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A CSS font stack is the comma-separated list of font names you provide in the font-family property. The browser tries each font in order — if the first isn't installed, it moves to the second, then the third, until it finds one it can use.
Web fonts require a network request to download. Until that download completes, the browser shows text in a fallback font. A well-chosen fallback minimizes layout shift (CLS) because it shares similar metrics — x-height, letter-spacing, line-height — with your web font.
Always end your stack with a generic family keyword: serif, sans-serif, monospace, or display. This guarantees the browser always has a valid value and renders something — even if none of your specified fonts are available.
Variable fonts reduce HTTP requests by combining multiple weights and styles in a single file. When using variable fonts, add font-weight: 100 900 to your @font-face declaration to unlock all weight variations with a single file.