaded successfully: ${fontUrl}`);
resolve();
};
link.onerror = () => {
console.error(`Font preload failed: ${fontUrl}`);
reject(new Error(`Failed to preload: ${fontUrl}`));
};
document.head.appendChild(link);
});
}
/**
* Preload multiple fonts in sequence
*/
async function preloadFontsSequentially() {
const fonts = [
{ url: '/fonts/critical.woff2', importance: 'high' },
{ url: '/fonts/primary.woff2', importance: 'auto' },
{ url: '/fonts/secondary.woff2', importance: 'low' }
];
for (const font of fonts) {
try {
await preloadFontWithFallback(font.url);
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
// Continue with next font even if one fails
}
}
}
/**
* Monitor font loading performance
*/
function monitorFontPerformance() {
if ('PerformanceObserver' in window) {
const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
if (entry.initiatorType === 'link' && entry.name.includes('.woff')) {
console.log('Font loading metrics:', {
name: entry.name,
duration: entry.duration,
transferSize: entry.transferSize,
startTime: entry.startTime
});
}
}
});
observer.observe({ entryTypes: ['resource'] });
}
}
// Initialize
smartFontPreload();
monitorFontPerformance();
Description: Comprehensive strategies for managing Flash of Unstyled Text, Flash of Invisible Text, and Flash of Faux Text.
/**
* ==========================================
* FOUT (Flash of Unstyled Text) Strategy
* ==========================================
*
* Problem: System font shows first, then web font replaces it
* Causes: font-display: swap
* Impact: Visual jump, potential CLS issues
*
* Solution: Use font-display: swap with matching fallback metrics
*/
/**
* Step 1: Define web font with font-display: swap
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Custom Font';
src: url('/fonts/custom.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap; /* Causes FOUT */
}
/**
* Step 2: Create metric-compatible fallback
*
* Use size-adjust to match fallback font metrics to web font
* This minimizes CLS when fonts swap
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Custom Font Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 97.5%; /* Adjust to match web font */
ascent-override: 95%;
descent-override: 20%;
line-gap-override: 0%;
}
/**
* Step 3: Use fallback in font stack
*/
body {
font-family: 'Custom Font', 'Custom Font Fallback', Arial, sans-serif;
}
/**
* Alternative: Use CSS class to control FOUT
*/
.fonts-loading body {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}
.fonts-loaded body {
font-family: 'Custom Font', Arial, sans-serif;
}
/**
* ==========================================
* FOIT (Flash of Invisible Text) Strategy
* ==========================================
*
* Problem: Text is invisible until web font loads
* Causes: font-display: block (or old browser default)
* Impact: Poor UX, delayed LCP, users might miss content
*
* Solution: Use font-display: swap or fallback with timeout
*/
/**
* Prevent FOIT with font-display: swap
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'No FOIT Font';
src: url('/fonts/font.woff2') format('woff2');
font-display: swap; /* Prevents FOIT */
}
/**
* For critical brand fonts where FOIT is acceptable,
* minimize block period
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Brand Font';
src: url('/fonts/brand.woff2') format('woff2');
font-display: fallback; /* Very short block period (~100ms) */
}
/**
* ==========================================
* FOFT (Flash of Faux Text) Strategy
* ==========================================
*
* Problem: Browser synthesizes bold/italic until real variants load
* Causes: Missing font weight/style variants
* Impact: Faux bold/italic looks different from real variants
*
* Solution: Two-stage font loading or font-synthesis control
*/
/**
* Step 1: Load regular weight first
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Progressive Font';
src: url('/fonts/font-regular.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
/**
* Step 2: Load other weights/styles
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Progressive Font';
src: url('/fonts/font-bold.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Progressive Font';
src: url('/fonts/font-italic.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-style: italic;
