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February 11, 2025
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Are there plans for FrameMaker to support variable fonts?

  • February 11, 2025
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Our corporate style guide specifies the Roboto font, which is a variable font. Are there any near-term plans for FrameMaker to support variable fonts?

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    Community Expert
    February 12, 2025

    Hi,

    There is also a static version of Roboto. Therefore you can install those font weights which you need.

    https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto

    The same with Google Open Sans which is my company font.

    Best regards, Winfried

    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 12, 2025

    Hi Pam:

     

    Welcome to the FrameMaker Community forum. We are users like you, and if we are part of the beta, we are under NDA so can't speak to what may or may not be coming down the road.

     

     I would look for a Roboto look-alike for FrameMaker and/or explain the Roboto limitation to the in-house designer responsible for your style guide.

     

    As an aside, InDesign supports variable fonts but depending on the complexity of your layout, InDesign may not be a viable option for your documentation.

     

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training