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Variable Fonts v0.2

A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts

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Variable fonts tagged with “gothic”

61 results

HEX Franklin Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 800
65 100

A 21st-century tribute to the classic Franklin Gothic type family and its lighter-weight siblings, News Gothic and Lightline Gothic. The design draws specifically from ATF’s original fonts for letterpress printing, and not the later adaptations from other companies. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Full disclosure: This typeface was designed by the editor of this website.

Tags: body text, sans, gothic, multiplexed, multiplexed weight
Design:Nick Sherman
Publisher:HEX Projects
Characters:Latin (limited)
Released:2022-04-12
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:hex.xyz

Ika VAR & Ika Compact VAR

  • Ika Compact VAR
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Ika VAR
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Ika VAR Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
3 5
100 900

Ika Compact varies in width only and is intended for larger headlines, where the standard Ika styles vary in weight only and is intended more for smaller text typesetting.

Tags: body text, sans, gothic, monoline
Design:Jörg Hemker
Publisher:Fontwerk
Characters:Latin, Greek, Cyrillic
Released:2021-07-06
Licensing:Paid/commercial, Trial
Info/fonts:fontwerk.com

Loos Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    ᲐᲑᲒᲓᲔᲕᲖᲗᲘᲙᲚᲛᲜᲝᲞᲟᲠᲡᲢᲣᲤᲥᲦᲧᲨᲩᲪᲫᲬᲭᲮᲯᲰ
    აბგდევზთიკლმნოპჟრსტუფქღყშჩცძწჭხჯჰ
0 1000
0 1000

An industrial sans covering a broad stylistic range, with ink trap features that create intentional dark spots in the lighter weights.

Tags: sans, gothic, ink traps, inserat, monoline, straight-sided
Design:Ilya Ruderman, Yury Ostromentsky
Publisher:CSTM Fonts
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Georgian
Released:2021-04-13
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:type.today

Caraque VF

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 900
1 100

A rounded sans that fills in on itself in heavier weights and can morph in to blobbier forms forms, like chocolate letters melting.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, cartoon, closed in, feature variations, filled counters, gothic, monoline, multiplexed, plump/convex, psychedelic, rounded, unusual variation, wavy/wiggly
Design:Pablo Gámez
Publisher:Dalton Maag
Characters:Latin
Released:2021-04-08
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:daltonmaag.com

Heliuum VAR

  • A AA AAA B BB BBB C CC CCC D DD DDD E EE EEE F FF FFF G GG GGG H HH HHH I II III J JJ JJJ K KK KKK L LL LLL M MM MMM N NN NNN O OO OOO P PP PPP Q QQ QQQ R RR RRR S SS SSS T TT TTT U UU UUU V VV VVV W WW WWW X XX XXX Y YY YYY Z ZZ ZZZ
    a aa aaa aaaa aaaaa b bb bbb bbbb bbbbb c cc ccc cccc ccccc d dd ddd dddd ddddd e ee eee eeee eeeee f ff fff ffff fffff g gg ggg gggg ggggg h hh hhh hhhh hhhhh i ii iii iiii iiiii j jj jjj jjjj jjjjj k kk kkk kkkk kkkkk l ll lll llll lllll m mm mmm mmmm mmmmm n nn nnn nnnn nnnnn o oo ooo oooo ooooo p pp ppp pppp ppppp q qq qqq qqqq qqqqq r rr rrr rrrr rrrrr s ss sss ssss sssss t tt ttt tttt ttttt u uu uuu uuuu uuuuu v vv vvv vvvv vvvvv w ww www wwww wwwww x xx xxx xxxx xxxxx y yy yyy yyyy yyyyy z zz zzz zzzz zzzzz
    0 00 000 1 11 111 2 22 222 3 33 333 4 44 444 5 55 555 6 66 666 7 77 777 8 88 888 9 99 999
200 400

A typographic system built into a single font, containing 7 sets of capitals with different heights and vertical positions for mixing and matching. Glyph variants are accessible via OpenType with stylistic sets or by repeating characters while discretionary ligatures are enabled, with uppercase and lowercase changing height and position, respectively.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, all caps, gothic, modular, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, straight-sided, vertex spread
Design:Damien Gautier
Publisher:205TF
Characters:Latin
Released:2021-03-03
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:205.tf

Proxima Vara

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
100 900
50 100
0 125

A variable adaptation of the immensely popular Proxima Nova type family.

