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Variable fonts

OpenType fonts now have independent control over the horizontal and vertical metrics that are used to layout glyphs from that font. This allows typographers to design a single font file that behaves like multiple fonts, providing all the variations needed for tasks such as typesetting.

Last updated on : 2023-03-20

Browser Versions

Edge

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

5.5 - 11

12 - 16

17 - 111

2 - 61

62 - 113

4 - 61

62 - 65

66 - 114

3.2 - 10.1

11 - 16.4

9.5 - 48

49 - 52

53 - 95

Fully Supported

Partially

No Support

Formal Definition

Inherited

yes

Applies to

all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.

Initial value

normal

Animation type

a transform

Computed value

as specified

Specifications

CSS Fonts Module Level 4 # font-variation-settings-def

Syntax

/* Use the default settings */
 font-variation-settings: normal;
 /* Set values for variable font axis names */
 font-variation-settings: "XHGT" 0.7;
 /* Global values */
 font-variation-settings: inherit;
 font-variation-settings: initial;
 font-variation-settings: revert;
 font-variation-settings: unset;

Browser Compatibility

Variable fonts on IE is not supported on any IE versions.

Variable fonts on Edge is fully supported on 17-111, and not supported on 12-16 Edge versions.

Variable fonts on Firefox is fully supported on 62-113, and not supported on 2-61 Firefox versions.

Variable fonts on Chrome is fully supported on 66-114, partially supported on 62-65, and not supported on 4-61 Chrome versions.

Variable fonts on Safari is fully supported on 11-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-10.1 Safari versions.

Variable fonts on Opera is fully supported on 53-95, partially supported on 49-52, and not supported on 9.5-48 Opera versions.

Variable fonts on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 11-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-10.3 Safari on iOS versions.

Variable fonts on Android Browser is fully supported on 97-111, and not supported on 2.1-4 Android Browser versions.

Variable fonts on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-73, and not supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.

Variable fonts on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.

Variable fonts on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.

Variable fonts on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 8.2-20, and not supported on 4-7.2 Samsung Internet versions.

Browser Support for Variable fonts

Variable fonts on Chrome

Variable fonts on Safari

Variable fonts on Firefox

Variable fonts on Internet Explorer

Variable fonts on Opera

Variable fonts on Edge

References

Data sourced from

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Overall Browser Compatibility Score

Note:Variable fonts shows a browser compatibility score of 92. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.

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