bramstein/fontfaceobserver
Webfont loading. Simple, small, and efficient. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
35/100
- Activity 7
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4297
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 561
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4335 stars · 265 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Font Face Observer is a small JavaScript library that loads and monitors @font-face webfonts, notifying you via promises when a font becomes available or fails to load. It works with any webfont service or self-hosted fonts and adds minimal overhead (1.3KB gzipped).
Use cases
- detect when a webfont has finished loading
- avoid flash of invisible text during font loading
- load multiple webfonts and wait for all of them
- monitor font loading with a custom timeout
- check availability of non-latin webfonts with a custom test string
When to choose
- you need lightweight, dependency-free webfont load detection
- you want promise-based font loading events compatible with any font service
- you need fine control over how and when fonts load
When to avoid
- you want an all-in-one solution that also injects @font-face rules and handles font services for you
- you only target modern browsers where the native FontFaceSet API (document.fonts) suffices
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
frontend-framework developer-tools web-development frontend browser webfonts font-loading font-face promise-based font-events nodejs
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/bramstein/fontfaceobserver · fetched 2026-08-28 · b6d61ff2beed
- homepage: https://fontfaceobserver.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 077d39fa9f7d
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/fontfaceobserver · fetched 2026-08-29 · d6526d930abc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bramstein/fontfaceobserver | main | 35 |
For agents
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