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CERT self-host fonts (printit.verae.ai)
Drop-in woff2 directory for the CERT-01 web viewer (../certificate.html).
certificate.html probes this folder at load time. If any planned .woff2
validates (woff2 magic wOF2), it injects local @font-face and skips
the Google Fonts CDN. If none are present, it loads CDN Fraunces + JetBrains
Mono. Binaries are not committed — only .gitkeep keeps the path in git.
Do not download or commit proprietary fonts.
Table of Contents
Install
Place OFL-licensed files next to this README (no proprietary fonts):
# From this directory (site/printit.verae.ai/fonts/)
cp /path/to/fraunces-opsz-wght-700.woff2 .
cp /path/to/fraunces-opsz-wght-600.woff2 . # optional weight 600
cp /path/to/jetbrains-mono-500.woff2 . # optional mono
cp /path/to/OFL.txt . # required beside binaries
./fetch-fonts.example.sh --check # exit 0 when required set present
Deploy with the static site (rsync to /var/www/printit.verae.ai/ — see
parent README.md). No HTML edit is required: the viewer auto-selects local
vs CDN.
Usage
# No woff2 yet → certificate.html uses Google Fonts CDN Fraunces
open ../certificate.html
# After drop-in → local @font-face only (CDN not requested)
./fetch-fonts.example.sh --check && open ../certificate.html
# Smoke offline: block fonts.googleapis.com / fonts.gstatic.com;
# title must still render Fraunces from local woff2 (or Georgia if missing).
How drop-in works:
- Obtain OFL-licensed Fraunces (and optional JetBrains Mono) as woff2 from upstream or a subsetted build (title glyphs only is enough for CERT).
- Name files exactly as in Planned filenames.
- Commit
OFL.txt/LICENSEnext to the binaries (keep copyright notices). - Open
certificate.html— head script HEADs each candidate, checks woff2 magic (avoids Caddytry_filesHTML false-positives), injects@font-facefor hits, otherwise appends the CDN<link>. - Keep the Georgia / Times New Roman / serif stack as final fallback in CSS.
Do not uncomment network fetches in fetch-fonts.example.sh until license
review. This tree must not ship proprietary font files.
Background
| Surface | Fonts today | Offline fallback |
|---|---|---|
certificate.html title |
Local fonts/*.woff2 if present, else Fraunces CDN |
Georgia / Times New Roman / serif |
| Mono digests | Local mono woff2 if present, else JetBrains Mono CDN | ui-monospace / SF Mono / Menlo |
UI kit (verae-ui-kit.css) |
Inter + Material Symbols Rounded CDN | system stacks in brand/tokens.css |
Issued PDF (internal/pdfcert) |
System / library serif — not Fraunces embed | N/A (separate from web) |
Design source of truth: verae-2026-design/ui-designs/src/html/CERT-01.html
(tokens --font-serif: 'Fraunces'; design-kit src/fonts/ ships Cantarell +
Material Symbols TTF only — no Fraunces binary in-repo yet).
Not claimed: full CERT-01.html pixel match, PDF Fraunces embed, or production binaries in git.
Planned filenames
fonts/
README.md (this file)
.gitkeep
fetch-fonts.example.sh # curl placeholders; no download until uncommented
fraunces-opsz-wght-600.woff2 # variable or static; opsz + weight 600
fraunces-opsz-wght-700.woff2 # weight 700 (title)
jetbrains-mono-500.woff2 # optional; digests already have mono stack
OFL.txt / LICENSE # required license text beside binaries
Exact names must stay stable once wired so deploys and the head probe match.
Fetch scaffold
fetch-fonts.example.sh — example only.
Comment-only upstream URLs (google/fonts OFL trees). Does not curl until an
operator uncomments a pinned-commit block after license review.
./fetch-fonts.example.sh # prints instructions; no network
./fetch-fonts.example.sh --check # exit 1 until woff2 + OFL.txt present
Out of scope
| Item | Owner / later |
|---|---|
| PDF CERT Fraunces embed | I7 done: pdfcert/build.mjs note + test — Times/Helvetica only until embed lands |
| Inter / Material Symbols self-host for whole site | optional; CERT title is OPEN-ISSUES #7 residual |
| Cantarell from design-kit TTFs | GNOME mock only; not required for CERT-01 web title |
| Pixel-perfect CERT-01.html match | Still later (OPEN-ISSUES Advanced) |
Status
| Step | State |
|---|---|
| Placeholder dir + this plan | Done (L7) |
fetch-fonts.example.sh placeholders |
Done (TODO-7 A7) — no binaries fetched |
| Web cert spacing toward CERT-01 | Closer — not full pixel |
Local-first @font-face else CDN |
Done — certificate.html probes fonts/*.woff2 |
| Drop-in docs (this README) | Done |
| woff2 binaries + LICENSE in git | Not started — operator drop-in only |
| Pixel match / PDF embed claim | Not started — do not claim |
Contributing
Questions: Verae eng / printit site owners. PRs that add OFL woff2 +
OFL.txt with stable planned names are welcome. PRs that vendor proprietary
fonts or strip copyright notices will be rejected. Do not enable the example
fetch script in CI.
License
Documentation in this directory: UNLICENSED © Verae LLC.
Font binaries, when added, remain under their upstream licenses (typically
SIL Open Font License 1.1 for Fraunces and JetBrains Mono). Ship OFL.txt
beside any binary. This directory does not re-license font files.