font-display: swap;
}
/**
* Disable font synthesis to prevent faux bold/italic
*/
body {
font-family: 'Progressive Font', sans-serif;
font-synthesis: none; /* Prevents browser from faking bold/italic */
}
/**
* Alternative: Control synthesis separately
*/
.no-faux-bold {
font-synthesis-weight: none; /* Prevent faux bold */
}
.no-faux-italic {
font-synthesis-style: none; /* Prevent faux italic */
}
/**
* ==========================================
* Complete FOUT/FOIT/FOFT Solution
* ==========================================
*
* Comprehensive approach using all techniques
*/
/**
* 1. Define metric-compatible fallback
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.5%;
ascent-override: 92%;
descent-override: 24%;
line-gap-override: 0%;
}
/**
* 2. Define web font with optimal font-display
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto';
src: url('/fonts/roboto-regular.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
}
/**
* 3. Use progressive font stack
*/
body {
font-family: 'Roboto', 'Roboto Fallback', Arial, sans-serif;
font-synthesis: none;
}
/**
* 4. Style loading states
*/
.fonts-loading {
/* Styles during font loading */
}
.fonts-loaded {
/* Styles after fonts load */
}
.fonts-failed {
/* Styles if fonts fail to load */
}
/**
* ==========================================
* Critical CSS Approach
* ==========================================
*
* Inline critical font CSS to prevent FOUT on first load
*/
<!-- Critical font CSS inlined in <head> -->
<style>
/**
* Inline only the most critical @font-face declaration
* This prevents FOUT for above-the-fold content
*/
@font-face {
font-family: 'Critical Font';
src: url('/fonts/critical.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
}
/* Critical styles using the font */
h1, h2, .hero {
font-family: 'Critical Font', Arial, sans-serif;
}
</style>
<!-- Non-critical font CSS loaded asynchronously -->
<link rel="preload"
href="/css/non-critical-fonts.css"
as="style"
onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'">
/**
* JavaScript-based FOUT/FOIT/FOFT Management
*/
/**
* Font Face Observer - Detect font loading and manage classes
*
* Install: npm install fontfaceobserver
*/
import FontFaceObserver from 'fontfaceobserver';
/**
* Two-stage font loading (FOFT pattern)
*
* Stage 1: Load regular weight immediately
* Stage 2: Load other weights after regular is ready
*
* Benefits:
* - Faster initial render with regular weight
* - Prevents FOIT for all text
* - Progressive enhancement
*/
class FontLoadingManager {
constructor() {
this.html = document.documentElement;
this.sessionKey = 'fonts-loaded';
// Check if fonts were loaded in previous session
if (sessionStorage.getItem(this.sessionKey)) {
this.html.classList.add('fonts-loaded');
return;
}
this.loadFonts();
}
/**
* Stage 1: Load critical fonts
*/
async loadCriticalFonts() {
this.html.classList.add('fonts-loading');
const regular = new FontFaceObserver('Roboto', { weight: 400 });
try {
await regular.load(null, 5000); // 5 second timeout
this.html.classList.add('fonts-stage-1');
console.log('Stage 1 fonts loaded');
return true;
} catch (error) {
console.error('Stage 1 fonts failed to load:', error);
this.html.classList.add('fonts-failed');
return false;
}
}
/**
* Stage 2: Load additional fonts
*/
async loadAdditionalFonts() {
const bold = new FontFaceObserver('Roboto', { weight: 700 });
const italic = new FontFaceObserver('Roboto', { style: 'italic' });
try {
await Promise.all([
bold.load(null, 5000),
italic.load(null, 5000)
]);
this.html.classList.remove('fonts-loading', 'fonts-stage-1');
this.html.classList.add('fonts-loaded');
// Store in session to prevent FOUT on subsequent page loads
sessionStorage.setItem(this.sessionKey, 'true');
console.log('All fonts loaded');
} catch (error) {
console.error('Stage 2 fonts failed to load:', error);
// Stage 1 fonts still work
this.html.classList.remove('fonts-loading');
this.html.classList.add('fonts-partial');
}
}
/**
* Orchestrate two-stage loading
*/
async loadFonts() {
const stage1Success = await this.loadCriticalFonts();
if (stage1Success) {
// Load stage 2 fonts without blocking
requestIdleCallback(() => {
this.loadAdditionalFonts();
});
}
}
}
