Variable Fonts

Variable Fonts v0.2

A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts

⚠️ Notice: As a showcase of variable fonts, this site requires a web browser that supports OpenType font variation technology. It looks like your browser doesn’t, so please consider upgrading to one that does (the latest versions of Chrome work well, even on older operating systems). Otherwise, the font samples below will only appear as static fonts.

Welcome to the new version 0.2 of this website. If you missed the presentation about the new features in the Typographics TypeLab, there's a very brief summary in the changelog.

377 entries

Gnomon*

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
6 18
0 3

Gnomon* is designed to be layered with its variable shade effects, imitating shadows from the sun at different times of day. The underlying design is inspired by lettering on American WWII posters.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, grotesque, Johnstonian, position, shade, unusual variation
Design:Owen Earl
Publisher:indestructible type
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2017-10-23
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:indestructibletype.com

Myriad Variable Concept

  • Myriad Variable Concept
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Myriad Variable Concept Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
300 900
70 110

A variable version of Adobe’s Myriad with a basic Latin character set. It comes bundled with Illustrator CC and Photoshop CC apps.

Tags: body text, sans, CFF, woman-designed
Design:Carol Twombly, Robert Slimbach
Publisher:Adobe
Characters:Latin
Released:2017-10-19
Updated:2018-10-15
Licensing:Bundled
Info/fonts:blog.typekit.com

Minion Variable Concept

  • Minion Variable Concept
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Minion Variable Concept Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 700
6 36

A variable version of Adobe’s Minion 3 with a basic Latin character set. It comes bundled with Illustrator CC and Photoshop CC apps.

Tags: body text, serif, CFF, optical sizes
Design:Robert Slimbach
Publisher:Adobe
Characters:Latin
Released:2017-10-19
Updated:2018-10-15
Licensing:Bundled
Info/fonts:blog.typekit.com

Acumin Variable Concept

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 900
50 115
0 12

A variable version of Adobe’s Acumin with a basic Latin character set. It comes bundled with Illustrator CC and Photoshop CC apps.

Tags: body text, sans, CFF, feature variations, gothic, neo-grotesque, straight-sided, variable posture
Design:Robert Slimbach
Publisher:Adobe
Characters:Latin
Released:2017-10-19
Updated:2018-10-15
Licensing:Bundled
Info/fonts:blog.typekit.com

Jabin

  • AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz 0123456789
40 120
1 100

​Inspired by the work of 18th-century calligrapher, George Shelley, and the Gutenberg Bible. The swash axis controls variable swash weights on the caps.

Tags: decorative/display, script, blackletter, calligraphic, ornamented, sharp, swash, unusual variation, woman-designed
Design:Frida Medrano
Publisher:Frida Medrano
Characters:Latin
Released:2017-10-17
Licensing:Paid/commercial, Free for non-commercial use
Info/fonts:fridamedrano.com

Nu Alfabet

  • abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 1
0 1

​A variable incarnation of Wim Crouwel’s New Alphabet system for parametric typesetting.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, chamfered, futuristic/sci-fi, modular, monoline, monospaced, polygonal, rectangular, spurless, squooshed, straight-sided, unicase, unusual variation
Design:Rafael de Azevedo
Publisher:TipoTipos
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2017-10-14
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Emotional Type

  • emotional
-1000 1000

A proof-of-concept experiment using font variations to communicate a continuous range of emotional expression. The font only supports an very limited character set (just enough to spell “emotional”).

Tags: decorative/display, sans, script, calligraphic, handwriting, proof of concept, monoline, neo-grotesque, polygonal, retractable serifs, rounded, sharp, unusual variation, wavy/wiggly, woman-designed
Design:Promphan Suksumek
Publisher:Promphan Suksumek
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2017-09-14
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:emotionaltype.org

Bahnschrift

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
300 700
75 100

​Microsoft’s variable rendition of the DIN font standard. The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update includes a version of Bahnschrift with a single weight axis. Upcoming releases of Windows 10 include a version with an additional width axis.

Tags: body text, sans, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, straight-sided
Design:Microsoft
Publisher:Microsoft
Characters:Latin
Released:2017-08-23
Licensing:Bundled
Info/fonts:developer.microsoft.com

Source Code Variable

  • Source Code Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Source Code Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
200 900

The variable version of Adobe’s Source Code Pro. It comes bundled with Creative Cloud apps and is also available as an open source font.

Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, CFF, code, gothic, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed weight
Design:Paul D. Hunt
Publisher:Adobe
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2017-08-18
Updated:2021-01-15
Licensing:Open source, Bundled
Info/fonts:github.com

Source Sans Variable

  • Source Sans Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Source Sans Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
200 900

The variable version of Adobe’s Source Sans Pro. It comes bundled with Creative Cloud apps and is also available as an open source font.

Tags: body text, sans, CFF, gothic
Design:Paul D. Hunt
Publisher:Adobe
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2017-08-18
Updated:2020-09-07
Licensing:Open source, Bundled
Info/fonts:github.com

Source Serif Variable

  • Source Serif Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Source Serif Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
200 900
8 60

The variable version of Adobe’s Source Serif Pro, a contemporary interpretation of Pierre-Simon Fournier’s 18th-century typefaces. It comes bundled with Creative Cloud apps and is also available as an open source font. The design is by Frank Grießhammer, with contributions from Reymund Schroeder, Emilios Theofanous, Thomas Thiemich, and Irene Vlachou.

