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At a glance the headline numbers for Fonts per page
How many web fonts load and their over-the-wire weight.
4
font count
on the typical page
154 KB
font weight
on the typical page
295 KB
1 in 4 pages exceed this
font weight
189,915
sites measured
desktop field data
The typical page loads 4 web fonts weighing 154 KB.
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distribution & median CLS site count and median CLS at each level of fonts per page — n
0.00
0.04
0.08
0.11
0.15
0
13435
26869
0
1
2
3
4
5
6–7
8–10
11–13
14–17
>p98
Good (≤0.1)
Needs improvement
Poor (>0.25)
Site count
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing CLS by fonts per page — n which level passes the CLS most often
Fonts per page — nSitesPassing CLSCLS
0
24,653
83%
0.01
1
14,413
81%
0.02
2
22,015
79%
0.02
3
25,987
79%
0.03
4
24,677
79%
0.03
5
19,808
77%
0.03
6–7
26,869
76%
0.03
8–10
18,238
74%
0.04
11–13
6,829
72%
0.04
14–17
3,515
70%
0.05
>p98
2,911
71%
0.05
Good
Needs Improvement
Poor
Faded rows: under 100 sites
Fonts per page — n 4. p75 6. p99 20. At the low end (0): CLS 0.01. At the high end (>p98): CLS 0.05. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distribution & median CLS site count and median CLS at each level of fonts per page — size
0.00
0.04
0.08
0.11
0.15
0
27126
54252
0
0.2–0.475
0.475–1.13
1.13–2.68
2.68–6.35
6.35–15.1
15.1–35.8
35.8–85
85–202
202–479
479–1138
>p98
Good (≤0.1)
Needs improvement
Poor (>0.25)
Site count
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing CLS by fonts per page — size which level passes the CLS most often
Fonts per page — sizeSitesPassing CLSCLS
0
1,101
75%
0.03
0.475–1.13
25
82%
0.01
1.13–2.68
301
80%
0.01
2.68–6.35
331
81%
0.03
6.35–15.1
1,819
82%
0.02
15.1–35.8
9,443
80%
0.02
35.8–85
33,564
81%
0.02
85–202
54,252
78%
0.03
202–479
46,145
75%
0.04
479–1138
14,994
73%
0.04
>p98
3,284
73%
0.04
Good
Needs Improvement
Poor
Faded rows: under 100 sites
Fonts per page — size 154 KB. p75 295 KB. p99 1.4 MB. At the low end (0 KB): CLS 0.03. At the high end (>p98): CLS 0.04. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Why this matters for the Core Web Vitals, and where to start fixing it
Every font face is a separate file, and most sites load one per weight and style. Three families with three weights each is nine downloads of render-path bytes. Text either waits for them or reflows as they land, one by one.
The audit is quick: which weights actually appear above the fold? A variable font collapses a whole family of weights into one file. A system font stack costs nothing at all.
How does this affect the Core Web Vitals?
Fonts per page correlates with the LCP. Font count separates passing sites from failing sites more than font weight does. Where the font count is low, 88% of sites pass the LCP. Where it is high, 77% do. The decline is gradual. There is no point where sites suddenly start failing.
Chrome field data from 189,915 sites, representing millions of real page loads.
How we measured.