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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
check | Chrome Full support 35 | Edge ? | 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 |
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.