fontfallback
nounUK /ˈfɒntˌfɔːlbæk/
US /ˈfɑːntˌfɔːlbæk/
A backup font that a computer uses when the first font is missing.
When the fancy font wasn't installed, the app used fontfallback to show the text in a plain font.
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2. The automatic process of switching to another font so text stays readable.
Fontfallback kept the website readable even though the custom font failed to load.
3. A setting in software that lists which fonts to try in order.
The designer added a fontfallback chain of three fonts to the stylesheet.
4. A safety feature that prevents missing characters from appearing as empty boxes.
Thanks to fontfallback, the emoji showed up instead of a blank square.