CSS error: Failed to decode downloaded font

If you have uploaded a certain font to your website via CSS and receive the error message "CSS error Failed to decode downloaded font", this can have several causes. You may have selected the wrong format for the font or it may be due to your FTP client.

What to do if a font is not loaded correctly in CSS?

In CSS you can load fonts, which are then output on your website. Errors quickly occur in the process, which then lead to the font not being displayed correctly. The browser will then use the default font instead of the font you are selected. If you receive an error message, the problem can usually be solved quickly. With the error message "CSS error Failed to decode downloaded font" several causes come into question, which you check one after the other.

Possible error sources for the error

• Wrong format: fonts must always be included in binary format. Also, different browsers require different formats. You must include these individually in your code and ensure that the browsers load the font in the correct format in each case. If this is too complicated for you, choose the WOFF2 format. This is supported by most browsers.
• Wrong FTP client: websites are uploaded to your server via the client and can be displayed that way. Manche Clients haben Probleme mit der richtigen Umwandlung von Schriften. Wechseln Sie den Client, um die Fehlermeldung zu beheben.
• Fehlerhafte Schrift: Möglicherweise war die Schriftart bereits fehlerhaft, bevor Sie diese eingebunden haben. Laden Sie Schriftart erneut herunter und versuchen Sie es nochmal.