Tags: body text, sans, geometric, feature variations, gothic, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, variable posture
Design:Mark Simonson
Publisher:Mark Simonson
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese, Greek, Cyrillic
Released:2021-03-01
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:proxima-vara.marksimonson.com

Belarius Var

  • Belarius Var
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Belarius Var Oblique
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
300 800
80 120
0 150

A typeface with retractable serifs, allowing it to vary between sans and slab styles.

Tags: decorative/display, serif, slab serif, sans, gothic, neo-grotesque, retractable serifs, unusual variation
Design:Veronika Burian, José Scaglione, Azza Alameddine, Pooja Saxena
Publisher:TypeTogether
Characters:Latin
Released:2021-01-26
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:type-together.com

Whirly Birdie & Whirlybats

  • Whirly Birdie
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
  • Whirlybats
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZÇĆΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΦΨΩͰϚϏАБВГДЕЁЖЗabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzéòóôõöøōžɋʠṕλοτφχψωϊͱϟϗϻабвг0123456789⁄!#*,./:;?\¡·¿•…·"'«’()[]{}-_–&@|¦§©®°¶†‡™☁☌⚑$¢£¤¥€%+<=>~¬±^×÷‰∂∅∏∑−√∞∫≈≠≤≥↑→↓←╋◊◚`΄
100 200
50 100
50 150
0 20

A bouncy sans inspired by mid-20th-century American advertising, paired with an ambitious set of animatable dingbats that can be looped using font variations.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, animation, cartoon, dingbats, gothic, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, unusual variation, variable posture
Design:Alex Tomlinson
Publisher:Ursa Minor
Characters:Latin, dingbats/emoji
Released:2020-11-18
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:whirlybirdie.com

Service Gothic Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    $0123456789
    ☞☚🖝👈↣
200 700

An homage to wonky casual lettering found in everyday settings. It maintains consistent ‘multiplexed’ glyph widths across its weight variants, allowing for weight changes without text reflowing. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.

Full disclosure: This typeface was designed by the editor of this website.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, brush, cartoon, dingbats, feature variations, flat brush, gothic, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, overbite/underbite, sharp, vertex spread
Design:Nick Sherman
Publisher:HEX Projects
Characters:Latin, dingbats/emoji
Released:2020-10-06
Updated:2021-02-02
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:hex.xyz

Action Text

  • Action Text
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Action Text Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
400 900
0 1

​A narrow sans intended for screen usage at small sizes. A sibling of Action Condensed, it offers subtle grade variations for interactive effects or to counteract the effects of different rendering situations (e.g. light type on a dark background).

Tags: body text, sans, gothic, ink traps, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, straight-sided, vertex spread
Design:Erik van Blokland
Publisher:Commercial Type
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese
Released:2020-09-08
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:commercialtype.com

Spektra

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
    ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
    αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρσςτυφχψω
    أبجد هوز حطي كلمن سعفص قرشت ثخذ ضظغ אבגדהוזחטיכלמנסעפצקרשת
-20 20

​A bold headline sans that can vary between back- and forward-slanting positions.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, backslant, gothic, grotesque, inserat, unusual variation, variable posture, woman-designed
Design:Krista Likar, Alja Herlah
Publisher:Type Salon
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew
Released:2020-07-14
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:type-salon.com

If Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 1000
0 1000

A typeface that imagines what Futura would be like if its weight was pushed to the extreme. Includes stylistic alternate glyphs corresponding to experimental alternates Paul Renner designed for the original Futura.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, cartoon, gothic, ink traps, variable posture
Design:Constantin Pfeiffer, Jérôme Knebusch
Publisher:Poem
Characters:Latin
Released:2020-05-26
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:poem-editions.com

Cairoli Classic Variable & Cairoli Now Variable

  • Cairoli Classic Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Cairoli Classic Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Cairoli Now Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Cairoli Now Variable Italic
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
100 1000
100 1000

​A digital revival and update to Nebiolo’s Cairoli.

