Adobe Typekit

[moloken]

Hey,

Is it possible to add webfonts from Typekit? Can't figure out how...

Thanks in advice

[arminunruh]

Just worked on this today. It will be possible in the new update.
Coming soon :D

[moloken]

Woop woop! You're the man!

[arminunruh]

Hey!
Ok now in version 1.022 you can add a webfont by <script> tag and CSS. This lets you add an Adobe Typekit webfont!
Let me show you how to do that.

You go to "Lay Options" -> "Webfonts". Click "Add Webfont". Choose "Add by <script> tag and CSS". Type in your font-name and your JavaScript code.

My JavaScript code of Adobe Typekit looks like this:
<script src="//use.typekit.net/suo6pbu.js"></script>
<script>try{Typekit.load();}catch(e){}</script>

Then at "font-family CSS" you need to type in your font family CSS. Here's where you find it in Adobe Typekit:

Cool! Let me know if it works for you.

[moloken]

Hey,

There seems to be a bug here.

It worked like a charm to add the webfont from Typekit. You can use the font under Text Formats and add a paragraph style for example:

But when you use it directly on a page text field it's like the preview doesn't work?

It's rendered correctly on the website though...

[arminunruh]

Yeah, as I wrote in the description on the "Webfonts" admin page:

"Please note that Webfonts added by "<script>" tag and CSS are not displayed correctly in the text editor. Also, here in the Webfonts Manager they will only be displayed correctly after you clicked Save Changes."

:D

Nerdy explanation why it doesn't work:
This is because the texteditor tinymce is an iframe. With JavaScript, I can load webfonts added by CSS and <link> tag into it, but if I load a <script> tag into it, the script doesn't get executed (this is standard browser behaviour). So the font is not displayed. Afaik I can only add fonts to tinymce's <head> by JS. For Adobe Typekit, Fontdeck, Google Webfonts and Fonts.com it would be possible to show the correct font with JS by loading it using this library: https://github.com/typekit/webfontloader. But then I would have needed specific code for each of these foundries.

I decided to stay flexible and not code the "add by <script> tag" specifically for these foundries. You can now add fonts from any foundry by <script> tag, possibly future ones :+1: But the downside is that these fonts don't show up correctly in the texteditor :(

Nice font by the way!

[moloken]

Ooops. My mistake! :)

[arminunruh]

Hey,

Here is a different way to insert your typekit font with <link>:

"lay options" -> "webfonts" -> "+ add font" -> "add by link tag and css"

Make sure your website domain is entered in the kit settings in "Domains":

Now click on "Embed Code" and you'll see the default <link> tag. Put this tag inside "Link tag:" when adding the webfont to lay theme.

Now click "using fonts in css"

Copy this CSS (selected here) and insert it in "font-family" CSS: in lay theme.

In the end it looks like this:

[sampittman]

@arminunruh Hi Armin,
I've tried both way of adding the font 'P22 Underground' from Adobe Typekit but I've had no luck so far. Would you be able to take a look for me?

Thanks
Sam

[mariusjopen]

Deas @sampittman
Can you post a link to our website?
Then we can have a look and inspect that.

Best!

Marius

[sampittman]

@mariusjopen sure!
Here goes... http://mrlondoner.co.uk/about

[mariusjopen]

Dear @sampittman
it looks like the CSS file you are linking to – does not exist:
https://use.typekit.net/yiq0bel.css

Is this the correct url?

Best!

Marius