Fallback (noun) - A fallback plan or position can be used if other plans do not succeed or other things are not available. - dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionar...
So basically fallback fonts are used when the current font isn't available. For example, if your CSS selector looked like this:
So basically fallback fonts are used when the current font isn't available. For example, if your CSS selector looked like this:
The website will basically parse this as:
As soon as it finds a font which is available, it will stop. So if Helvetica was available, it would simply stop there and show that font.
Final fallback's should always be generic types, e.g.