Using unique and creative fonts is one of the principles of web design. Often, we need specific font features for application with a graphic design that we're currently creating, let's call it a project. In this context, @font-feature-values in CSS helps us. Now let’s take a look at how we can utilize this capability effectively.
@font-feature-values is a CSS module that allows us to control complex font features and use them in various parts of the site. For those who are looking for more customizability in font display, this feature is very appealing. We can effectively control the appearance and characteristics of special characters, numbers, and other details.
Let’s examine how we can use this feature for displaying clearer and more attractive fonts. Suppose we want to manage specific features like font-display. This is one of the essential features that allows us to maintain stability for content during the moment when the custom font has not yet loaded, ensuring quality.
The font-display property allows us to determine the optimal way to load and display fonts, something that can significantly impact the user's experience. By utilizing this feature, we can customize various modules like swap, block, fallback, and optional that each have their own strategy for rendering and loading fonts.
Now that we have discussed the general explanations of this feature, let’s move towards a practical example to see how it can be applied. Here’s a sample code:
@font-face {
font-family: 'MyCustomFont';
src: url('MyCustomFont.woff2') format('woff2');
font-display: swap;
}
Line One: Using @font-face to define a new font family.
Line Two: By utilizing font-family, we define the name of this font family.
Line Three: Here the font source is defined as woff2 format.
Line Four: The font-display property is set to swap which means that in this state, the initial content will be displayed using a fallback font until the primary font loads.