// Initialize font loading manager
new FontLoadingManager();
/**
* CSS Font Loading API - Native browser API
*/
class NativeFontLoader {
constructor() {
this.html = document.documentElement;
}
/**
* Load fonts using native Font Loading API
*/
async loadFonts() {
if (!('fonts' in document)) {
console.warn('Font Loading API not supported');
return;
}
this.html.classList.add('fonts-loading');
try {
// Wait for all fonts to be ready
await document.fonts.ready;
this.html.classList.remove('fonts-loading');
this.html.classList.add('fonts-loaded');
console.log('All fonts ready');
// Check which fonts loaded
document.fonts.forEach(font => {
console.log(`${font.family} ${font.weight} ${font.style}: ${font.status}`);
});
} catch (error) {
console.error('Font loading error:', error);
this.html.classList.add('fonts-failed');
}
}
/**
* Load specific font programmatically
*/
async loadSpecificFont(family, url, options = {}) {
const {
weight = '400',
style = 'normal',
display = 'swap'
} = options;
const font = new FontFace(family, `url(${url})`, {
weight,
style,
display
});
try {
const loadedFont = await font.load();
document.fonts.add(loadedFont);
console.log(`Loaded: ${family}`);
return true;
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Failed to load ${family}:`, error);
return false;
}
}
/**
* Monitor font loading progress
*/
monitorFontLoading() {
document.fonts.addEventListener('loadingdone', (event) => {
console.log('Font loading done:', event.fontfaces.length, 'fonts');
});
document.fonts.addEventListener('loadingerror', (event) => {
console.error('Font loading error:', event);
});
}
}
/**
* Prevent layout shift during font swap
*/
class LayoutShiftPrevention {
/**
* Calculate and apply font metrics to reduce CLS
*/
static calculateFallbackMetrics(webFont, fallbackFont) {
// This is a simplified example
// Use tools like fontaine or next/font for accurate calculations
const webFontMetrics = {
ascent: 1000,
descent: 250,
lineGap: 0,
unitsPerEm: 1000
};
const fallbackMetrics = {
ascent: 905,
descent: 212,
lineGap: 0,
unitsPerEm: 1000
};
const sizeAdjust = webFontMetrics.unitsPerEm / fallbackMetrics.unitsPerEm;
const ascentOverride = (webFontMetrics.ascent / webFontMetrics.unitsPerEm) * 100;
const descentOverride = (webFontMetrics.descent / webFontMetrics.unitsPerEm) * 100;
return {
sizeAdjust: `${sizeAdjust * 100}%`,
ascentOverride: `${ascentOverride}%`,
descentOverride: `${descentOverride}%`,
lineGapOverride: '0%'
};
}
}
// Initialize
const fontLoader = new NativeFontLoader();
fontLoader.loadFonts();
fontLoader.monitorFontLoading();
Description: Advanced techniques for optimizing font delivery and performance, including Core Web Vitals impact.
/**
* ==========================================
* Font Performance Audit Tool
* ==========================================
*
* Comprehensive tool for analyzing font loading performance
* and its impact on Core Web Vitals
*/
class FontPerformanceAuditor {
constructor() {
this.metrics = {
fonts: [],
totalSize: 0,
totalDuration: 0,
clsImpact: 0,
lcpImpact: 0
};
}
/**
* Collect font loading metrics using Performance API
*/
collectFontMetrics() {
if (!window.PerformanceObserver) {
console.warn('PerformanceObserver not supported');
return;
}
// Observe resource timing for fonts
const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
if (this.isFontResource(entry)) {
this.metrics.fonts.push({
name: this.getFontName(entry.name),
url: entry.name,
size: entry.transferSize,
duration: entry.duration,
startTime: entry.startTime,
renderBlockingStatus: entry.renderBlockingStatus,
protocol: entry.nextHopProtocol
});
this.metrics.totalSize += entry.transferSize;
this.metrics.totalDuration += entry.duration;
}
}
});
observer.observe({ entryTypes: ['resource'] });
}
/**
* Check if resource is a font
*/
isFontResource(entry) {
return entry.name.match(/\.(woff2?|ttf|otf|eot)(\?.*)?$/) ||
entry.initiatorType === 'link' && entry.name.includes('fonts');
}
/**
* Extract font name from URL
*/
getFontName(url) {
const match = url.match(/([^\/]+)\.(woff2?|ttf|otf|eot)/);
return match ? match[1] : 'unknown';
}
/**
* Measure Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) impact
*/
measureCLSImpact() {
if (!window.PerformanceObserver) return;
