variable font

noun

A digital font whose design features can be freely adjusted in a cline via the manipulation of various axes, such as the "weight axis" or "height axis".

Meanings

nounvariable font (plural variable fonts)

plural variable fonts

  1. mediaA digital font whose design features can be freely adjusted in a cline via the manipulation of various axes, such as the "weight axis" or "height axis".

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 可變字體 /可变字体
  • 可變字體 /可变字体 (kěbiàn zìtǐ)digital font
Finnish muuttuva kirjasin, muuttuva fontti
  • muuttuva kirjasindigital font
  • muuttuva fonttidigital font
Japanese バリアブルフォント
  • バリアブルフォント (bariaburu fonto)digital font
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Chicago

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