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Why is it render blocking?

Font Awesome · support · 2026-02-07T17:20:00+00:00

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It seems Font Awesome request is queued in a way that it is render blocking. Can you change this, considering that in 99.9% of use cases, the rest of the page should be able to display before Font Awesome is loaded and displayed without degrading user experience… The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] I tried viewing the web page you linked. It didn’t load. Can you show screenshot evidence of render blocking behavior? As I mentioned on your support topic over here , the default way this plugin works is to load a Kit via the <script> embed code. The plugin adds the defer attribute to that <script> . So I would not expect any render blocking. Furthermore, that script loads assets asynchronously. Google is seeing lots of back and forth with the FontAwesome CDN: https://i.postimg.cc/QMnnZdyN/Page-Speed-Insights-02-14-2026-01-41-PM.png

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Opportunity

agency visual QA and update safety

Icon visual QA and update safety for preventing client-site regressions before updates or edits go live

Buyer: site builders and agencies

Wedge: detect icon layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues

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Analysis

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Summary: Why is it render blocking?: users show performance, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence quote: Can you change this, considering that in 99.9% of use cases, the rest of the page should be able to display before Font Awesome is loaded and displayed without degrading user experience… The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] It seems Font Awesome request is queued in a way that it is render blocking.

Affected feature: performance

performance support reliable support

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Font Awesome

400.0K active installs · 6.2M downloads · rating 72.0

fontawesome icon iconfont svg icon webfont

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mlwilkerson 2026-02-09T22:21:00+00:00

I tried viewing the web page you linked. It didn’t load. Can you show screenshot evidence of render blocking behavior? As I mentioned on your support topic over here , the default way this plugin works is to load a Kit via the <script> embed code. The plugin adds the defer attribute to that <script> . So I would not expect any render blocking. Furthermore, that script loads assets asynchronously.

SK 2026-02-14T13:44:00+00:00

Google is seeing lots of back and forth with the FontAwesome CDN: https://i.postimg.cc/QMnnZdyN/Page-Speed-Insights-02-14-2026-01-41-PM.png