Tags: body text, sans, gothic, inserat, monoline, straight-sided, superellipse
Design:Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini, Mario De Libero
Publisher:Italiantype
Characters:Latin
Released:2020-05-15
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:italiantype.com

Monte Stella VF

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
300 900
-20 0

​A straight-sided display-centric sans, designed as an homage to 20th-century vernacular design in Milan.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, gaspipe, gothic, inserat, monoline, rectangular, straight-sided, thick-and-thin, variable posture
Design:Riccardo De Franceschi, Dalton Maag
Publisher:Dalton Maag
Characters:Latin
Released:2020-05-05
Licensing:Trial, Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:daltonmaag.com

Degular Variable

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
0 1000
0 10
0 1000

James Edmondson’s take on a general-purpose “boring” sans.

Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, geometric, feature variations, gothic, ink traps, monoline, multiplexed, neo-grotesque, optical sizes, phototype, pinched joints, variable posture
Design:James T. Edmondson
Publisher:OH no Type Co.
Characters:Latin
Released:2020-04-01
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:ohnotype.co

Larga Var

  • Larga Var
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
  • Larga Sans Var
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
0 100
0 100

​A wide slab-and-sans pair, inspired by typefaces in 1874 specimens from Fundição Typographica Portuense.

Tags: decorative/display, slab serif, sans, all caps, gothic, monoline, optical sizes, thick-and-thin, Victorian, wood type
Design:Dino dos Santos, Pedro Leal
Publisher:DSType
Characters:Latin
Released:2020-03-23
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:dstype.com

Flicker

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
0 1000

​A bold, narrow sans with adjustable wavy distortion.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, gothic, grotesque, ink traps, inserat, straight-sided, unusual variation, wavy/wiggly
Design:Daria Zorkina
Publisher:tomorrow.type.today
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic
Released:2020-03-05
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:tomorrow.type.today

Tilt

  • Tilt Neon
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
    ←↖↑↗→↘↓↙☺☹♡☆🎱🎳🔑✂👞📷🍕🍷🎵
  • Tilt Prism
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
  • Tilt Warp
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
-45 45
-45 45

A set of 3 typefaces inspired by the dimensional lettering found in storefront signage, all with similar underlying proportions and the ability to simulate rotation in multiple directions.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, dimensional, dingbats, flared/concave, gothic, inscriptional, monoline, multi-line, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, neon, outline, ornamented, rotation, rounded, unusual variation, variable posture
Design:Andy Clymer
Publisher:Andy Clymer
Characters:Latin, Vietnamese, dingbats/emoji
Released:2020-02-01
Updated:2020-12-10
Licensing:Open source
Info/fonts:github.com

Hyperspace Race Variable

  • Hyperspace Race Variable
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
    АБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ
    абвгдежзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя
  • Hyperspace Race Variable (with OpenType stylistic alternates and discretionary ligatures enabled)
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
200 900
1 9
0 12

​A rectangular, sci-fi themed sans.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, futuristic/sci-fi, gaspipe, gothic, inserat, modular, monoline, rectangular, straight-sided, variable posture
Design:John Roshell
Publisher:Swell Type
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic
Released:2020-01-28
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:swelltype.com

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 Runs Variable

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

​A wide, top-heavy sans.

Tags: decorative/display, sans, feature variations, flat brush, gothic, horizontal stress, overbite/underbite, woman-designed
Design:TypeType, Vika Usmanova, Antonina Zhulkova, Philipp Nurullin
Publisher:TypeType
Characters:Latin, Cyrillic
Released:2020-01-07
Licensing:Paid/commercial
Info/fonts:myfonts.com