what happens if css does not find the fonts on my PC

varun8211 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-17-2008, 08:21 AM

What happens if the fonts I use for my design are not on the PC of my visitors .. ?

Is there no way to display the same fonts if fonts are not found on the PCs of people viewing the website ?

DaveSawers · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-2008, 09:29 AM

If you use rare fonts, then the chances are your visitors will not have the same fonts. In that case, the fonts they see will most likely be one of the common set Arial, Times, Verdana.

There are good reasons why these common fonts are common. They are easy to read.

If you insist on using odd fonts and insist on your visitors having to read those fonts, then you have to incorporate them into a graphic of some sort and not have them as text.

Dubbya · #3 (**permalink**) 10-17-2008, 01:44 PM

If you're using CSS to specify the font face, and you should be, you should always specify several fonts at once and you can specify different font's for every page element, id or class. For example, the <body>, <p>, <h1>, <td>, <div>, the list goes on.

This way, if the user does not have the first specified font installed, the browser will default to the next system font in the list.

Here's how:

(In your CSS stylesheet)

HTML Code:

body{font:76% arial,helvetica,verdana; color:#000;}

Alternatively, you can apply different styles to each element like this:

HTML Code:

div#content {
	font-family:arial, helvetica, verdana, tahoma;
 	color:#D2D5D8;
 	font-size:1.3em;
	font-weight:normal;

p {font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; }

As you can see, you have a lot of flexibility. A word to the wise though, try never to specify comic-sans, script or brush fonts that your users probably won't have installed and that are difficult to read anyway.

For more information regarding CSS Styles, visit the W3C page at:

CSS Tutorial

Enjoy!

sushil · #4 (**permalink**) 11-07-2008, 04:51 AM

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