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Typefaces that use font variation technology for design characteristics beyond the typical implementations of weight, width, slant, etc.
An all-caps typeface with variable ribbon-like ornamentation.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, chamfered, modular, multiplexed, ornamented, polygonal, rectangular, retractable serifs, sharp, straight-sided, split terminals, unusual variation, wood type | |
| Design: | George Triantafyllakos |
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| Publisher: | George Triantafyllakos |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek |
| Released: | 2018-11-27 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | backpacker.gr |
A variable font that allows for width adjustment as well as the contraction of diacritic marks and descenders, enabling tighter linespacing.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, consistent counters, flat brush, phototype, retractable extenders, sharp, unusual variation, vertex spread | |
| Design: | Šimon Matějka |
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| Publisher: | Briefcase Type Foundry |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-11-14 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | briefcasetype.com |
A geometric sans with ballooning, circular, ink trap-like counterforms.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, all caps, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, raw geometry, straight-sided, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Ian Griffin |
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| Publisher: | Ian Griffin |
| Characters: | Latin (limited) |
| Released: | 2018-11-13 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | gumroad.com |
A monospaced typeface with unusual variable serifs that create chain-like forms, inspired by plastic Cečka toys that were popular in communist Czechoslovakia. Includes a set of double-wide capitals as stylistic alternate glyphs.
| Tags: decorative/display, slab serif, sans, some serifs, futuristic/sci-fi, monoline, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, quantized, rectangular, retractable serifs, rounded, spur serifs, stencil, straight-sided, unusual variation, vertex spread, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Ivana Palečková, Jitka Janečková |
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| Publisher: | Ivana Palečková, Jitka Janečková |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-11-08 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | plastic-typeface.com |
A horizontal-stress, stencil, variable font that’s unusual because it’s a color font, but also because its variation doesn’t alter the glyph shapes like most variable fonts. Instead, color font technology, variable font technology, and OpenType contextual alternates are combined to cycle through multiple color combos. Users can generate versions with custom color palettes using DJR’s Color Font Customizer. (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, slab serif, cartoon, color, feature variations, horizontal stress, ornamented, straight-sided, unusual variation, wood type | |
| Design: | David Jonathan Ross |
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| Publisher: | DJR, Font of the Month Club |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2018-11-01 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | djr.com |
A sans inspired by squooshed letterforms from vinyl fast food signage and 1960s phototype effects. The ‘Super Size’ axis stretches letters vertically while maintaining consistent glyph widths. Includes a set of food-related dingbats.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, cartoon, gothic, grotesque, multiplexed, phototype, pinched joints, squooshed, straight-sided, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Lewis McGuffie |
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| Publisher: | Lewis McGuffie |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic, dingbats/emoji |
| Released: | 2018-10-16 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | typeverything.com |
A single-weight Helvetica-like sans that can morph between monospace and proportional variants.
| Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, monospaced, neo-grotesque, unusual variation, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Kasper-Florio, Larissa Kasper, Rosario Florio |
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| Publisher: | Dinamo |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-10-12 |
| Licensing: | By request |
| Info/fonts: | abcdinamo.com |
A blobby all-caps typeface. Previously included a drippy Temperature axis which was removed in more recent versions.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, cartoon, horizontal stress, multiplexed, ornamented, phototype, plump/convex, psychedelic, rounded, soft corners, superellipse, teardrop terminals, unusual variation | |
| Design: | James T. Edmondson |
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| Publisher: | OH no Type Co. |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-10-10 |
| Updated: | 2018-06-22 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | ohnotype.co |
A unique typeface that can shift between a static look with straightforward posture and a more dynamic look with quirky horizontal emphasis. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.
| Tags: decorative/display, serif, some serifs, blackletter, calligraphic, flat brush, grayletter, horizontal stress, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, straight-sided, unusual variation, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Katja Schimmel |
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| Publisher: | Katja Schimmel |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-10-09 |
| Updated: | 2019-09-29 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | futurefonts.xyz |
A variable color font version of the stony Rocher typeface. This version provides independently variable color effects in a single font file (see the article about making the font for details). The download options include a tool for generating versions with customized color palettes. (If the sample is black and/or doesn’t change with the sliders, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)
| Tags: decorative/display, slab serif, some serifs, cartoon, color, inscriptional, ornamented, plump/convex, shade, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Henrique Beier |
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| Publisher: | Harbor Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-09-13 |
| Updated: | 2019-02-28 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | harbortype.com |
An unusual sans with twisted strokes. In the heavier weights, the pinched stems and contrast become particularly exaggerated. The variable font is included when licensing a full package of all static styles.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, calligraphic, flared/concave, inscriptional, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, multiplexed weight, ornamented, pinched joints, retractable serifs, sharp, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Thomas Huot-Marchand |
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| Publisher: | 205TF |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-09-12 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | 205.tf |
A rounded sans where the weight axis gradually changes different parts of different glyphs. A free trial version with limited character support is available.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, all caps, cartoon, monoline, rounded, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Jan Charvát |
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| Publisher: | RenegadeFonts |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-08-19 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | renegadefonts.com |
Morphs between designs inspired by different historical styles of the Cyrillic script.
