Using css for fonts not on client

[gmail2]

I seem to remember hearing / reading something a while back about being able to use css to set the font for web pages even if the font wasn't installed on the client side. I preume it involved having a copy of the font on the server side or something, and I think at the time it wasn't really recommended (can't remember why, maybe it was just bandwidth issues). Anyway, if anybody can remember what it is and how it's done I'd be greatful as I'd like to try it out.

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[kaht]

WEFT is the tool you're looking for. I'm pretty sure it's an microsoft thing that works in IE only:

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft3/

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[Xaqte]

You could always use dynamic text replacement:

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dynatext

Foamcow turned me onto this a while back (thx Foamy ).
He did this site using it:

http://www.targetgroup.co.uk/

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[nwright77]

<style type="text/css">
@font-face {
font: "font name";
src: url("specify url address")
}
</style>

 

[ChrisHunt]

There are two FAQs that show how to do it: faq215-1525 and faq215-4042 . It only works in IE, but that's a pretty large percentage of your readership. Just be sure to specify fallback fonts for other browsers to use.

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