CSS2 specification introduced the @font-face rule to enable non common font support on websites. Most modern browsers recognize the rule, but the format support is not yet uniformized. Here is a comparison of the different font format and their support in the main browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome...).
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| EOT | SVG | SVGZ | TrueType | WOFF | WOFF2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | No | No deprecated | No deprecated | Yes Chrome 4+ | Yes Chrome 6+ | Yes 43+ |
| Microsoft Edge | Yes | No | No | - 12+ partial | Yes 12+ | No |
| Internet Explorer | Yes IE4+ | No | No | - 9+ partial | Yes IE9+ | No |
| Firefox | No | No | No | Yes FF3.5+ | Yes FF3.6+ | Yes 39+ |
| Safari | No | Yes | Yes | Yes Safari 3.1+ | Yes Safari 5.1+ | No |
| Opera | No | No deprecated | No deprecated | Yes 10.1+ | Yes Opera 11.10+ | Yes 31+ |
| Mobile support | ||||||
| iPhone | No | Yes | No | Yes 4.3+ | Yes | No |
| iPad | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Android | No | No | No | Yes Android 2.2+ | Yes Android 4.4.4+ | Yes 44+ |
| Resources | ||||||
| Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_OpenType | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueType | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Open_Font_Format | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Open_Font_Format |
| Website | http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/default.aspx | http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/fonts.html | http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/fonts.html | http://developer.apple.com/fonts/TTRefMan/index.html | http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF/ | http://www.w3.org/TR/WOFF2/ |
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