Will a browser download a font-face even if it is not used in the page?

Question

It would be easier for development if I can just embed every typeface I\'m likely to use, but I definitely don\'t want the extra HTTP requests for fonts that don\'t end up a

Answer 1

Unfortunately, most browsers won't second guess you to avoid downloading fonts that aren't actually used (actually I don't know of any browser who is smart enough for such avoidance, which of course doesn't mean some such browsers might not exist). Couldn't you post-process the pages during deployment to remove the unused ones?