let clsScore = 0;
const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
if (!entry.hadRecentInput) {
clsScore += entry.value;
}
}
this.metrics.clsImpact = clsScore;
});
observer.observe({ type: 'layout-shift', buffered: true });
}
/**
* Measure Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) impact
*/
measureLCPImpact() {
if (!window.PerformanceObserver) return;
const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
const entries = list.getEntries();
const lastEntry = entries[entries.length - 1];
this.metrics.lcpImpact = lastEntry.renderTime || lastEntry.loadTime;
// Check if LCP element uses web fonts
if (lastEntry.element) {
const computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle(lastEntry.element);
const fontFamily = computedStyle.fontFamily;
console.log('LCP element font:', fontFamily);
}
});
observer.observe({ type: 'largest-contentful-paint', buffered: true });
}
/**
* Generate performance report
*/
generateReport() {
// Wait for fonts to load
setTimeout(() => {
const report = {
summary: {
totalFonts: this.metrics.fonts.length,
totalSize: this.formatBytes(this.metrics.totalSize),
totalDuration: `${this.metrics.totalDuration.toFixed(2)}ms`,
clsScore: this.metrics.clsImpact.toFixed(4),
lcpTime: `${this.metrics.lcpImpact.toFixed(2)}ms`
},
fonts: this.metrics.fonts,
recommendations: this.generateRecommendations()
};
console.table(this.metrics.fonts);
console.log('Performance Summary:', report.summary);
console.log('Recommendations:', report.recommendations);
return report;
}, 5000); // Wait 5 seconds for fonts to load
}
/**
* Generate performance recommendations
*/
generateRecommendations() {
const recommendations = [];
// Check total font size
if (this.metrics.totalSize > 300000) { // 300KB
recommendations.push({
severity: 'high',
message: `Total font size is ${this.formatBytes(this.metrics.totalSize)}. Consider subsetting or using fewer fonts.`,
action: 'Reduce font file sizes through subsetting or variable fonts'
});
}
// Check number of fonts
if (this.metrics.fonts.length > 5) {
recommendations.push({
severity: 'medium',
message: `Loading ${this.metrics.fonts.length} font files. Each font requires a separate request.`,
action: 'Consolidate fonts or use variable fonts'
});
}
// Check for non-WOFF2 fonts
const nonWOFF2 = this.metrics.fonts.filter(f => !f.url.includes('.woff2'));
if (nonWOFF2.length > 0) {
recommendations.push({
severity: 'medium',
message: `${nonWOFF2.length} font(s) not using WOFF2 format`,
action: 'Convert fonts to WOFF2 for better compression'
});
}
// Check CLS impact
if (this.metrics.clsImpact > 0.1) {
recommendations.push({
severity: 'high',
message: `CLS score of ${this.metrics.clsImpact.toFixed(4)} exceeds recommended threshold (0.1)`,
action: 'Use font-display: optional or implement metric-compatible fallbacks'
});
}
// Check for HTTP/1.1
const http1Fonts = this.metrics.fonts.filter(f => f.protocol === 'http/1.1');
if (http1Fonts.length > 0) {
recommendations.push({
severity: 'low',
message: `${http1Fonts.length} font(s) loaded over HTTP/1.1`,
action: 'Enable HTTP/2 for multiplexing and better performance'
});
}
return recommendations;
}
/**
* Format bytes to human-readable string
*/
formatBytes(bytes) {
if (bytes === 0) return '0 Bytes';
const k = 1024;
const sizes = ['Bytes', 'KB', 'MB'];
const i = Math.floor(Math.log(bytes) / Math.log(k));
return Math.round((bytes / Math.pow(k, i)) * 100) / 100 + ' ' + sizes[i];
}
}
// Initialize auditor
const auditor = new FontPerformanceAuditor();
auditor.collectFontMetrics();
auditor.measureCLSImpact();
auditor.measureLCPImpact();
// Generate report after page load
window.addEventListener('load', () => {
auditor.generateReport();
});
/**
* ==========================================
* Service Worker Font Caching Strategy
* ==========================================
*
* Aggressive caching for fonts to improve repeat visit performance
*/
// service-worker.js
const FONT_CACHE = 'font-cache-v1';
const FONT_URLS = [
'/fonts/roboto-regular.woff2',
'/fonts/roboto-bold.woff2',
'/fonts/inter-var.woff2'
];
/**
* Install event - precache critical fonts
*/
self.addEventListener('install', (event) => {
event.waitUntil(
caches.open(FONT_CACHE)
.then((cache) => {
console.log('Precaching fonts');
