Variable Fonts [2017]

[SuomiPhil]

It seems that v19 only comes with 3 Variable fonts and their variations.

Where to get more variable fonts?

Does typekit have variable fonts?

Will all Adobe fonts be updated to incorporate variable features?

Thx.

Phil

[JJMack]

Photoshop uses the font installed on your machine. CC 2018 font test finds 665 fonts on my Windows 10 machine.

[SG... · Accepted solution]

Hi Phil,

Yes, there are just a few variable OpenType fonts installed (I count 7). The specification was announced last year so things are still early. You can look here for more info on updates: The Typekit Blog | Variable font technology from Adobe

regards,

steve

[SuomiPhil]

Thx for the reply.

Where does Skia Black come from?

does Typekit have any other variable fonts?  (I couldn’t see any when I looked, but may have missed)

Phil

[SG...]

That is just 'Skia' actually and it is included in macOS, I believe. I don't know what Typekit currently has, but I can't find anything there either. Maybe ask them on twitter?

thx,

steve

[Vinod Balakrishan]

Photoshop CC 19.0 ships with 6 Variable fonts (not all Adobe fonts are variable fonts), please see the list below. We have a new icon in the font menu to identify variable fonts.  At the moment we don't have any more Variable fonts on TypeKit Server. Skia is a GX Variation font which predates OpenType-Variable font spec.

Variable fonts and Axes list

     Acumin Variable Concept  ( 90 named instances )

             Weight, Width, Slant

     Myriad Variable Concept

            Weight, Width

      Minion Variable Concept

            Weight, Opitcal Size

      Source Code Variable

            Weight

      Source Sans Variable

            Weight

      Source Serif Variable

            Weight

-Vinod Balakrishnan

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