What is the best way to load a font - from google fonts or from your host?

Question

Fonts

Greetings.
There is an Ubuntu font and I'm thinking how to upload it to the site. There are options:
1. Download it from Google.Fonts.
2. Download it from off. site, remove extra characters and add to your host and load from there. In this version, there is one small problem - the distance between the letters is slightly different between the processed font and the font from Google.

I like the second option more - it’s more reliable on my host, I think so, but I’m not sure. Therefore, I ask for your advice in choosing an option, if possible, with an explanation.
Will the font on its host load faster than from Google? Were there any problems with downloading a font from Google (any interruptions)? Is the same font downloaded from Google cached by the user when visiting different sites, or even if a font from Google was embedded on one site, this will not mean that it will already be in the site user's cache?

Answer 1

here discuss your question
But I know myself, cdn connection loads the site faster, as it is popular and the fonts are saved in the user's browser cache

Answer 2

When telegrams were blocked a couple of years ago, there were massive problems with the operation of sites using the Google cdn.
Yes, there is a chance that the font will be cached on the user's computer, but with local placement it is somehow calmer.
This also applies to scripts.

letter spacing slightly different

I usually convert via transfonter. there were no problems.

Answer 3

the distance between the letters is slightly different between the processed font and the font from Google

so you killed the kering. From Google is usually the most optimal, fast and reliable, if you only know exactly how you better optimize the font, then load from your server