Self-hosting a woff2 Google font

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Details how to self-host a Google font in woff2 format, walking through downloading the font files from Google Fonts and linking them locally using @font-face in CSS.

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Carlo's take

Self-hosting fonts improves performance and privacy. No external requests means faster loads and no tracking. The setup is straightforward and the benefits are worth the minimal extra effort.

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