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David Dong
5,593 PointsCustom Fonts Do Not Work
On a CSS course, I am supposed to download a custom font. It doesn't work! I have followed the directions in the video: Go to the "Fonts" folder, and open up a specific file [I forgot what it is called].
Though I have been experiencing some pretty weird things with fonts recently on my computer.
Here is my CSS:
/* Web Fonts -------------------- */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Abolition Regular';
src: url('../fonts/abolition-regular-webfont.eot');
src: url('../fonts/abolition-regular-webfont.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
url('../fonts/abolition-regular-webfont.woff') format('woff'),
url('../fonts/abolition-regular-webfont.ttf') format('truetype');
}
David Dong
5,593 PointsIt is stored in the same folder as in the video.
1 Answer
Tom Holland
24,288 PointsOne troubleshooting measure would be to have a look at the Console output when the page is loaded. The @font-face definition uses relative paths, so if it is not working, one of the things that could be wrong is that the path is not correct resulting in the resource not being found. Look in the Console and check the path of the resource that is 404(if there is one) and most likely it will be incorrect. Figure out what the difference is between the path where the resource is actually located in the filesystem and the path that is being requested. You can use that information to either update your path definition or move the files to where the definition says they are.
Tom Holland
24,288 PointsI suppose this should have been a comment!
David Dong
5,593 PointsWell, I didn't follow exactly what you wrote, but I did about half and it worked! Thanks for your help!
Tom Holland
24,288 PointsMy pleasure David, happy I could help!
Adam Sackfield
Courses Plus Student 19,663 PointsAdam Sackfield
Courses Plus Student 19,663 PointsWhere is the font file stored on YOUR system?