I second this request - my use case is with "handwritten" drawings - I want to specify the xkcd Script font that I've put on my web site. Basically, I'd like to have a way to include information inside the SVG <defs></defs> element, e.g.:
<defs> <style type="text/css"> @font-face { font-family: 'xkcd Script'; src: url('https://cdn.rawgit.com/dummy-index/xkcd-font/master/xkcd-script/font/xkcd-script.ttf') format('truetype'), url('https://cdn.rawgit.com/dummy-index/xkcd-font/master/xkcd-script/font/xkcd-script.woff') format('woff'); } </style></defs>
Hoping @plantuml can consider this
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