Google Fonts Blog: Optimizing the use of the Google Font API

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Optimizing the use of the Google Font API

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

1. Combine multiple fonts into one request.<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid+Sans">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid +Sans|Lobster">
2. Don't put the @import in an external CSS3. Put the font request early4. Don't ask for fonts you don't use5. Use tools to analyze your page's performance