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Font-family: fallback fonts belong to the design

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Published: 23 Oct 2026 08:23 · Updated: 23 Oct 2026 08:23

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In brief

font-family supplies an ordered list of font families. The browser looks for an available suitable font, so a final generic family such as sans-serif has a real purpose.

Useful to know

font-family supplies an ordered list of font families. The browser looks for an available suitable font, so a final generic family such as sans-serif has a real purpose. [1]

Check Bulgarian and English text rather than only a Latin heading. Missing characters can use another font, changing visual consistency even when the main font file loaded successfully.

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  1. [1] MDN — CSS font-family ↗