# Preloading vs. embedded fonts

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-vs-embedded-fonts/187899>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-vs-embedded-fonts/187899 "2006-05-03T01:34:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![daleth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/daleth/32/1096_2.png) [@daleth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daleth)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-vs-embedded-fonts/187899/1 "2006-05-03T01:34:41Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m optimizing a preloader for a complex site and I’m battling the ■■■■ embedded text. Apparently you can ONLY link to fonts in the library if they are exported on the first frame. How do you get around this? I see no reason why it needs to be this way.

Without the fonts in the first frame i’m at a decent 3kb, but with, it’s pushed way up to 89kb! Ridiculous!

So how do you use embedded fonts later on in the swf without overloading the first frame?!?