sans – Variable Fonts

Variable Fonts v0.2

A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts

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Variable fonts tagged with “sans”

279 results

Angus Variable

  • Angus Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Angus Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 1000

​A rounded sans that maintains consistent widths regardless of changes in weight.

Tags: sans, some serifs, geometric, monoline, multiplexed, rounded, straight-sided
Design:Elliott Amblard
Publisher:Black[Foundry]
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-04-04
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:black-foundry.com

Sudo Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
72 700
0 1
-192 -64

​The variable version of Sudo, a monospaced typeface for coders.

Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, cartoon, code, feature variations, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, multiplexed weight, retractable extenders, variable posture
Design:Jens Kutílek
Publisher:Jens Kutílek
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese, dingbats/emoji
Released:2018-03-28
Updated:2021-06-24
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:kutilek.de

Protipo Variable

  • Protipo Variable Compact
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Protipo Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Protipo Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
-300 1000
0 650

​A typeface designed for use in informational design. Production of the variable fonts was handled by Irene Vlachou.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, feature variations, inserat, neo-grotesque, optical sizes
Design:José Scaglione, Veronika Burian
Publisher:TypeTogether
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-03-05
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:type-together.com

Output Sans Hairlines Variable

  • Output Sans Hairlines Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Output Sans Hairlines Variable (with OpenType stylistic sets 02, 04, and 07 enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
34 166

​A variable font for the thinnest weights of DJR’s Output type family, made available to members of the Font of the Month Club. With the optical size axis, it’s possible to maintain a consistent stroke weight across multiple sizes.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, monoline, neo-grotesque, optical sizes, unusual variation
Design:David Jonathan Ross
Publisher:DJR, Font of the Month Club
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese
Released:2018-03-01
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:djr.com

Drive Variable

  • Drive Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Drive Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Drive Mono Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Drive Mono Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Drive Prop Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Drive Prop Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 1000

The Drive series includes 3 related families, each with corresponding italics: Drive, a straightforward humanist sans for small sizes; Drive Mono, the monospaced counterpart; and Drive Prop, which preserves a monospaced aesthetic but allows for some deviation to improve readability.

Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, code, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed weight
Design:Elliott Amblard, Jérémie Hornus
Publisher:Black[Foundry]
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-02-20
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:black-foundry.com

Clother Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ אבגדהוזחטיכלמנסעפצקרשת
0 1000

​A geometric sans covering 4 writing systems – Arabic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, and Latin – in weights from Light to Black.

Tags: body text, sans, geometric, woman-designed
Design:Jérémie Hornus, Julie Soudanne, Ilya Naumoff
Publisher:Black[Foundry]
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew
Released:2018-01-30
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:black-foundry.com

Phase

  • Phase-A
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Phase-B
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Phase-C
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Phase-D
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Phase-E
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Phase-F
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Phase-G
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 100
0 100
0 100

A modular type system comprised of several variable fonts with a mix of unusual variations. The demo website, developed by Florian Zia, allows users to control the variations via sliders or an audio sensor, and also download static instances of the fonts for personal use. Those interested in commercial use or acquiring variable versions of the fonts can email the designer, Elias Hanzer, for more info.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, flared/concave, modular, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, neo-grotesque, ornamented, pinched joints, raw geometry, retractable serifs, sharp, split terminals, unusual variation, wavy/wiggly
Design:Elias Hanzer
Publisher:Elias Hanzer
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-01-15
Licensing:Free for non-commercial use, By request
Info/fonts:eliashanzer.com

dT Jakob Variable

  • dT Jakob Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
  • dT Jakob Variable (with OpenType standard ligatures enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
  • dT Jakob Variable (with OpenType discretionary ligatures enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
  • dT Jakob Variable (with OpenType contextual alternates enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
10 40

dT Jakob Variable includes 4 separate stylistic groups, intended to be layered for special inline and shade effects. The styles are all contained in a single font file, accessible by activating various OpenType features.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, all caps, Art Deco, chromatic, inline, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, ornamented, unusual variation
Design:Eduilson Coan, Gustavo Soares
Publisher:dooType
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-01-09
Licensing:Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use
Info/fonts:dootype.com

Extraordinaire

  • Extraordinaire Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Extraordinaire Variable Shade
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 700
30 60

Multiple fonts intended to be layered for special shade effects.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, all caps, Art Deco, chromatic, monoline, rounded, shade, unusual variation
Design:David Jonathan Ross
Publisher:DJR, Font of the Month Club
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese
Released:2018-01-01
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:djr.com

Wind VF

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
0 360

​Wind offers an unusual axis to vary its sweeping design elements smoothly around a full 360° circle of rotation. It can also be layered for special color/overlay effects. The typeface was adapted from Hansje van Halem’s alphabet design to a variable font form by Peter Biľak and Thom Janssen.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, all caps, animation, modular, multiplexed, ornamented, pixel, rotation, sharp, unusual variation, woman-designed
Design:Hansje van Halem
Publisher:Typotheque
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Greek
Released:2017-12-08
Updated:2018-11-14
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:typotheque.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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