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Variable font

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, variable font means: A font that provides a range of designs along one or more variation axes.

In Turkish: değişken font

How it is used

Axes may control weight, width or optical size; supported axes vary by font.

Example sentences

  1. This variable font lets us choose a weight between regular and bold.

    An axis permits intermediate designs beyond a small set of named styles.

  2. The variable font's width axis helped fit the bilingual labels.

    Width changes use designed variation instead of stretching the finished letters.

Common collocations

  • variable font axis
  • variable font support
  • font familyA group of related fonts that share the same design but differ in weight, width or style, for example Roboto Light, Roboto Regular, Roboto Bold and Roboto Italic.
  • font weightHow thick or thin the strokes of a font are, from thin and light through regular and medium to bold and black.

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