I can't find it documented anywhere but my findings are:
How it was tested
- Tested only with Google Chrome version 61.0.3163.100 (Official version) (64 bits)
- Used Fast & Slow 3G throttling in dev tools.
What I tested
I have one stylesheet importing custom fonts and applying the fonts.
Before:
Text using the custom font was invisible until it was fully loaded and then it appeared.
After/Result:
So added => Result is that the text is visible immediately when the page is starting to render but using the fallback font, then after a while it switches to the custom font.
So it seems like at least Google Chrome supports defer on <link>
tags as well even if it's not documented anywhere publicly...