Thomas Huot-Marchand – Variable Fonts

Variable Fonts v0.2

A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts

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Thomas Huot-Marchand

Info: thomashuotmarchand.com

Variable fonts published by Thomas Huot-Marchand

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

Dunbar Tall n

  • Dunbar Tall n
    n
  • Dunbar Tall n error
    n
50 260

​This single-glyph experiment was the first font ever offered for retail licensing with the OpenType font variations technology. Priced at $1, it contains a single “n” from the Dunbar type family, and is available in an “error” version with interpolation errors.

Tags: sans, proof of concept, unusual variation
Design:CJ Dunn
Publisher:CJ Type
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2016-09-19
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:cjtype.com

Zycon

  • ☀🕛🚴🦎🦉🏵🔒⌚🖐🐕🐢🐈✯🌝⬤➟💡
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
-1 1
-1 1

Zycon demonstrates the flexibility of variable fonts to manipulate forms beyond the typical axes of typographic variation. It comes from the first generation of GX variable fonts in the early 1990s, and was more recently revived to test support for OpenType font variations technology.

Tags: decorative/display, animation, cartoon, dingbats, proof of concept, rotation, unusual variation
Design:David Berlow
Publisher:Font Bureau
Characters:dingbats/emoji
Released:2016-09-08
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Action Condensed

  • Action Condensed
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Action Condensed Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
300 700
1 3

​A condensed sans with grade variations to subtly change the weight while maintaining consistent widths. Action Text is the counterpart for small sizes.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, gothic, inserat, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, straight-sided
Design:Erik van Blokland
Publisher:Commercial Type
Characters:Latin
Released:2016-01-12
Licensing:By request
Info/fonts:commercialtype.com

SF Pro

  • SF Pro
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • SF Pro Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • A selection of SF Pro’s dingbats
    ⇪⌀⌃⌅⌘⌥⌦⌧⌫⎇⎋⎓⏎⏏⏻⏼⏽⏾ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺⒻⒼⒽⒾⒿⓀⓁⓂⓃⓄⓅⓆⓇⓈⓉⓊⓋⓌⓍⓎⓏ
    ★☆☑☒☾♠♡♢♣♤♥♦♧⚠⚬✈✓✗❛❜❝❞⭘
    🄰🄱🄲🄳🄴🄵🄶🄷🄸🄹🄺🄻🄼🄽🄾🄿🅀🅁🅂🅃🅄🅅🅆🅇🅈🅉🅐🅑🅒🅓🅔🅕🅖🅗🅘🅙🅚🅛🅜🅝🅞🅟🅠🅡🅢🅣🅤🅥🅦🅧🅨🅩🅰🅱🅲🅳🅴🅵🅶🅷🅸🅹🅺🅻🅼🅽🅾🅿🆀🆁🆂🆃🆄🆅🆆🆇🆈🆉
30 150
1 1000
17 96
400 1000

SF Pro is the core of Apple’s San Francisco type series. It is the system font for macOS, iOS, iPad OS, and tvOS.

Tags: body text, sans, dingbats, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, neo-grotesque, optical sizes
Design:Apple
Publisher:Apple
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese, dingbats/emoji
Released:2015-06-12
Updated:2022-03-31
Licensing:Bundled
Info/fonts:developer.apple.com

Skia

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0.48 3.2
0.62 1.3

​Skia is, in many ways, the grandparent of modern OpenType variable fonts. Matthew Carter’s Latin successor to his lesser-known Cadmus Greek, Skia was the first of the GX fonts that allowed font variation functionality. Developed for Apple, it has been bundled with their operating systems since System 7.5 in 1994. In more recent OS’s, only the named instances of Skia’s stylistic variations are exposed in the system’s font interface, without variable controls. However, the font still contains data for fluid variation, including stylistic extremes of weight and width beyond those offered as named instances.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, calligraphic, feature variations, flared/concave, inscriptional, spurless
Design:Matthew Carter
Publisher:Apple
Characters:Latin
Released:1994-09-12
Licensing:Bundled
Info/fonts:wikipedia.org