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Automatic font configuration for Nuxt apps. ALWAYS use when writing code importing "@nuxt/fonts". Consult for debugging, best practices, or modifying @nuxt/fonts, nuxt/fonts, nuxt fonts, fonts.

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nuxt/fonts @nuxt/fonts@0.14.0

Tags: latest: 0.14.0

References: package.json • README • Docs • Issues • Releases

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Use skilld search "query" -p @nuxt/fonts instead of grepping .skilld/ directories. Run skilld search --guide -p @nuxt/fonts for full syntax, filters, and operators.

API Changes

defaults.formats — v0.14 defaults to ['woff2'] only; previous versions returned all formats (woff2, woff, ttf). @font-face src entries are fewer. Restore with fonts: { defaults: { formats: ['woff2', 'woff', 'ttf'] } } source

npm provider — new built-in provider in v0.14 resolves fonts from node_modules (e.g. @fontsource/*). Auto-detected from package.json deps. { name: 'Roboto', provider: 'npm' } source

providerOptions — new per-family property in v0.14 passes provider-specific options: { name: 'My Font', provider: 'google', providerOptions: { google: { ... } } } source

throwOnError — new config option in v0.14. fonts: { throwOnError: true } makes font resolution errors throw instead of warn (default false) source

fonts:public-asset-context hook — new in v0.13 for modules needing font URLs during prerender (e.g. OG image). Context has renderedFontURLs: Map<filename, sourceUrl> source

Default font weight — v0.12 changed default weights from [400] to ['400 700'] (variable font range). May resolve more weights than before source

unifont migration — v0.10 replaced internal provider system with unifont. Custom providers must use defineFontProvider from 'unifont' instead of the old module-internal API source

processCSSVariables — v0.11 changed default from false to 'font-prefixed-only' (auto-processes --font-* CSS vars). Setting true for Tailwind v4 is no longer needed. Old fonts.experimental.processCSSVariables path removed source

CJS removed — v0.11 dropped CommonJS outputs. Only ESM is supported. require('@nuxt/fonts') no longer works source

googleicons provider — new in v0.8 for Material Symbols/Icons. { name: 'Material Symbols Outlined', provider: 'googleicons' } source

Best Practices

Specify explicit weight list in defaults — default is ['400 700'] which silently drops other weights like 500/600; this is the #1 source of "missing bold/medium" bugs source

fonts: {
  defaults: {
    weights: [400, 500, 600, 700],
  },
}

Use weight ranges ('100 900') for variable fonts — individual weights like [400, 700] download separate static files instead of a single variable font file source

fonts: {
  defaults: {
    weights: ['100 900'], // single variable font file
  },
}

Use @theme (not @theme inline) for Tailwind v4 font declarations — @theme inline compiles to --default-font-family which Nuxt Fonts cannot detect for @font-face generation source

/* works */
@theme {
  --font-sans: "Inter", sans-serif;
}

Remove processCSSVariables: true on v0.11.0+ — --font-prefixed CSS variables are processed by default; setting true enables processing of ALL CSS variables which hurts build performance source

Include a generic family after font name for fallback metrics — the module uses the generic family (sans-serif, serif) to select which system font to morph into a size-matched fallback, reducing CLS source

/* generates Arial-based fallback metrics */
font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
/* generates Times New Roman-based fallback metrics */
font-family: Merriweather, serif;

Set provider: 'none' to exclude a font from automatic resolution — prevents the module from fetching @font-face for fonts you manage yourself (e.g. icon fonts, fonts loaded via <link>) source

Name local font files with weight/style suffixes — the local provider infers metadata from filenames; roboto-700-italic.woff2 resolves to weight 700 italic, while roboto.woff2 defaults to 400/normal/latin source

Use the fonts:public-asset-context hook for OG image font URLs — provides renderedFontURLs map during Vite build, enabling modules like nuxt-og-image to resolve font file paths at prerender time source

nuxt.hook('fonts:public-asset-context', (ctx) => {
  // ctx.renderedFontURLs: Map<filename, sourceUrl>
})

Pin to a single provider with provider (singular) when only one source is needed — avoids resolution overhead from scanning all providers; provider: 'google' disables local/bunny/fontsource/etc source

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