FontFace.load

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The load() method of the FontFace interface loads a font based on current object's constructor-passed requirements, including a location or source buffer, and returns a Promise that resolves with the current FontFace object.

Syntax

var promise = FontFace.load();

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with a reference to the current FontFace object when the font loads or rejects with a NetworkError if the loading process fails.

Exceptions

NetworkError: Indicates that the attempt to load the font failed.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Font Loading Module Level 3 The definition of 'load' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`load` Experimental	Chrome Full support 45 Full support 45 No support 35 — 45 Notes Notes Before Chrome 45, the returned promise resolved with void instead of a `FontFace` object as required by the specification.	Edge ?	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support 45 Full support 45 No support 37 — 45 Notes Notes Before WebView 45, the returned promise resolved with void instead of a `FontFace` object as required by the specification.	Chrome Android Full support 45 Full support 45 No support 35 — 45 Notes Notes Before Chrome 45, the returned promise resolved with void instead of a `FontFace` object as required by the specification.	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 Full support 5.0 No support 4.0 — 5.0 Notes Notes Before Samsung Internet 5.0, the returned promise resolved with void instead of a `FontFace` object as required by the specification.

Legend

Full support: Full support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.