return cache.addAll(FONT_URLS);
})
);
});
/**
* Fetch event - serve fonts from cache with long expiry
*/
self.addEventListener('fetch', (event) => {
// Only handle font requests
if (!event.request.url.match(/\.(woff2?|ttf|otf|eot)$/)) {
return;
}
event.respondWith(
caches.match(event.request)
.then((cachedResponse) => {
if (cachedResponse) {
console.log('Serving font from cache:', event.request.url);
return cachedResponse;
}
// Not in cache, fetch and cache
return fetch(event.request)
.then((response) => {
// Only cache successful responses
if (!response || response.status !== 200) {
return response;
}
const responseToCache = response.clone();
caches.open(FONT_CACHE)
.then((cache) => {
cache.put(event.request, responseToCache);
});
return response;
});
})
);
});
/**
* ==========================================
* HTTP/2 Server Push for Fonts
* ==========================================
*
* Server configuration examples for font pushing
*/
// Express.js with http2
/**
* Server-side font pushing with HTTP/2
*
* Requires:
* - Node.js http2 module
* - SSL certificate (HTTP/2 requires HTTPS)
*/
const http2 = require('http2');
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
const server = http2.createSecureServer({
key: fs.readFileSync('key.pem'),
cert: fs.readFileSync('cert.pem')
});
server.on('stream', (stream, headers) => {
const reqPath = headers[':path'];
// Push critical fonts when HTML is requested
if (reqPath === '/' || reqPath === '/index.html') {
// Push critical fonts
pushFont(stream, '/fonts/roboto-regular.woff2');
pushFont(stream, '/fonts/roboto-bold.woff2');
// Serve HTML
stream.respond({
':status': 200,
'content-type': 'text/html'
});
stream.end(fs.readFileSync('index.html'));
}
});
/**
* Push font helper function
*/
function pushFont(stream, fontPath) {
const fullPath = path.join(__dirname, 'public', fontPath);
stream.pushStream({ ':path': fontPath }, (err, pushStream) => {
if (err) {
console.error('Push error:', err);
return;
}
pushStream.respond({
':status': 200,
'content-type': 'font/woff2',
'cache-control': 'public, max-age=31536000, immutable'
});
const fontFile = fs.createReadStream(fullPath);
fontFile.pipe(pushStream);
});
}
server.listen(3000);
// Nginx configuration for HTTP/2 push
/**
* Nginx configuration example
*
* Add to nginx.conf or site configuration
*/
/*
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name example.com;
ssl_certificate /path/to/cert.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /path/to/key.pem;
root /var/www/html;
location / {
# Push critical fonts
http2_push /fonts/roboto-regular.woff2;
http2_push /fonts/roboto-bold.woff2;
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
}
location ~* \.(woff2?|ttf|otf|eot)$ {
# Font caching headers
add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=31536000, immutable";
add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*";
}
}
*/
<!--
==========================================
HTML Meta Tags for Font Performance
==========================================
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<!--
Resource hints for font optimization
-->
<!-- Preconnect to font CDN -->
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<!-- Preload critical fonts -->
<link rel="preload"
href="/fonts/roboto-regular.woff2"
as="font"
type="font/woff2"
crossorigin>
<!-- DNS prefetch for fallback CDN -->
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://cdn.example.com">
<!--
Feature policy for font-display
Enforce font-display policy across all fonts
-->
<meta http-equiv="Feature-Policy"
content="font-display 'swap'">
<title>Font Performance Optimization</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Optimized Font Loading</h1>
</body>
</html>
When implementing web fonts, always:
Format Selection
Loading Strategy
font-display: swap for most fontsfont-display: optional for non-critical fontsPerformance
Core Web Vitals
Subsetting
Self-Hosting
Variable Fonts
Testing
crossorigin attributeAlways prioritize user experience and performance when implementing web fonts. A well-optimized font loading strategy can significantly improve perceived performance and Core Web Vitals scores.
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