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Web Fonts Missing font-display: swap on WordPress

Web fonts do not use font-display: swap, causing invisible text (FOIT) while fonts load. Users may see a blank page until fonts are ready.

Issue ID: CWV-FONT-DISPLAY-001Severity: minorEffort: S

Why this matters

Web fonts do not use font-display: swap, causing invisible text (FOIT) while fonts load. Users may see a blank page until fonts are ready. This affects load speed, Core Web Vitals, and how many visitors stay long enough to convert.

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How to fix this on WordPress

Use the page editor, theme, or SEO tooling depending on where this issue lives.

  1. 1Inspect the page and theme output.
  2. 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
  3. 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.

After you fix it

  • Confirm all @font-face rules include font-display: swap

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