| Tags: decorative/display, serif, slab serif, sans, some serifs, all caps, retractable serifs, spur serifs, straight-sided, unusual variation, wedge serif | |
| Design: | Plamen Motev |
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| Publisher: | Fontfabric |
| Characters: | Cyrillic, Latin |
| Released: | 2018-06-04 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | fontfabric.com |
The world’s second variable color font release, and the first to support a standard alphanumeric character set, based on lettering from a 1940s Boy Scouts guide. The promo page includes a tool built by Chris Lewis for generating versions with customized color palettes. (If the sample is black and/or doesn’t change with the sliders, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)
| Tags: decorative/display, slab serif, sans, all caps, Art Deco, color, gaspipe, gothic, inline, modular, ornamented, rectangular, retractable serifs, spurless, straight-sided, unicase, unusual variation | |
| Design: | David Jonathan Ross |
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| Publisher: | DJR, Font of the Month Club |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2018-06-01 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | djr.com |
A rounded sans covering a large range of widths. The design is adjusted not with typical weight and width variations, but by adjusting the positive and negative shapes of the letterforms.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, consistent counters, inserat, modular, monoline, phototype, rounded, spurless, straight-sided, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Wete, Oscar Cobo |
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| Publisher: | Ultratypes |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-05-07 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | ultratypes.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | DSType |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-04-21 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | dstype.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | DJR, Font of the Month Club |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2018-03-01 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | djr.com |
A variable font distributed with DJR’s Rhody type family for members of the Font of the Month Club. Originally released as 2 separate variable font counterparts to the 2 first weights in February, 2018, it was updated in July, 2018, combining the weights into a single font with a weight axis.
| Tags: decorative/display, slab serif, bent strokes, consistent counters, inserat, pinched joints, retractable extenders, straight-sided, unusual variation, vertex spread, wood type | |
| Design: | David Jonathan Ross |
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| Publisher: | DJR, Font of the Month Club |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2018-02-01 |
| Updated: | 2018-07-01 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | djr.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | Elias Hanzer |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-01-15 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, By request |
| Info/fonts: | eliashanzer.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | dooType |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-01-09 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | dootype.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | DJR, Font of the Month Club |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2018-01-01 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | djr.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | Typotheque |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic, Greek |
| Released: | 2017-12-08 |
| Updated: | 2018-11-14 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | typotheque.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | indestructible type |
| Characters: | Latin (limited) |
| Released: | 2017-10-23 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | indestructibletype.com |
Inspired by the work of 18th-century calligrapher, George Shelley, and the Gutenberg Bible. The swash axis controls variable swash weights on the caps.
| Tags: decorative/display, script, blackletter, calligraphic, ornamented, sharp, swash, unusual variation, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Frida Medrano |
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| Publisher: | Frida Medrano |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2017-10-17 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial, Free for non-commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | fridamedrano.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | TipoTipos |
| Characters: | Latin (limited) |
| Released: | 2017-10-14 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | Promphan Suksumek |
| Characters: | Latin (limited) |
| Released: | 2017-09-14 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | emotionaltype.org |
A variable test font based on Cinzel and Cinzel Decorative. The swash axis gradually replaces the uppercase with swash glyphs and the lowercase with larger capitals.
| Tags: decorative/display, serif, all caps, calligraphic, feature variations, inscriptional, ornamented, spur serifs, swash, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Natanael Gama, Adam Twardoch |
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| Publisher: | Adam Twardoch |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2017-05-04 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | Font Bureau |
| Characters: | Latin (limited) |
| Released: | 2017-02-07 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
The world’s first variable color font release, containing only one character: the pile of poo emoji ?. (If the poo appears all black and/or doesn’t move with the slider, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)
| Tags: decorative/display, animation, cartoon, color, dingbats, proof of concept, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Roel Nieskens, David Jonathan Ross |
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| Publisher: | PixelAmbacht |
| Characters: | dingbats/emoji |
| Released: | 2017-01-24 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
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 |
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| Publisher: | Font Bureau |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2016-12-16 |
| Updated: | 2021-06-03 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |