Guide to Self-Hosting Web Fonts from Google Fonts
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Summary
This article provides a technical guide on how to self-host web fonts from Google Fonts instead of using their standard embedding code. It explains that users should download font files and host them on their own web servers rather than relying on Google's external links. The article includes practical steps and references to specific font files (Noto Sans and Fira Code) that can be copied from the author's website, while explicitly stating it is not legal advice.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledIf you want to use a font from Google Fonts, you should not just paste the code they give you.
Instead, you should download the font files and put them on your webserver.
If you want a font used it this website(like Noto Sans and Fira Code), copy the relevant files from here
THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE
I AM NOT YOU
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