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Performance Guides

Optimize font loading for Core Web Vitals. Fix Lighthouse warnings, eliminate render-blocking, and achieve faster page loads.

Quick Answer

The fastest font performance fix: Add font-display: swap to your @font-face rules. This shows fallback text immediately while fonts load, eliminating invisible text and improving Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).

font-display: swap Explained

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Eliminate invisible text during font loading. The easiest performance win you can implement in 30 seconds.

8 min read

Core Web Vitals & Fonts

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How fonts affect LCP, CLS, and FID. Understand the metrics and optimize for Google rankings.

12 min read

Preloading Fonts

Use link rel="preload" to prioritize critical fonts. Learn when preloading helps vs hurts.

6 min read

Font Loading Strategies

FOIT vs FOUT, Font Loading API, and modern approaches. Choose the right strategy for your site.

10 min read

Fix Lighthouse Font Warnings

Step-by-step guide to fixing "Ensure text remains visible during webfont load" and other font audits.

7 min read

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