Latin (limited) – 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.

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Latin (limited)

Variable fonts with character support for Latin (limited)

31 results

HEX Franklin Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 800
65 100

A 21st-century tribute to the classic Franklin Gothic type family and its lighter-weight siblings, News Gothic and Lightline Gothic. The design draws specifically from ATF’s original fonts for letterpress printing, and not the later adaptations from other companies. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Full disclosure: This typeface was designed by the editor of this website.

Tags: body text, sans, gothic, multiplexed, multiplexed weight
Design:Nick Sherman
Publisher:HEX Projects
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2022-04-12
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:hex.xyz

Gimme Mechatron

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 500

A variable color font that evokes classic Transformers mecha toys. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, cartoon, color, futuristic/sci-fi, monospaced, ornamented, straight-sided, unusual variation
Design:Arthur Reinders Folmer
Publisher:Typearture
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2020-10-15
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

VARIANZ

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 100
0 100

​A type system that can morph between a wide range of stylistic variations, including low-contrast sans, chunky slab serif, high-contrast modern, calligraphic sans, and everything in between.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, slab serif, sans, calligraphic, M-formula, overbite/underbite, retractable serifs, sharp, stub serifs, unusual variation
Design:Viktor Zumegen
Publisher:Viktor Zumegen
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2020-08-10
Updated:2021-02-10
Licensing:By request
Info/fonts:viktorzumegen.de

Gimme Constructo Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 700

A variable color font inspired by modular toy construction sets. (If the sample here is black and/or doesn’t change with the sliders, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)

Tags: decorative/display, some serifs, cartoon, color, modular, monoline, ornamented, raw geometry, rectangular, shade, soft corners, straight-sided, unusual variation
Design:Arthur Reinders Folmer
Publisher:Typearture
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2020-04-06
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

Studio Feixen Sans Variable

  • Studio Feixen Sans Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Studio Feixen Sans Edgy Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 400
-100 100

​A geometric sans with adjustable weirdness.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, bent strokes, irregular widths, monoline, raw geometry, rectangular, unusual variation, vertex spread
Design:Studio Feixen
Publisher:Studio Feixen
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2019-10-31
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:fonts.studiofeixen.ch

FS Kitty VF

  • FS Kitty VF
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
  • FS Kitty Outline VF
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
1 1000
1 1000

​A bubbly display face with separate fonts that can be layered for multi-color / outline effects.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, cartoon, chromatic, modular, multi-line, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, outline, ornamented, phototype, plump/convex, rounded, shade, unusual variation
Design:Phil Garnham, Jason Smith
Publisher:Fontsmith Ltd.
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2019-10-29
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:fontsmith.com

Bruphy

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 700
100 200

A script-y typeface modeled after hand-painted brush lettering. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, script, brush, calligraphic, cartoon, pinched joints, sharp, swash, upright script
Design:Kyle Wayne Benson
Publisher:Very Cool Studio
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2019-06-11
Updated:2019-08-01
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

Seraphs

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
100 200
0 6

An unusual type system that can morph between six different serif styles, including sans-serif. See the demo page for more samples. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, slab serif, sans, calligraphic, directional serifs, flared/concave, inscriptional, ornamented, retractable serifs, sharp, split terminals, unusual variation, wedge serif
Design:Bernd Volmer
Publisher:Bernd Volmer
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2019-05-15
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

rotor

  • rotor
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • rotor overlay
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 180

A monospaced typeface with an unusual axis for rotating glyphs on the X axis, as if in three-dimensional space. The two fonts can be layered with different colors to simulate 3D forms.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, some serifs, animation, chromatic, monospaced, multiplexed, rotation, shade, unusual variation
Design:Jan Sindler
Publisher:Jan Sindler
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2019-04-02
Updated:2019-09-18
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

CoFo Peshka Variable

  • АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
0 1000
0 1000

An industrial sans inspired by Russian lettering from the 1920s. Designed by Maria Doreuli with the help of Anna Khorash. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, futuristic/sci-fi, gaspipe, gothic, inserat, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, rectangular, straight-sided, woman-designed
Design:Maria Doreuli
Publisher:Contrast Foundry
Characters:Cyrillic, Latin (limited)
Released:2019-03-18
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

WHOA

  • WHOA Spine
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
  • WHOA Top
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
-1000 1000
-1000 1000
-45 45
-1000 1000

The variation of this typeface expands the outlined forms “into a three dimensional hyperspace”. It also includes a filled top style for layering. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress. (Note: Some browsers may show strange artifacts due to rendering bugs.)

Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, animation, chromatic, multi-line, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, ornamented, position, psychedelic, rotalics, rotation, shade, unusual variation
Design:Vectro
Publisher:Vectro
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2019-03-05
Updated:2019-04-10
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

CSTM Xprmntl 03

  • abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0213456789
    абвгдеёжзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
0 950

An experimental typeface that embraces the strange results of interpolating between blackletter and early Cyrillic ustav forms. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Tags: decorative/display, serif, sans, blackletter, calligraphic, proof of concept, pinched joints, polygonal, retractable serifs, sharp, unusual variation, ustav, wavy/wiggly
Design:CSTM Fonts
Publisher:CSTM Fonts
Characters:Cyrillic, Latin (limited)
Released:2019-02-21
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

Kern Cycle

  • Kern Cycle (no font variation by default)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Kern Cycle (with OpenType stylistic set 01 enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 100

​A quirky Helvetica-like sans, with an alternate set of circled characters that move around with the ‘Cycle’ axis.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, bent strokes, neo-grotesque, overbite/underbite, spurless, unusual variation
Design:Adrien Midzic
Publisher:Pizza Typefaces
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2018-12-05
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:typefaces.pizza

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

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

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

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