Comments on: @font-face and performance http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/ Essential knowledge for making your web pages faster. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:46:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Estelle http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-3689 Estelle Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:19:40 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-3689 It's important to remember that if you don't need a full font set, you can greatly reduce the file size by selecting the characters to include in your font files. For example, if you're using a font for your favorite ampersand, include only the ampersand. Or, if you are using it just for drop caps, include just capital letters. http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator, under "expert" allows for custom subsetting, subsetting by language, etc. It’s important to remember that if you don’t need a full font set, you can greatly reduce the file size by selecting the characters to include in your font files. For example, if you’re using a font for your favorite ampersand, include only the ampersand. Or, if you are using it just for drop caps, include just capital letters.

http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator, under “expert” allows for custom subsetting, subsetting by language, etc.

]]> By: Ayyash http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-3503 Ayyash Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:36:28 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-3503 Hey, I think since embedded fonts dont block other downloads it makes sense to assume the number of times it is being used on the page does not affect it... ran a small test to confirm, but just thought I should let you know that IE9 does not behave like IE8, it does render the default fonts until font is downloaded.. so that's an update i assume? PS. can u move the captcah field above the submit button :| Hey, I think since embedded fonts dont block other downloads it makes sense to assume the number of times it is being used on the page does not affect it… ran a small test to confirm, but just thought I should let you know that IE9 does not behave like IE8, it does render the default fonts until font is downloaded.. so that’s an update i assume?
PS. can u move the captcah field above the submit button :|

]]> By: Ayyash http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-3496 Ayyash Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:50:45 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-3496 yes but the question is the time that lapses until it finally gets loaded, if its 3 seconds of one H1, for 10 H1s, is is it still 3 seconds or does it become 30 seconds? in other words, if I turn all of my document into an embedded font (delayed binding), would it take longer than usual to finally render? yes but the question is the time that lapses until it finally gets loaded, if its 3 seconds of one H1, for 10 H1s, is is it still 3 seconds or does it become 30 seconds?
in other words, if I turn all of my document into an embedded font (delayed binding), would it take longer than usual to finally render?

]]> By: Steve Souders http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-3461 Steve Souders Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:55:19 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-3461 @Ayyash: If @font-face is used on more elements in the page then more of the page will be delayed from rendering. @Ayyash: If @font-face is used on more elements in the page then more of the page will be delayed from rendering.

]]> By: Ayyash http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-3460 Ayyash Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:08:04 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-3460 I have a question, how about the number of times the font is being used on the page? does that affect performance in any way? thanks. I have a question, how about the number of times the font is being used on the page? does that affect performance in any way? thanks.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-2333 Christopher Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:35:55 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-2333 Great info Steve. Without going into great detail, I can say that you have solved at least one irritating (and ongoing) problem for me. Thanks for sharing. Great info Steve. Without going into great detail, I can say that you have solved at least one irritating (and ongoing) problem for me. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: John Grimes http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-1611 John Grimes Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:47:27 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-1611 TypeFront takes care of compression, caching and access control of embedded font files. Also supports WOFF. TypeFront takes care of compression, caching and access control of embedded font files. Also supports WOFF.

]]> By: Albert http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-1588 Albert Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:43:46 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-1588 i always thought bluerobot first wrote about FOUC? Just curious. http://bluerobot.com/web/css/fouc.asp/ i always thought bluerobot first wrote about FOUC? Just curious. http://bluerobot.com/web/css/fouc.asp/

]]> By: Paul Irish http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-1073 Paul Irish Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:46:17 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-1073 I wrote a short piece of code for the folks that don't like Firefox's use of a fallback font: <a href="http://paulirish.com/2009/fighting-the-font-face-fout/#defeatthefout" rel="nofollow">http://paulirish.com/2009/fighting-the-font-face-fout/#defeatthefout</a> I wrote a short piece of code for the folks that don’t like Firefox’s use of a fallback font:
http://paulirish.com/2009/fighting-the-font-face-fout/#defeatthefout

]]> By: Dan http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2009/10/13/font-face-and-performance/#comment-971 Dan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:55:19 +0000 http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/?p=633#comment-971 I thought it would be worth noting the interesting work by Mozilla in regards to compressed font files/formats: http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/10/woff/ I thought it would be worth noting the interesting work by Mozilla in regards to compressed font files/formats:

http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/10/woff/

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