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FontFaceSet: loading event

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The loading event fires when the document begins loading fonts.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like {{domxref("EventTarget.addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}}, or set an event handler property.

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addEventListener("loading", (event) => { })

onloading = (event) => { }

Example

In the following example, when the font Ephesis starts to load, "Font is loading…" is printed to the console.

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document.fonts.onloading = () => {
  console.log("Font is loading");
};

(async () => {
  await document.fonts.load("16px Ephesis");
})();

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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