How To Use The url Thingy In The @font-face Rule

Hello there,

The url attribute in the @font-face rule specifies the source of the custom font files. It can be a URL to a font file hosted on a website, or it can be a file path on your local machine, depending on how you want to manage your fonts. Let me explain both scenarios:

1. Using a Font Hosted on a Website: If you want to use a custom font hosted on a website (not your own server), you would set the url attribute to the URL of the font file on that website. For example:

@font-face {
  font-family: 'MyCustomFont';
  src: url('https://example.com/fonts/myfont.woff2') format('woff2');
}

In this case, the custom font will be downloaded by the user’s browser from the specified URL when they visit your website. This approach is often used when you want to use a font that’s available on a web font service or another website.

2. Using a Locally Hosted Font: If you have the custom font files stored on your local machine or server, you can use a relative or absolute file path. For example:

@font-face {
  font-family: 'MyCustomFont';
  src: url('/fonts/myfont.woff2') format('woff2');
}

When using a locally hosted font, the url attribute should point to the font file’s location on your server or relative to your website’s root directory. This way, the font file will be fetched from your server when someone visits your website.

Hope that this helps!