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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

29LT Baseet Variable & 29LT Zawi Variable

  • 29LT Baseet Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
  • 29LT Baseet Slanted Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
  • 29LT Zawi Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
  • 29LT Zawi Slanted Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ
100 900

​A simplified type series with monospaced Latin. Originally released with just the rounded Baseet styles. The sharpened Zawi styles were released March 29, 2020.

Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, gothic, monoline, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, soft corners, straight-sided
Design:Pascal Zoghbi, Ben Wittner, Swiss Typefaces
Publisher:29LT
Characters:Latin, Arabic
Released:2020-01-22
Updated:2020-03-29
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:29lt.com

TT Interphases Variable

  • TT Interphases Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • TT Interphases Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
100 900

A sans-serif typeface. ​There’s a long article explaining the design process.

Tags: body text, sans, monoline, neo-grotesque, woman-designed
Design:TypeType, Nadezhda Polomoshnova, Pavel Emelyanov, Marina Khodak, Kseniya Karataeva
Publisher:TypeTrends
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic
Released:2020-01-21
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:myfonts.com

Commissioner

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
100 900
-12 0
0 100
0 100

​A humanist sans with variable flaring. The Volume axis also offers more subtle adjustments to the angularity of the flaring.

Tags: body text, sans, flared/concave, inscriptional, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, retractable serifs, unusual variation, variable posture
Design:Kostas Bartsokas
Publisher:Kostas Bartsokas
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Vietnamese
Released:2020-01-15
Updated:2020-07-21
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

GT Alpina

  • GT Alpina
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • GT Alpina Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • GT Alpina Typewriter
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • GT Alpina Typewriter Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • A selection of GT Alpina’s dingbats/emoji
    ☕☜☝☞☟✊✋✌👆👇👈👉👊👋👍🖐🖕🙌🤙🤚🤞🌚🌝🌞
    🌀🌐🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘✆❔❕⚐⚑📤📥🔝➢➣➳➿⬠⬡⬦⬨⬪⬫⬭⬯⭒⭔
    ①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⓪⓿❶❷❸❹❺❻❼❽❾
    ←↑→↓↔↕↖↗↘↙↤↥↦↧↩↪↫↬↯↰↱↲↳↴↶↷🔄↺↻⇄⇅⇆⇇⇈⇉⇊⇐⇑⇒⇓⇔⇕⇖⇗⇘⇙⇵
200 700
0 1000
0 1000

​A serif type series with quirky details. Each font includes a set of variable dingbats/emoji.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, ball terminals, dingbats, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, optical sizes, overbite/underbite, soft corners
Design:Reto Moser
Publisher:Grilli Type
Characters:Latin, dingbats/emoji
Released:2020-01-15
Updated:2020-12-02
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:gt-alpina.com

Gimlet Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
8 48
300 900
64 100
0 1

​A distinctive serif typeface inspired by Georg Trump’s Schadow. A beta version of the variable font was quietly included in the Font of the Month Club files for Gimlet X-ray.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, slab serif, feature variations, optical sizes, variable posture
Design:David Jonathan Ross
Publisher:DJR, Font of the Month Club
Characters:Latin
Released:2020-01-01
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:djr.com

Manrope

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
200 900

​A multi-script sans.

Tags: body text, sans, monoline, neo-grotesque
Design:Mikhail Sharanda
Publisher:gent media
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic
Released:2019-12-16
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:manropefont.com

Sole Serif

  • Sole Serif Titling
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Sole Serif Titling Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Sole Serif Small
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Sole Serif Small Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
200 900
0 1000

​A serif typeface originally made for newspaper use, inspired by the work of Francesco Griffo. It’s a companion to Sole Sans.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, calligraphic, fat-face, oldstyle, optical sizes, pinched joints
Design:Luciano Perondi
Publisher:Cast Type Foundry
Characters:Latin
Released:2019-11-26
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:c-a-s-t.com

Factor A Variable

  • Factor A Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Factor A Variable (uppercase, with OpenType stylistic set 01 enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
0 1000

​A geometric sans with loopy alternate uppercase glyphs.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, geometric, monoline, wavy/wiggly
Design:Ilya Naumoff
Publisher:type.today
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic
Released:2019-11-26
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:type.today

TT Commons Variable

  • TT Commons Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • TT Commons Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
100 900

​A geometric sans.

Tags: body text, sans, geometric, monoline, neo-grotesque, woman-designed
Design:TypeType, Ivan Gladkikh, Pavel Emelyanov, Marina Khodak
Publisher:TypeType
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2019-11-20
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:myfonts.com

Montserrat

  • Montserrat
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Montserrat Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
100 900

​A geometric sans.

Tags: body text, sans, geometric, monoline, woman-designed
Design:Julieta Ulanovsky
Publisher:Valery Marier
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Vietnamese
Released:2019-11-08
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

FS Kim VF

  • FS Kim VF
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • FS Kim VF Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
10 100
400 900

​A stylish wedge-serif typeface.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, inscriptional, optical sizes, phototype, sharp, wedge serif, woman-designed
Design:Krista Radoeva
Publisher:Fontsmith Ltd.
Characters:Latin
Released:2019-10-29
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:fontsmith.com

FS Industrie VF

  • FS Industrie VF
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • FS Industrie VF Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
1 1000
100 900

​A functional sans that takes stylistic cues from the DIN typefaces.

Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, gothic, inserat, monoline, straight-sided, superellipse
Design:Phil Garnham, Fernando Mello
Publisher:Fontsmith Ltd.
Characters:Latin
Released:2019-10-29
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:fontsmith.com

Adelphi PE Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
100 900
6 18
-9.5 0

​A geometric sans with a dash of soft humanist influences. The italic is multiplexed with the upright, so changes to the slant axis don’t change line lengths.

Tags: body text, sans, geometric, feature variations, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, optical sizes, variable posture
Design:Nick Job
Publisher:Rosetta Type Foundry
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic
Released:2019-10-29
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:rosettatype.com

Konsole Variable

  • Konsole Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Konsole Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 800
30 90

A multi-purpose sans with angular details, inspired by audio equipment. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, gothic, sharp, woman-designed
Design:Elena Schneider
Publisher:Elena Schneider
Characters:Latin
Released:2019-09-25
Updated:2021-05-17
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:futurefonts.xyz

Valnera VF

  • Valnera VF
    No sample available
  • Valnera VF Italic
    No sample available
  • Valnera VF Monster
    No sample available
1 1000
1 1000
1 1000

An angular serif typeface with variable options to for pseudo-randomized irregularity.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, slab serif, M-formula, pinched joints, rotation, sharp, unusual variation, wedge serif
Design:Riccardo De Franceschi
Publisher:Cast Type Foundry
Characters:Latin
Released:2019-09-05
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:c-a-s-t.com

Grtsk Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
-15 15
100 1000
100 700

A grotesk typeface with a wide range of stylistic variation, including reverse italics.

Tags: body text, sans, backslant, gothic, grotesque, neo-grotesque, variable posture
Design:Ilya Naumoff, Benjamin Blaess
Publisher:Black[Foundry]
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic
Released:2019-08-19
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:black-foundry.com