The @font-face rule does appear in CSS 2.0, but not in 2.1. CSS 2.1 is a revision of CSS 2.0 made in response to a lack of implementation of certain features in CSS 2.0, so 2.1 closer resembles what is implemented. (however still plenty in 2.1 that is not perfectly implemented)
@font-face reappears in CSS3 as you point out. In terms of browser support, Internet explorer has supported @font-face since IE 5.5. However, only the proprietary .EOT font format is supported. There is a free tool available on microsoft's website for creating EOT files. More information about this tool is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft3/default.htm Netscape version 6 (I think) supported @font-face, but support was removed from mozilla by the time firefox rolled around, and has not been added back to this day. Safari has supported @font-face for truetype fonts since version 3.1. This may encourage other browsers to follow suit, probably beginning with opera (if they have not already done so), and eventually firefox. On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Love Web Design <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I wonder if anyone knows of or can advise on the following: > > I have been asked by a client to embed a font on their website - this is a > custom made truetype font, also something I have not been asked to do > before. > > I have therefore took to my books/research to look it up but am coming > across conflicting information. I am finding information on the internet > and in the books that says [at]font-face has been deprecated in css2.1 but > have found many references to web fonts for css3 using [at]font-face but > with reference to little or no browser support! > > I wonder if anyone has come across this recently, has a working solution or > can advise or clarify? > > Many thanks in advance, > > Sarah > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
