CSS font-face does not load on PhoneGap application - android

I implemented an application in Android with PhoneGap. So UI is implemented with jQuery Mobile.
I used CSS font-face for giving custom font to application texts.
#font-face {
font-family: "MyFont";
src: url("../fonts/MyFont.ttf") format("truetype"),
src: url("../fonts/MyFont.otf") format("opentype");
}
body {
font-family: MyFont;
}
But when I install the application on Android, texts are shown by default font face.
How can I solve this problem in Android?

This is a correct syntax that works on android phones:
#font-face {
font-family: 'yanone';
src: url('fonts/yanone/YanoneKaffeesatz-Regular-webfont.eot?') format('eot'),
url('fonts/yanone/YanoneKaffeesatz-Regular-webfont.woff') format('woff'),
url('fonts/yanone/YanoneKaffeesatz-Regular-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'),
url('fonts/yanone/YanoneKaffeesatz-Regular-webfont.svg#webfont') format('svg');
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
You should also be careful about relative path to your custom font.

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I am trying to use custom font GopikaTwo in my hybrid application. I have added below code in my css :-
#font-face {
font-family: 'GopikaTwo' !important;
src: url('GopikaTwo.eot') !important;
src: url('GopikaTwo.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('GopikaTwo.woff2') format('woff2'), url('GopikaTwo.woff') format('woff'), url('GopikaTwo.ttf') format('truetype'), url('GopikaTwo.svg#GopikaTwo') format('svg') !important;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
.gopika-two {
font-family: "GopikaTwo", "Roboto", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif !important;
}
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Is there any configuration needs to be done?
This worked.
variable.scss
#font-face {
font-family: 'GopikaTwo';
src: url('../assets/fonts/GopikaTwo.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('../assets/fonts/GopikaTwo.woff') format('woff'), url('../assets/fonts/GopikaTwo.ttf') format('truetype'), url('../assets/fonts/GopikaTwo.svg#GopikaTwo') format('svg');
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I have a text area element that need to be styled to monospace font. I have the font-family set as monospace. However this works on Chrome mobile and desktop, on Android's browser keeps displaying the default font while inputing text until other element get focused.
.content-text, .context-text:focus{
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check your #font-face, is it compatible with android?
check this blog post:
http://www.brianhadaway.com/font-face-declarations-on-android-devices/
use code snippet on here or that post to solve the problem.
#font-face {
font-family: 'MyFont';
src: url('MyFont.eot?') format('eot'), url('MyFont.woff') format('woff'), url('MyFont.ttf') format('truetype'), url('MyFont.svg#webfontwTBKaDwa') format('svg');
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
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Times New Roman on Android devices

For my client I'm building an website using the Times New Roman font.
Everything seems to work fine, except for Android devices (mobile, tablet). Android doesn't have a Times New Roman font available. As far as I know you can only use the Droid Serif font, which has a different look than Times. Besides that the font-size also differs and causes a lot of alignment issues.
Is there any way to use Times New Roman for Android? I know about fontface, but there isn't any free webfont available for Times New Roman. Maybe there's an (acceptable)equivalent for it?
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#font-face {
font-family: 'Times New Roman';
src: url(LiberationSerif-Regular.ttf) format('truetype');
}
#font-face {
font-family: 'Times New Roman';
src: url(LiberationSerif-Italic.ttf) format('truetype');
font-style: italic;
}
#font-face {
font-family: 'Times New Roman';
src: url(LiberationSerif-Bold.ttf) format('truetype');
font-weight: bold;
}
#font-face {
font-family: 'Times New Roman';
src: url(LiberationSerif-BoldItalic.ttf) format('truetype');
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
}
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I currently have an app with a webview. The webview loads css that determines the specific font each devices should use.
For my iOS devices I use HelveticaNeue CondensedBold since it is included with iOS5+. Since I cannot use this for earlier iOS and Android since it is not a system font I am using Googles OpenSans-CondensedBold.
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font-family: 'OpenSans-CondensedBold', 'Helvetica', 'Arial';
If I remove the HelveticaNeue-CondensedBold from the css in the above example, the OpanSans font works on the Android perfectly.
Current CSS Below.
#font-face {
font-family: 'OpenSans-CondensedBold';
src: url('/webfonts/opensans-condbold.eot');
src: url('/webfonts/opensans-condbold.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
url('/webfonts/opensans-condbold.woff') format('woff'),
url('/webfonts/opensans-condbold.ttf') format('truetype'),
url('/webfonts/opensans-condbold.svg#OpenSans-CondensedBold') format('svg');
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
body {
font-size: 13px;
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font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
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to do this upload your font file here http://dopiaza.org/tools/datauri/index.php
then use the generated code in your CSS like this
#font-face {
font-family: "My Font";
src: url(data:application/x-font-woff;base64,[base-encoded font here]) format('woff'),
url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,[base-encoded font here]) format('svg'),
url(data:application/x-font-ttf;base64,[base-encoded font here]) format('truetype');
}
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I've been using Pictos and FontSquirrel for fancy dancy icons and typography on our web app. Today I saw that Droid phones and Android 2.3.4 (running on VirtualBox) does not display the font face at all. For the record, Google's own web fonts DO display properly.
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#font-face {
font-family: 'Pictos';
src: url('pictos-web.eot');
src: url('pictos-web.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
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font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
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