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Inspiring
October 19, 2017
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Variable Fonts [2017]

  • October 19, 2017
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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

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Correct answer SG...

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

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SuomiPhilAuthor
Inspiring
October 19, 2017

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...
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
October 19, 2017

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
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
October 19, 2017

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

Employee

SG...
Adobe Employee
SG...Correct answer
Adobe Employee
October 19, 2017

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

JJMack
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 19, 2017

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

JJMack