Font News & Updates
Industry changes that affect how you serve web fonts. Format adoption milestones, performance benchmarks, security advisories, and optimization updates — each with specific actions you can take using our tools.
Why This Matters
Web font best practices change as browser support evolves, new vulnerabilities are discovered, and performance benchmarks are updated. Staying current means smaller page loads, faster rendering, and fewer security risks. Each article below identifies a specific trigger and links to the tools that address it.
WOFF2 Hits 97% Browser Support — Stop Serving WOFF and EOT
All modern browsers now support WOFF2. If you're still serving WOFF or EOT fallbacks, you're shipping unnecessary bytes. It's time to convert everything to WOFF2 and simplify your font stack.
Variable Fonts Hit 54% Enterprise Adoption — Replace 6 Font Files With 1
Enterprise adoption of variable fonts has reached 54%, driven by 30-40% reductions in total font weight. Single variable font files are replacing entire families of static weights.
Font Subsetting Now Cuts File Sizes 60-75% — Here's the Data
Real-world benchmarks show subsetting reduces font files by 60-75%. A 197KB font drops to 71KB with Latin subsetting. CJK fonts go from 5MB to under 200KB. Every site should be subsetting.
Critical FreeType Vulnerability Exploited in Wild — Validate Your Font Files
CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS 8.1) in FreeType affects millions of systems. Malicious font files can execute arbitrary code. Use trusted sources and validate fonts before deploying.
Font Loading Still Causes 23% of LCP Failures — 2026 Optimization Checklist
Fonts remain a top cause of poor Core Web Vitals. Updated checklist: WOFF2 + subset + font-display:swap + preload. Every step maps directly to a specific optimization tool.
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Sarah Mitchell
Product Designer, Font Specialist
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