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Adobe XD: Feature Requests (Read-Only): 01 : Design mode

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Support for Variable Fonts

Thanks for an awesome product and for valuing community requests!

I'm very interested in incorporating variable fonts to our UI, especially for navigation states where font weights change on hover without changing the character/word/line width. But currently I have no way to design using these fonts in XD -- all of the style variations are set in CSS axes definitions, not by specing a font weight or transform element. Adding the font to my computer does load it to my list in XD, but there's only one weight: Regular. No italics, no weights, no widths, no serif variation, no nada. How can I first imagine what the page would look like, and then tell developers "look at this prototype, but instead substitute all text according to these CSS specs in a separate document"?

Though this request highlights a gap in typography design, it also highlights two core functionality impediments that XD needs to address: (1) inability to base designs on webfonts, (2) CSS spec & markup. I know those are covered in other requests, but this request provides another support for the case :)

https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/design-and-ux/typography/variable-fonts/#anatomy_of_a_variable_font

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  • Walt commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add support for variable fonts

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add support for variable fonts.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add support for variable fonts

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add support for variable fonts

  • David Tucker commented  ·   ·  Report

    Two of the core brands my studio supports use variable fonts in their design system. I had to switch back over to Sketch until Adobe catches up with variable font support.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add support for variable fonts

  • Matza commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add support for variable fonts.

  • Donatas Bengardavičius commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes please. I also would like to be able to use variable fonts in XD as they are gaining in popularity. There could appear another row of variable parameters depending on font (like letter spacing, line height & paragraph spacing). Parameter labels could be possibly taken from font file. Also, these parameters should be saved and editable in Assets > Character Styles, etc.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Variable fonts are primarily made for digital use, so I don't understand why PS and AI support them, but not Xd. Xd is where people need it the most. I was excited to use variable fonts in a site I am building in Xd, but I can't access them. It's really frustrating. Please prioritize this feature.

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