Company
Date Published
Author
Alison Brunk
Word count
2231
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The tutorial guides developers through optimizing web typography using Next.js 13 and the next/font package, highlighting the benefits of variable and web fonts for improved user experience across devices. It explains how next/font enhances font management by offering automatic optimization, self-hosting, and preloading strategies, which eliminate external network requests and reduce font loading times. The tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for implementing Google fonts globally, using next/font with Tailwind CSS and CSS variables, and applying fonts to specific components, including custom local fonts. It showcases how to integrate multiple fonts within a project, both with and without Tailwind CSS, ensuring minimal layout shifts and efficient font loading. The guide also touches on the utility of Prismic's Page Builder for creating visually appealing web pages and achieving marketing goals.