Why are my font files not getting downloaded not loaded? - css

Question

I am working on a webfonts server and I got the api to spit out the css with the correct mime types.They are also getting linked to the page.
#font-face {
font-family: 'Pagul';
src: url('http://localhost:5000/api/webfonts/static/Pagul.eot');
src: local('☺'), url('http://localhost:5000/api/webfonts/static/Pagul.woff') format('woff'),
url('http://localhost:5000/api/webfonts/static/Pagul.ttf') format('truetype'),
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
The ttf,eot files can be downloaded manualy using the links, for some reason these fonts are
not loaded by the browser what am I doing wrong here ? The font files dont have proper mimetypes is that the issue ?
I tried font-squirells syntax also,it's not working.
PS: The Css is dynamically generated and added to the head ?

Answer 1

Use relative paths instead of absolutes. For example, if your CSS is in site/css/style.css and your fonts are in the site/api/webfonts/static/ directory:
#font-face {
font-family: Pagul;
src: url('../api/webfonts/static/Pagul.eot');
src: url('../api/webfonts/static/Pagul.woff') format('woff'),
url('../api/webfonts/static/Pagul.ttf') format('truetype'),
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
Alternatively, use a service like Google Fonts and either link their CSS on your HTML or import it directly into your CSS