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title: Import a Google Font
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## Import a Google Font
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The below example shows one of the ways in which you can import and use a Google Font.
The example uses a link to the font's API, in the ```<head>` `` of the HTML document rather than in the CSS.
To browse through other fonts offered by Google, please check [Google Fonts ](https://fonts.google.com "Google Fonts" )
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To look at what is going on behind a font, you can open the URL for the font.
We have used the _Lobster_ font, [click here ](https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster ) to have a look at what's going on under-the-hood for the _Lobster_ font
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### Solution
```html
< link href = "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster" rel = "stylesheet" type = "text/css" >
< style >
.red-text {
color: red;
}
h2 {
font-family: Lobster;
}
p {
font-size: 16px;
font-family: monospace;
}
< / style >
< h2 class = "red-text" > CatPhotoApp< / h2 >
< main >
< p class = "red-text" > Click here to view more < a href = "#" > cat photos< / a > .< / p >
< a href = "#" > < img src = "https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat" alt = "A cute orange cat lying on its back." > < / a >
< div >
< p > Things cats love:< / p >
< ul >
< li > cat nip< / li >
< li > laser pointers< / li >
< li > lasagna< / li >
< / ul >
< p > Top 3 things cats hate:< / p >
< ol >
< li > flea treatment< / li >
< li > thunder< / li >
< li > other cats< / li >
< / ol >
< / div >
< form action = "/submit-cat-photo" >
< label > < input type = "radio" name = "indoor-outdoor" checked > Indoor< / label >
< label > < input type = "radio" name = "indoor-outdoor" > Outdoor< / label > < br >
< label > < input type = "checkbox" name = "personality" checked > Loving< / label >
< label > < input type = "checkbox" name = "personality" > Lazy< / label >
< label > < input type = "checkbox" name = "personality" > Energetic< / label > < br >
< input type = "text" placeholder = "cat photo URL" required >
< button type = "submit" > Submit< / button >
< / form >
< / main >
```
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#### More Information
* [Developers Google - Getting Started with the Google Fonts API ](https://developers.google.com/fonts/docs/getting_started )
* [Google Fonts ](https://fonts.google.com/ )\
* [How to use Google Fonts ](https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_google_fonts.asp )
* [Another way of importing font: using @font-face ](https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/using-font-face/ )
* [Don't just copy the fonts out of Google Fonts URLs ](https://css-tricks.com/dont-just-copy-the-font-face-out-of-google-fonts-urls/ )
