css - Is @font-face usable now?

Question

I have to use a fancy font in a project but I'd really like to avoid sifr and other ugly alternatives so I'm looking at @font-face.

However, I'm really confused with several blog/sites offering different views on its usability. Is is ready yet? Which browsers support it today?

Thanks

Answer 1

Just about every browser implements it now. The only real catch is that Internet Explorer requires font files in its own OTF format and will not understand TTF format. Many sites that provide fonts for use with @font-face will provide you with both formats and the CSS necessary for them to display in both Internet Explorer and other browsers.

Take a look at http://www.fontsquirrel.com/ for a good example of a free library of fonts that come with pre-made @font-face downloads (both file formats and the relevant CSS.)