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Late-Discovered Web Fonts on Squarespace
Web font requests are initiated late in the loading waterfall because they are referenced in external CSS files rather than preloaded.
Issue ID: CWV-LATE-FONTS-001Severity: moderateEffort: S
Why this matters
Web font requests are initiated late in the loading waterfall because they are referenced in external CSS files rather than preloaded. This affects load speed, Core Web Vitals, and how many visitors stay long enough to convert.
Squarespace fix path
How to fix this on Squarespace
Check page settings, navigation, and code injection.
- 1Identify whether this is page-level or site-level.
- 2Apply the fix.
- 3Republish and confirm.
After you fix it
- ✓Check Network waterfall and confirm fonts load early
Same fix, other platforms
Fix late-discovered web fonts on a different CMS
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