Google Fonts on a Kotisivukamu site
Google Fonts is a collection of openly licensed fonts maintained by Google. Many sites take their fonts from it, such as Inter, Roboto and Lora.
How it works on Kotisivukamu
On Kotisivukamu sites the font files sit at the site’s own address, and the browser loads them from there the same way as images. The fonts are not fetched from Google, so the visitor’s IP address does not reach Google and no consent is needed for the fonts. In Germany, the Munich regional court awarded damages in 2022 against a site that fetched its fonts from Google, so this is not an empty detail.
The fonts are light woff2 files, and only the character sets and weights in use are included, so they slow the page very little. Any Google Fonts family can be used, and switching is an ordinary change request.
Step by step
- Pick a font from Google Fonts or tell Kamu what kind of style you are after.
- Ask Kamu to change the font for headings or body text, for example: "Use Lora for the headings."
- Check in the preview that Finnish letters and other special characters show correctly, and publish.
Google Fonts: frequently asked questions
Can I use a font that is not on Google Fonts?
Yes, if the font’s licence allows web use. It is worth checking the licence terms of a bought font with the seller before handing the files to us.
Can the font be changed later?
Yes. Changing the font is an ordinary change request, and the new font files are saved with the site in the same way. After the change it is worth checking how headings wrap on a phone, because font widths vary.
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