This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The
load() method of the FontFaceSet forces all the fonts given in parameters to be loaded.Syntax
result = aFontFaceSet.load(font); result = aFontFaceSet.load(font, text);
Returns
A Promise of an Array of FontFace loaded. The promise is fulfilled when all the fonts are loaded; it is rejected if one of the fonts failed to load.
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
// returns a promise that will be fulfilled or rejected according the success to load MyFont
// The code in 'then' can assume the availability of that font.
document.fonts.load("12px MyFont", "ß").then(…);
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Font Loading Module Level 3 The definition of 'load' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 35 | ? | 41 | ? | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 35 | 35 | ? | 41 | ? | ? | ? |