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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Fonts and Line Height Review

Ondrej Moravcik
Ondrej Moravcik
15,223 Points
Posted by Ondrej Moravcik
Ondrej Moravcik
15,223 Points

Incorrect answer in a quiz

Q: By default, users viewing our websites do not need to have the fonts we use installed on their computer.

I have chosen "Yes" because some fonts are on PC by default and there is no need to install them. If font is missing, fallback font is used. I haven't seen a machine without any fonts used also for web browsing or ordinary tasks users do on a PC...

If you don't have the particular font, it only means the result won't be probably so nice as the author designed it - that's all...

1 Answer

Andrew Larson
Andrew Larson
12,912 Points
Andrew Larson
Andrew Larson
12,912 Points

While some fonts are available on a machine, it will vary based on operating system, region, etc. So while your right if you list a fallback font they will use that, but if you neglect to include a fall back it will not work. Also as a designer you don't generally want to use the fallback fonts unless absolutely necessary.