[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #46169: Use system fonts for the block editor

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#46169: Use system fonts for the block editor
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 Reporter:  garrett-eclipse           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor                    |     Version:  5.0
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-design  |     Focuses:  performance, privacy
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Changes (by pento):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => needs-patch needs-design


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:46169 garrett-eclipse]:
 > 1. From a privacy standpoint Google Fonts tracks users potentially
 collecting PII

 Is there a reference for this? Reading through
 [https://github.com/google/fonts/issues/1495 this discussion] and
 [https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq#what_does_using_the_google_fonts_api_mean_for_the_privacy_of_my_users
 the related FAQ], it seems like Google logs minimal data from Google Fonts
 requests.

 > 2. From a performance standpoint the assets should be served locally to
 take advantage of modern font-loading optimization, etc. The cross-domain
 request slows down the site even with pre-fetching.

 Google Fonts is pretty fast. The first request to load the block editor
 from my site takes ~8s, of which 80ms is Noto Serif. Subsequent loads are
 4s for the page load, and 0ms for Noto Serif, thanks to caching. This
 seems like a premature optimisation.

 I'll defer to the design team as to whether system fonts are a better (or
 at least equivalent) writing experience compared to Noto Serif.

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