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Variable Fonts v0.2

A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts

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body text

Typefaces that might function reasonably well for setting paragraphs of running body text. Some may require more careful handling to maintain readability, or may only be relevant within a limited subset of their full stylistic range, but are still listed for reference/consideration.

Variable fonts tagged with “body text”

166 results

Bree Variable

  • Bree Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Bree Variable Oblique
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Bree Cyrillic
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Bree Cyrillic Oblique
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Bree Greek
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
  • Bree Greek Oblique
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
0 1000

A variable version of Bree, with Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek components. The variable fonts are bundled with each full set of styles for Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic, separately.

Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, spurless, woman-designed
Design:Veronika Burian, José Scaglione, Irene Vlachou
Publisher:TypeTogether
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Vietnamese
Released:2019-01-28
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:type-together.com

iA Writer

  • iA Writer Mono
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • iA Writer Mono Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • iA Writer Duo
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • iA Writer Duo Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • iA Writer Quattro
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • iA Writer Quattro Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
400 700
0 150

The iA Writer fonts, made for the iA Writer app, are a modification of ​IBM Plex, originally designed by Bold Monday with Mike Abbink at IBM. The Mono fonts match glyph widths for all characters. Duo allows an additional glyph width for letters that are otherwise cramped. Quattro uses 4 glyph widths, approaching a standard proportional typeface.

Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, code, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, neo-grotesque, pinched joints, quantized
Design:Oliver Reichenstein, Bold Monday, Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen
Publisher:Information Architects Inc.
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2018-12-21
Licensing:Bundled, Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Newbery Sans Variable

  • Newbery Sans Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Newbery Sans Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 800
100 300

​An all-purpose sans with moderate stroke contrast, initially inspired by 20th-century lettering books from German designer Eugen Nerdinger. The variable fonts are included when licensing the full series of static fonts.

Tags: body text, sans, thick-and-thin
Design:Alejandro Paul
Publisher:Sudtipos
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-12-11
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:sudtipos.com

Portada Variable

  • Portada Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Portada Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 1000
14 36

A variable version of Portada, produced by Irene Vlachou. The variable font is included when licensing the full Portada family.

Tags: body text, serif, feature variations, optical sizes, woman-designed
Design:Veronika Burian, José Scaglione
Publisher:TypeTogether
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-12-04
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:type-together.com

Labil Grotesk Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 100
0 100

A quirky sans with tilting and rotation that make it feel like it’s toppling over itself.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, geometric, neo-grotesque, overbite/underbite, rotalics, rotation, unusual variation, variable posture, wavy/wiggly
Design:Christian Jánský
Publisher:KOMETA Typefaces
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-11-29
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:kometa.xyz

Titillium Web

  • Titillium Web
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
  • Titillium Web Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
200 900

Titillium started as a collaborative open source font project at Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino. It was expanded by Mohamed Gaber to support Arabic (under the name Cairo), and adapted to a variable format by Eli Heuer. The upright font currently covers a wider range of weights than the italic.

Tags: body text, sans, monoline, superellipse
Design:Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino, Mohamed Gaber
Publisher:Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino, Kief Type Foundry, Eli Heuer
Characters:Latin, Arabic, Vietnamese
Released:2018-11-20
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Work Sans

  • Work Sans
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Work Sans Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 900

​A grotty sans with a wide range of typographic features: Adobe Latin 3 character support, small caps, stylistic alternates, upper- and lowercase numerals, etc.

Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, grotesque, monoline, swash
Design:Wei Huang
Publisher:Wei Huang
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese
Released:2018-11-15
Updated:2020-02-02
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:weiweihuanghuang.github.io

Marlik

  • أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
30 240

​A multi-script sans, influenced by both mechanical and calligraphic forms. The Arabic glyphs were designed by Borna Izadpanah with direction from Fiona Ross. The Latin glyphs come from Skolar Sans, designed by David Březina and Sláva Jevčinová.

Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, woman-designed
Design:Borna Izadpanah, David Březina, Sláva Jevčinová
Publisher:Rosetta Type Foundry
Characters:Arabic, Latin
Released:2018-10-30
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:rosettatype.com

PF Grand Gothik Variable

  • PF Grand Gothik
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • PF Grand Gothik (with OpenType stylistic sets 01 and 02 enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • PF Grand Gothik (with OpenType stylistic set 03 enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
0 1
0 100
100 900

​An extensive multi-script sans with several sets of stylistic alternate glyphs to evoke different flavors of historical European and American typefaces.

Tags: body text, sans, gothic, variable posture
Design:Panos Vassiliou
Publisher:Parachute Typefoundry
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, dingbats/emoji
Released:2018-10-04
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:grandgothik.com

Obviously Variable

  • Obviously Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Obviously Variable (with OpenType stylistic alternates enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 800
150 800
0 14

​A sans with lots of personality and a wide range of stylistic variation, 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.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, cartoon, flared/concave, grotesque, squooshed, variable posture
Design:James T. Edmondson
Publisher:OH no Type Co.
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-09-28
Updated:2019-09-23
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:ohnotype.co

Inter

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
100 900
-10 0

​A sans typeface designed for small to medium sizes in digital environments. (Formerly known as Inter UI.)

Tags: body text, sans, neo-grotesque, variable posture
Design:Rasmus Andersson
Publisher:rsms
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Vietnamese
Released:2018-09-10
Updated:2020-04-10
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:rsms.me

Output Sans Variable

  • Output Sans Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Output Sans Variable (with OpenType stylistic sets 02, 04, and 07 enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 900
-8 0

​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 Output Sans Hairlines Variable with its own unique functionality.

Tags: body text, sans, neo-grotesque, variable posture
Design:David Jonathan Ross
Publisher:DJR
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-08-15
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:djr.com

Markazi Text

  • أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 700

​A multi-script typeface for body text inspired by Tim Holloway’s original Markazi. The Arabic glyphs were designed by Bornā Izadpanāh with direction from Fiona Ross, and the Latin glyphs were designed by Florian Runge.

Tags: body text, serif, wedge serif, woman-designed
Design:Borna Izadpanah, Florian Runge, Fiona Ross
Publisher:Borna Izadpanah, Google
Characters:Arabic, Latin, Vietnamese
Released:2018-05-08
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Foreday

  • Foreday
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Foreday Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
60 180
1 10

​A typeface designed for editorial use with the ability to adjust between serif and sans designs, as well as different weights.

Tags: body text, serif, sans, retractable serifs, spur serifs, unusual variation, wedge serif
Design:Dino dos Santos, Pedro Leal
Publisher:DSType
Characters:Latin
Released:2018-04-21
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:dstype.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

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

Lora

  • Lora
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Lora Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
400 700

​A serif typeface for body text. The original design is by Olga Karpushina. The Cyrillic extension and variable font production is by Alexei Vanyashin.

Tags: body text, serif, ball terminals
Design:Olga Karpushina, Alexei Vanyashin
Publisher:Cyreal
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2018-01-18
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.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

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