P: Error with variable fonts in Photoshop

[Eduard32137602lmf8]

(From: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/error-with-variable-fonts-in-photoshop/idc-p...)

On my computer with Windows 11 (untested on MacOS and Windows 10) I have this problem with variable fonts in Photoshop Beta (The fonts are downloaded from Google Fonts).

Only occurs with BOLD, EXTRABOLD and BLACK sizes.

I hope they fix it soon 🙂

[Petr304146315xwc]

Hi, I have the same problem with the same font in PS2024

[richardb24697866]

This problem has not been fixed in PS2024. I think it related to all variable fonts. I am using TT Octcosquares, and now the whole brand, wiht every artwork is messed up. Good job Adobe.

[Eduard32137602lmf8]

I don't understand what happened but now it happens to me again in Photoshop, not just in Beta although it depends on the typography.

Does anyone know a version of Photoshop that doesn't have this error?

[richardb24697866]

really seems that its variable fonts. I guess back to PS 2020 or something

[Mark30636952ujde]

Hi Oscar, it seems I have the same problem. Did you find the solution yet?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

@Mark30636952ujde , could you please post meaningful with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Character, Options Bar, …) visible? 

Is the text scaled or were the Type Layers transformed? 

Can you provide the layered file with the Type Layer? 

[VChema]

Same issue hee, have'nt installed Ps update since last friday 22th september, now then i have to go back to my duties have seen this error on Monserrat and Josefin Sans. Its stressfull and even look any post about this until i found this one

And its vey sad seen that lot of people have this issue more than a week:C

[sparklemax]

Is there any update on this please? I am having the same trouble with the font Mulish. I have used the downloaded version from Google and also actived the version from Adobe Fonts.

**update on my issue. I have reinstalled version 24.5 and the fonts are working. I will keep this version until it is resolved.

[Oskar5FAA]

I'm sorry, I can't remember, but I found this on the internet:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/font-looks-different-in-photoshop-tha...
Perhaps an update fixed it for me at that time...

[richardb24697866]

Its some one the glyphs, they arent showing the correct ones. This is what i get. a mix of normal and italic.

[Golfoy5EF3]

@Eduard32137602lmf8  Hi I'm also facing the same problem and I figured out a temporary solution, Just downgrade the latest version to the older version of the PS version (24.5) and your problem will be fixed until Adobe fixes this issue.

[Victor Anton]

For Montserrat, adding the font from adobe fonts and using the creative cloud version on PS does solve the problem.

[Mo32821114877i]

Still having this issue for a while now and i am not really sure when this should be fixed!

[Victoria Parre]

Hello! I am having a similar problem with Sculpin Variable from Adobe fonts (https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/sculpin-variable). Bold and Black are not working properly on Photoshop, they work fine on Illustrator and other programs. 
I tried Photoshop Beta, Photoshop 2024 and earlier versions and the same thing happens. Any ideas?

[StopTheMadness]

Updated to Photoshop 25.0.0, OSX 13.5.2 and variable width font Outfit from Google fonts. Workaround currently is that if I close the file and open it again everything rendered correctly, as long as I dont change the font width in the textfield. At least I can export correct looking files even if editing is horrible.

[TenTin]

Same here! But it changes from Black/Heavy to Thin!

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/the-variable-font-feature-doesn-t-work-corre...

[NHD-Toronto]

Yes, I'm also having issues in Indesign with variable fonts including Monsterrat. 

I have downloaded the font from Google and still having issues. I found if you have any Paragraph / Character Styles, open them and re-select the font. That fixed it for me.

[lottaf84726701]

The Outfit semibold and bold fonts behaves strangely in Photoshop. Other weights of the font work as they should. I have reinstalled the fonts and upgraded to the latest version of Photoshop. I work on PC. What could be the cause of the error?

[jane-e]

@lottaf84726701 

There is a primary thread in the Photoshop Beta forum where this issue with variable fonts has been reported:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-beta-bugs/p-error-with-variable-fonts-in-photoshop/idi-p/14...

Are you using the beta or released version of Photoshop?

Jane

[Dan29456949sx38]

I'm also having the same issue with Raleway, using PS 25.1, and have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the font, and installing from both the google font and adobe font source. Has a solution been found yet?

[Chetna33306369ppnu]

When I try to make the text bold its acting weirdly, few words are bold and others won't, I tried using the same font in Illustrator and its working fine there, so I reinstalled the photoshop but its still the same, help me to resolve this issue.

[Jeff Arola]

It looks to be a bug that Adobe is aware of and working on a fix:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-beta-bugs/p-error-with-variable-fonts-in-photoshop/idi-p/14...

[StopTheMadness]

Any update on this? Just updated to 25.2 and it fixed the color picker issue but variable width fonts are still broken.

[Smidgens]

Still an issue for me in 25.2 (W11). The suggested workaround of downgrading to 24.5 works. I wish this bug was more of a priority.

[faqihdsg]

just updated it to 25.2, still facing the same issues with variable fonts