So you want a custom font-face for your website. This is a great way to set your design apart and give your work a unique look and feel. There are a number of ways of getting that special font on your site the right way, but many more ways of doing it wrong.
Besides picking a font that is readable on both desktops and mobiles, you need to think about search engines as well. In the past, designers used graphics when they wanted to use special fonts. But graphics are generally unreadable by search engines. Instead, the modern technique is to use CSS to modify a standard heading tag or paragraph text to get that font you want.
This article lists a number of resources for finding, converting, and implementing a custom font for your website so you end up with the perfect look. The techniques center around CSS for implementing the font you choose.
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Besides picking a font that is readable on both desktops and mobiles, you need to think about search engines as well. In the past, designers used graphics when they wanted to use special fonts. But graphics are generally unreadable by search engines. Instead, the modern technique is to use CSS to modify a standard heading tag or paragraph text to get that font you want.
This article lists a number of resources for finding, converting, and implementing a custom font for your website so you end up with the perfect look. The techniques center around CSS for implementing the font you choose.
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