Would you support embedding fonts into web pages or do you think it is dangerous?

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by uniqueasitis, Aug 11, 2007.

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    I am thinking of embedding custom fonts into my web templates but I do not know if this is safe? What would you advice?
     
    uniqueasitis, Aug 11, 2007 IP
  2. Dan Schulz

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    Don't. It's not supported, unless you use sIFR, whicih involves using a combination of Flash and JavaScript.
     
    Dan Schulz, Aug 12, 2007 IP
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    deathshadow Acclaimed Member

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    I also advise against it, support is spotty if nonexistant cross-browser - and frankly it's a level of bloat that you really don't need, we get enough bloat from images without tossing fonts into the mix.
     
    deathshadow, Aug 12, 2007 IP
  4. rmiller

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    It's not worth the extra file size and it's not well supported.

    Unless there's some reason why you need a special font, I'd say don't try embedding.
     
    rmiller, Aug 12, 2007 IP