Searching for Barlow on Google Fonts results in 3 families, 18 styles each.
Searching for Barlow on Google Fonts results in 3 families, 18 styles each.
The BarlowCondensed family. Medium.ttf alone is 96 KB. Total 1.74 MB
The BarlowCondensed family. Medium.ttf alone is 96 KB. Total 1.74 MB
Transfonter; converting to woff2, subsetting to Latin only.
Transfonter; converting to woff2, subsetting to Latin only.
Inspect Tool, Network Tab; Two fonts totaling 33 kB loaded.
Inspect Tool, Network Tab; Two fonts totaling 33 kB loaded.

Fonts: identify, reduce, optimize

Using system fonts is the most sustainable solution, and preferred by people with dyslexia. Sometimes, company branding, requires a custom font. If so:

  • Identify the styles you currently use.
  • Reduce the number of styles used.
  • Optimize the fonts using woff2 and subsets.
  • Consider variable fonts if you need many styles.

Font conversion tools: transfonter.org and fontsquirrel.com