Custom Font Gotcha: Missing Font File

Text with 'font-special' (Nosifier, cursive)

This text is styled with font-special . In our Tailwind configuration, we've mapped font-special to the 'Nosifier' font. However, because we haven't actually linked the 'Nosifier' font file in the <head> of this HTML document, the browser cannot find or display it.

Instead, you'll likely see the fallback font specified in the fontFamily array (which is 'cursive' in this case), or your browser's default for that generic family. The unique 'Nosifier' style will be missing.

The Gotcha:

Tailwind can define custom font family names ( font-customName ) and map them to font names (e.g., 'Nosifier'). However, Tailwind itself does not load the font files. You must ensure the font files are accessible to the browser, typically by using <link> tags for web fonts (like Google Fonts) in your HTML <head> , or @font-face rules in your CSS.

Simply adding it to tailwind.config.js (or the script block here) is not enough for the font to render.

Text with default 'font-sans'

This text uses the default font-sans , which will render with a standard system sans-serif font.