diff --git a/docs/production.md b/docs/production.md
index 8588b71..9a2daa0 100644
--- a/docs/production.md
+++ b/docs/production.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ git clone https://codeberg.org/u1f320/pronouns.cc.git pronouns
 cd pronouns
 make all
 
+# if required fonts have not been downloaded yet
+./download-fonts.sh
 # if running for the first time
 ./pronouns database migrate
 ```
diff --git a/download-fonts.sh b/download-fonts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..58d81e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/download-fonts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+curl "https://free.bboxtype.com/embedfonts/fonts.php?family=FiraGO&weight=400" -o frontend/static/fonts/FiraGO-400.woff "https://free.bboxtype.com/embedfonts/fonts.php?family=FiraGO&weight=400i" -o frontend/static/fonts/FiraGO-400i.woff "https://free.bboxtype.com/embedfonts/fonts.php?family=FiraGO&weight=700" -o frontend/static/fonts/FiraGO-700.woff "https://free.bboxtype.com/embedfonts/fonts.php?family=FiraGO&weight=700i" -o frontend/static/fonts/FiraGO-700i.woff
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/main.css b/frontend/src/routes/main.css
index 701f0a4..c1a4c91 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/main.css
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/main.css
@@ -1,4 +1,36 @@
-@import url("https://free.bboxtype.com/embedfonts/?family=FiraGO:400,400i,700,700i");
+@font-face {
+  font-family: "FiraGO";
+  font-display: swap;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  src: url("/fonts/FiraGO-400.woff") format("woff");
+}
+
+@font-face {
+  font-family: "FiraGO";
+  font-display: swap;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  src: url("/fonts/FiraGO-400i.woff") format("woff");
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+@font-face {
+  font-family: "FiraGO";
+  font-display: swap;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  src: url("/fonts/FiraGO-700.woff") format("woff");
+}
+
+@font-face {
+  font-family: "FiraGO";
+  font-display: swap;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  src: url("/fonts/FiraGO-700i.woff") format("woff");
+  font-style: italic;
+}
 
 body {
   font-family: "FiraGO", sans-serif;
diff --git a/frontend/static/fonts/.gitignore b/frontend/static/fonts/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d186c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/fonts/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.woff