CSS Image Sprites vs. UI Fonts for Social Icons - From a Page Load Speed Perspective

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I am curious about the pros and cons of using a CSS image sprite for my social media icons vs. using a custom UI font.

Which one will offer superior performance in terms of page load speed?

It seems to me that a CSS sprite may be better- as there is only a single HTTP request & the file size can probably be kept smaller than a custom UI font for social icons.

Anyone have insight on this?

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