Variable Fonts (beta)

A sans inspired by squooshed letterforms from vinyl fast food signage and 1960s phototype effects. The ‘Super Size’ axis stretches letters vertically while maintaining consistent glyph widths. Includes a set of food-related dingbats.

​A blobby all-caps typeface, offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress. Updated October 10, 2018, to include a drippy Temperature axis.

A unique typeface that can shift between a static look with straightforward posture and a more dynamic look with quirky horizontal emphasis. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

​A heavy sans with lots of personality, inspired by low-brow vinyl signage, squooshed type, and other garish graphics. Includes a set of stylistic alternates with more humanistic construction. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

​A monolinear sans where closed forms are round and open forms are angular.

​A contemporary fat-face with variations for use in a wide range of sizes. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

​A variable color font version of the stony Rocher typeface. This version provides independently variable color effects in a single font file (see the article about making the font for details). The download options include a tool for generating versions with customized color palettes. (If the sample is black and/or doesn’t change with the sliders, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)

​An unusual sans with twisted strokes. In the heavier weights, the pinched stems and contrast become particularly exaggerated. The variable font is included when licensing a full package of all static styles.

​A sans typeface designed for small to medium sizes in digital user interfaces.

​A modular Art Deco-ish sans constructed mostly with straight lines and quarter-circle corners.

​A revival of American Type Founders’ 1895 typeface, Bradley. The original, based on lettering by Will H. Bradley, is usually credited to Hermann Ihlenburg. This digital version’s optical size axis covers the full range of original sizes, as far down as 6 points – rare for digital blackletter typefaces – plus a handful of stylistic alternate glyphs.

​A geometric sans with some quirky design details. Offered with discounted pricing before the final version is released.

​An squarish sans with stylistic nods to mid-20th-century industrial typefaces, like Eurostile.

​A quirky contemporary sans.

​A gas-pipe sans inspired by industrial lettering on old Swedish machinery.

​A rounded sans where the weight axis gradually changes different parts of different glyphs. A free trial version with limited character support is available.

​Output is a companion to the Input font series but focuses less on code / programming and more on versatility, readability, and interaction. Stylistic sets of alternate glyphs allow for several different flavors: humanist, tech-y, or grotesque. It is currently offered in a pre-release beta version. The lightest weights are also available as a Output Sans Hairlines Variable with its own unique functionality.

An all-caps titling typeface inspired by the map lettering of MacDonald “Max” Gill (brother of Eric Gill).

​A rigidly geometric sans where all the basic letters (except ‘j’) are the same height.

​A plump, friendly sans.

​A geometric sans designed for display usage.

​A geometric sans with variations in weight and stroke contrast.

​A tribute to Paul Renner’s Futura typeface. The variable sources are available on GitHub, and can be used to generate variable fonts. Otherwise, complete/usable variable font binaries are “available for a minimum of $10”.

Morphs between designs inspired by different historical styles of the Cyrillic script.

The world’s second variable color font release, and the first to support a standard alphanumeric character set, based on lettering from a 1940s Boy Scouts guide. The promo page includes a tool built by Chris Lewis for generating versions with customized color palettes. (If the sample is black and/or doesn’t change with the sliders, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)