Tags: body text, serif, ball terminals, CFF, optical sizes, teardrop terminals
Design:Frank Grießhammer
Publisher:Adobe
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2017-08-18
Updated:2021-01-25
Licensing:Open source, Bundled
Info/fonts:github.com

TT Norms

  • TT Norms
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • TT Norms Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
100 950

​A multi-script geometric sans.

Tags: body text, sans, geometric, monoline
Design:Ivan Gladkikh, TypeType, Pavel Emelyanov
Publisher:TypeType
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2017-05-30
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:myfonts.com

Vesterbro Variable

  • Vesterbro Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
  • Vesterbro Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
0 1000

​A serif typeface covering a range of weight from Light to Extrabold, with support for Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic. An extra-fat Poster weight also exists in non-variable format.

Tags: body text, serif, woman-designed
Design:Jérémie Hornus, Alisa Nowak, Ilya Naumoff
Publisher:Black[Foundry]
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Vietnamese
Released:2017-05-15
Updated:2019-10-30
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:black-foundry.com

Zinzin VF

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 1000

A variable test font based on Cinzel and Cinzel Decorative. The swash axis gradually replaces the uppercase with swash glyphs and the lowercase with larger capitals.

Tags: decorative/display, serif, all caps, calligraphic, feature variations, inscriptional, ornamented, spur serifs, swash, unusual variation
Design:Natanael Gama, Adam Twardoch
Publisher:Adam Twardoch
Characters:Latin
Released:2017-05-04
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Decovar

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000

​Decovar is an experimental typeface with many unusual axes that allow for a large range of stylistic variation.

Tags: decorative/display, serif, slab serif, sans, geometric, all caps, Art Deco, fat-face, inline, inscriptional, proof of concept, monoline, ornamented, retractable serifs, rounded, sharp, spur serifs, soft corners, stub serifs, unusual variation, wedge serif
Design:David Berlow
Publisher:Font Bureau
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2017-02-07
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Variable Poo Demo

  • 💩
100 900

The world’s first variable color font release, containing only one character: the pile of poo emoji ?. (If the poo appears all black and/or doesn’t move with the slider, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)

Tags: decorative/display, animation, cartoon, color, dingbats, proof of concept, unusual variation
Design:Roel Nieskens, David Jonathan Ross
Publisher:PixelAmbacht
Characters:dingbats/emoji
Released:2017-01-24
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Fit Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    אבגדהוזחטיכלמנסעפצקרשת ԱԲԳԴԵԶԷԸԹԺԻԼԽԾԿՀՁՂՃՄՅՆՇՈՉՊՋՌՍՎՏՐՑՒՓՔՕՖ
1 1000

​Fit was designed across a large range of widths to fill up any space it occupies while maintaining a constant amount of space within and between letters. The Hebrew extension was drawn by Oded Ezer and the Armenian extension by Gor Jihanian.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, consistent counters, futuristic/sci-fi, inserat, modular, rectangular, spurless, straight-sided
Design:David Jonathan Ross, Oded Ezer, Gor Jihanian
Publisher:DJR
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Vietnamese
Released:2017-01-11
Updated:2019-01-22
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:djr.com

Amstelvar

  • Amstelvar
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
  • Amstelvar Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
100 900
50 125
8 144
-300 500
324 640
18 263
15 132
420 570
500 1000
500 983
-500 -138
425 1000

​Amstelvar is an exercise in variable weight, contrast, and proportions. Positive and negative forms can be manipulated as separate axes, as well as a large array of other variables. It is an experimental work in progress so can produce unusual results.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, slab serif, consistent counters, fat-face, proof of concept, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, optical sizes, retractable extenders, retractable serifs, sharp, unusual variation, variable lowercase height, wedge serif
Design:David Berlow
Publisher:Font Bureau
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Vietnamese
Released:2016-12-16
Updated:2021-06-03
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Buffalo Gals

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 
-1 1
-1 1
-1 1
-1 1
0 1
0 1

Buffalo Gals comes from the first generation of GX variable fonts in the early 1990s, more recently revived with OpenType font variations.

Tags: decorative/display, slab serif, animation, horizontal stress, ornamented, wood type
Design:Tom Rickner
Publisher:Rickner Type
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2016-12-05
Licensing:Free for non-commercial use
Info/fonts:github.com

Voto Serif GX

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
50 130
28 194
12 72

A variable font based on Noto Serif & Noto Serif Display.

Tags: body text, serif, optical sizes
Design:Monotype, Adam Twardoch
Publisher:Adam Twardoch
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2016-11-25
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Zeitung

  • Zeitung VF
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Zeitung VF Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 900
8 20

An OpenType variable font counterpart to Underware’s Zeitung Flex. (It is currently the typeface used for the interface of this website.)

Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, optical sizes
Design:Underware
Publisher:Underware
Characters:Latin
Released:2016-11-17
Updated:2019-02-14
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:underware.nl

Adobe Variable Font Prototype

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
200 900
0 100

Adobe Variable Font Prototype is derived from Source Serif Pro for testing environments that aim to support variable fonts. Released before Source Serif Variable, it includes a contrast axis not represented in other common public versions of Source Serif – most visible with heavier weights.

Tags: body text, serif, ball terminals, CFF, feature variations, teardrop terminals
Design:Frank Grießhammer
Publisher:Adobe
Characters:Latin
Released:2016-11-13
Updated:2020-04-17
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Libre Franklin

  • Libre Franklin
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Libre Franklin Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
40 200

An variable interpretation and expansion of Morris Fuller Benton’s Franklin Gothic.

Tags: body text, sans, gothic, soft corners, woman-designed
Design:Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Nhung Nguyen
Publisher:Impallari Type
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese
Released:2016-11-10
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com