Can't load custom font in Create React App project

Question

I have a create-react-app project, using absolute imports and css modules (scss). I am trying to define a custom font-face but the import is not being resolved.

Tried everything suggested in the documentation.

my folder structure

jsconfig.json
public
src
L assets
 L fonts
  L impact.ttf
L index.js
L index.scss

in my index.scss

@font-face {
  font-family: 'impact';
  src: url(./assets/fonts/impact.ttf) format('ttf');
}

my jsconfig.json (for absolute importing)

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "baseUrl": "src"
  },
  "include": ["src"]
}

my index.js imports import './index.scss' at the top of the file. when i try to compile this code, my component throws an error saying the font file cannot be resolved...

Module not found: Can't resolve './assets/fonts/brush.ttf' in '/Users/xxx/project/src/containers/mycomponent'

Also using node-sass so the scss files work. Cant figure this one out...

Pedro Baptista Afonso · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-18 12:34:04Z

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In create-react-app the default folder for assets (Images, Fonts, and Files...) is the public folder.

So instead of creating a ./src/assets folder, just move your 'fonts' folder inside the '/public' (./public/fonts)

For more info, check: https://create-react-app.dev/docs/adding-images-fonts-and-files/

answered Nov 18, 2019 at 12:34

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AO19 Over a year ago

It looks like they are recommending the opposite now: create-react-app.dev/docs/using-the-public-folder

Abraham · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-13 23:43:22Z

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I had the same issue,

For scss in react, put the font files in the same folder as your component and point to them with relative path. Or you can put them anywhere in the src folder and refer to them.

eg

src: url(./fonts/impact.ttf)

Then webpack will collect those files and automatically pack them to later make them available at /static/fonts/impact.ttf on your server, just like your public files.

answered Aug 13, 2021 at 23:43

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