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Best practice for including fonts

On the how to build a website course We copy in some google fonts via a link.

There is also the option to use @import What is the best practice way to include fonts in a site?

1 Answer

Tyler Haas
Tyler Haas
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For performance reasons you should always link it in you html...Here is a great article that explains why this is a better way to go:

http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/04/09/dont-use-import/

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Y B
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Thanks that's a great article, I wonder if the tests would still hold up 5 years on in the latest browsers?

Tyler Haas
Tyler Haas
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No problem!