{"id":483,"date":"2023-05-24T09:27:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T09:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rabbitloader.com\/articles\/?p=483"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T11:43:52","slug":"preload-font","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbitloader.com\/articles\/preload-font\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Easy Ways To Preload Fonts and Boost Your Website\u2019s Loading Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When it comes to a website\u2019s PageSpeed optimization, preload fonts play a pivotal role. Web developers can implement different techniques to preload fonts to boost the website\u2019s page speed performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding link rel=preload command to HTML file is one of the effective web optimization techniques to preload your fonts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Preload<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Along with the above technique, web fonts can also be optimized by limiting the number of fonts, using web-safe fonts, and using fonts from the same font family, among other web font optimization techniques.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s see why font preloading is pivotal for your pageSpeed performance and how to implement font optimization techniques to preload fonts using your coding skills and using the RabbitLoader plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What is Preload Fonts?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In general, during web page rendering, a browser loads all of your web page’s resources. This can delay the website’s loading time due to some render-blocking resources<\/a>. However, by preloading fonts, website owners or developers can instruct the browser to load the font files before they are actually required.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s understand this in a simple way. To improve your website\u2019s visual appearance, you have added custom fonts to your website. When a user visits your website, the browser needs to load the font files before it renders the text properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Preload<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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When the font files are larger or the hosted server is slow, the rendering process would be delayed automatically, resulting in a slow page load time and a poor user experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By preloading the font files you can easily mitigate the above issues by allowing the end user’s browser to load the font files before they are actually required.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check more: Best Google Fonts\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Why Should You Do Font Preloading?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While every user expects a well-functioning website, the FOIT and FOUT issues in your website can typically harm your user experience. Let’s explain the FOIT and FOIT in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What Is FOIT?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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FOIT (Flash Of Invisible Text) occurs when the browser renders the web page without the text until the original font files are loaded. In this case, the web developer prefers not to display any text until the custom fonts can be rendered, which can add delay and frustrate your user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What Is FOUT? <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During page rendering in the browser, you might notice that the text is shown in a different font for a second before the real fonts are shown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In simple words, during the web page loading time, if the custom web font is not ready, the browser renders the webpage using the local font. Then, once the web font is ready, the browser replaces the local font with the website\u2019s custom font. Thus, when the font is changed, you see a \u201cflash\u201d or \u201cglitch,\u201d which can harm the user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Fout\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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To mitigate these two problems, you should try out RabbitLoader for font preloading. This forces your user\u2019s browser to load the font files earlier to ensure the text appears faster rather than waiting for font loading during page rendering, enhancing the user experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>How To Preload Fonts Manually?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you understand the importance of preloading, let’s see how to implement the fonts preloading by yourself without any plugins. If you are ready to explore the technical aspects, you can do it manually by following the optimization technique below. Otherwise, you can install RabbitLoader<\/a> for an effortless solution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The manual solutions include the following techniques:<\/p>\n\n\n\n