I believe this is intentional, and part of the CSS-Font-Display spec.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tabatkins.github.io&#x2F;specs&#x2F;css-font-display&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tabatkins.github.io&#x2F;specs&#x2F;css-font-display&#x2F;</a><p>The previous behavior (Flash of Invisible Text) was considered an anti-pattern, as it prevented text from being read on slower connections.<p>The new spec allows CSS to specify the behavior.