Axis

since version 5.5.12

Set a design axis of a variable font to a specific value. Use as a child element of LoadFontfile to create a static font instance from a variable font. Any OpenType variation axis can be specified, such as wght (weight), wdth (width), opsz (optical size), ital (italic), slnt (slant), or custom axes.

Child elements

(none)

Parent elements

LoadFontfile

Attributes

name (text)

The four-letter tag of the variation axis (e.g. wght, wdth, opsz).

value (number)

The value to set for the axis.

Example

<LoadFontfile name="MyFont Semibold Condensed"
              filename="MyFont-Variable.ttf">
  <Axis name="wght" value="600" />
  <Axis name="wdth" value="75" />
</LoadFontfile>