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font-display: swap shows the text before the web font

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 13:13 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 13:13

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In a few sentences

In brief

Early readability may be followed by a change of arrangement.

Useful to know

font-display manages the behavior while loading a font described with @font-face. swap allows a very short blocking period, after which the text is displayed with a backup font and can be replaced with downloads. [1]

Example: add font-display: swap; in the corresponding @font-face block. Different widths of glyphs can change the lines in the replacement. Choose a close backup font and check the titles, buttons and shapes . swap does not mean fixed time in milliseconds and does not negate the need for optimized font resources.

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For further detail and to check the information:

  1. [1] MDN — font-display ↗