FontFaceSet.check()

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The check() method of the FontFaceSet returns whether all fonts in the given font list have been loaded and are available.

Syntax

bool = aFontFaceSet.check(font);
bool = aFontFaceSet.check(font, text);

Returns

A Boolean that is true if the font list is available

Parameters

font: a font specification using the CSS value syntax, e.g. "italic bold 16px Roboto"
text: limit the font faces to those whose Unicode range contains at least one of the characters in text. This does not check for individual glyph coverage.

Examples

document.fonts.check("12px courier"); // returns true if the font courier is available at 12px

document.fonts.check("12px MyFont", "ß"); // returns true if the font 'MyFont' has a ß character.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Font Loading Module Level 3 The definition of 'check' 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
`check` Experimental	Chrome Full support 35	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 41	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support 37	Chrome Android Full support 35	Firefox Android Full support 41	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

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