CSS: Variable Fonts

Get a comprehensive guide to using variable fonts to make designs pop while preserving efficient use of bandwidth.

Introduction

• Variable fonts: An introduction

1. Variable Fonts: The Big Picture

• What are variable fonts?
• Some examples of variable fonts

2. Variable Fonts: The Basics

• The variation axis
• Variation: Weight
• Variation: Width
• Variation: Optical size
• Variation: Slant
• Variation: Italic
• Use browser tools to discover axis
• Custom variation axes

2. Variable Fonts in Practice

• Add a variable font
• Style variable fonts using old properties
• Use the font-variation-settings property
• Interplay between variation axes
• Use custom properties for easier styling
• Design typography in the browser

3. Backward Compatibility

• Current browser support
• Providing proper fallbacks

Conclusion

• Thanks, that was fun