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I wonder if there is some way to always block remote fonts? Seems like a real bandwidth saver.

ormax3 4y ago
uBlock Origin can: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-remote-fonts https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...
forgotmypw17 4y ago
It can be done in Firefox, it is just one setting in about:config. gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled Some sites rely on icon fonts for buttons, and they appear as Unicode placeholders instead. I don't mind, and consider it a time-saving benefit which reduces my effort spent on low-quality websites.
sogen 4y ago
In Chrome, uBlock origin can block webfonts.
chrismorgan 4y ago
Be sure to block JavaScript as well. Makes the web a lot faster, and very often better too, with only the occasional site (though considerably more of certain types of sites) breaking. What I settled on a couple of years back was to disable JavaScript with uMatrix, but have that extension disabled in Private Browsing mode, so I can just open a Private Browsing window if I want to run something with JS. In Firefox, you also just have the “Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of your selections above” checkbox in Settings → Fonts → Advanced that you can untick, which will stop most web fonts from loading, though Private Use Area code points (used in icon fonts) will still work from web fonts (so that Google’s Material Icons with its stupid ligation technique is just about the only thing that will be mangled).
- mmmpop 4y ago
  > only the occasional site (though considerably more of certain types of sites) breaking. That is not at all my experience while browsing without JS enabled.
  - chrismorgan 4y ago
    It’s sure to vary by person, depending on the sites you visit. I find it to be a very small fraction overall, well under 1% for things without forms. For startup-style websites and things with forms, it’s much more hit and miss.
bobbylarrybobby 4y ago
Some adblockers can do this.

uBlock Origin can: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-remote-fonts https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

forgotmypw17 4y ago

It can be done in Firefox, it is just one setting in about:config. gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled Some sites rely on icon fonts for buttons, and they appear as Unicode placeholders instead. I don't mind, and consider it a time-saving benefit which reduces my effort spent on low-quality websites.

sogen 4y ago

In Chrome, uBlock origin can block webfonts.

chrismorgan 4y ago

Be sure to block JavaScript as well. Makes the web a lot faster, and very often better too, with only the occasional site (though considerably more of certain types of sites) breaking. What I settled on a couple of years back was to disable JavaScript with uMatrix, but have that extension disabled in Private Browsing mode, so I can just open a Private Browsing window if I want to run something with JS. In Firefox, you also just have the “Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of your selections above” checkbox in Settings → Fonts → Advanced that you can untick, which will stop most web fonts from loading, though Private Use Area code points (used in icon fonts) will still work from web fonts (so that Google’s Material Icons with its stupid ligation technique is just about the only thing that will be mangled).

mmmpop 4y ago
> only the occasional site (though considerably more of certain types of sites) breaking. That is not at all my experience while browsing without JS enabled.
- chrismorgan 4y ago
  It’s sure to vary by person, depending on the sites you visit. I find it to be a very small fraction overall, well under 1% for things without forms. For startup-style websites and things with forms, it’s much more hit and miss.

bobbylarrybobby 4y ago

Some adblockers can do this.