[HN Gopher] An Introduction to Variable Fonts (2019)
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       An Introduction to Variable Fonts (2019)
        
       Author : todsacerdoti
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2020-05-04 05:31 UTC (17 hours ago)
        
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       | bcks wrote:
       | There's a wonderful, interactive playground of variable fonts up
       | at https://v-fonts.com. Most variable fonts let you interpolate
       | font weight, width, or slant, but some go much further. See for
       | instance, http://variableemojis.com
        
       | ladyanita22 wrote:
       | It baffles me so few programs support these.
        
         | Wistar wrote:
         | Adobe Illustrator does and I use the heck out of it,
         | particularly with the Adobe Variable Acumin font. So useful.
        
           | ladyanita22 wrote:
           | I know the Adpbe suite does support them, but what about
           | Microsoft Word or Apple Pages? I would say variable fonts are
           | the future.
        
             | Wistar wrote:
             | I just tested it out with MS Word and the variable fonts do
             | not show up in the list of available fonts within Word.
             | 
             | Boo.
        
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