WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Custon Font Usage http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/custon-font-usage WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Custon Font Usage en Sat, 25 May 2013 19:07:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 designsimply on "Custon Font Usage" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/custon-font-usage#post-1152146 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:18:04 +0000 designsimply 1152146@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

How does WordPress ensure the viewer sees the same custom font we pay for and slaved over to make a page perfect?

Exactly what expattranslator said, WordPress.com uses web fonts which are loaded together with a site just like a CSS file. In the past, you were limited to using fonts which were available on the viewer's computer. Here is a good article that explains a bit more:
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/features/how-do-web-fonts-work

]]> rachelmcr on "Custon Font Usage" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/custon-font-usage#post-1134304 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:22:28 +0000 rachelmcr 1134304@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ In general that's true, but WordPress custom fonts are based on Typekit, a service that allows web designers to use real fonts without them necessarily being installed on the viewer's computer. You can read more about how it works on Typekit's website.

]]> pamelahaleydesign on "Custon Font Usage" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/custon-font-usage#post-1133992 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:09:53 +0000 pamelahaleydesign 1133992@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I’ve been under the impression that custom fonts are not universal and what your viewer sees is a substituted font unless they also have the font installed. Is this no longer true?

How does WordPress ensure the viewer sees the same custom font we pay for and slaved over to make a page perfect?

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