ajaxStardust<p>Open the conversation about: <br>Since both are valid, and maintained in the W3C rec, we must assume neither is recommended over the other in every use case instance scenario sitch'</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/WebDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/WebDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/crossplatform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crossplatform</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/deviceneutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deviceneutrality</span></a> </p><p>So... that said...<br>Which method is "better"? <br> They both seem to serve the same functional purpose, in the end. <br>my intended use is primarly and likely only to appear in a .css doc via <link rel="stylesheet"></p><p>**For the sake of conversation:**<br>Why do we have the ability to be more granular about the identity of the source?<br>See above "@ import" vs "@ font-face"</p><p>Also, for the sake of ... the same conversation, really: <br>[I personally am confident that <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/WebDeveloper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebDeveloper</span></a> extension exists only after extensive, and continued research]. I feel I could resolve that-- even If i don't know the technical logic leading to one or ther other-- <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lol/@chrispederick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chrispederick</span></a></span> 's extension, having shown the @-import rendered URL in this-- my most likely to be used enviroment-- it is safe for me to say, i can always trust that at-import is satisfactory, while the more granular aproach of @-font-face seems perhaps overkill for this purpose? </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/fontface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fontface</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/import" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>import</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/stylesheet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stylesheet</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/overkill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overkill</span></a></p>