Variable fonts are widely used in the industry and it’s strange that when it comes to Figma, those are not even supported.
Personally, it limits me by a lot, because I have to install non-variable font versions and ship apps using them specifically. It’s even crazier because some of the most popular fonts (including Figma’s own brand font, Whyte!) all have variable versions.
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Ya, most of our team is on Windows. We love that Figma’s web-based and it doesn’t matter whether they’re on Windows or Mac, personal or work computer. We wouldn’t leave Figma with all its benefits to work in Sketch just for the variable fonts.
Sketch loose more and more market shares each years since a few years because they are the worse in term of new features… I sadly can’t recommend them anymore 🤷♀️
This is sorely needed!
Really? Really I have to come back to work with Sketch due to the variable fonts?
No please, what a great disappointment!!! 😦
Just adding a +1 to this request. As our team is switching over to Figma from Sketch, I was pretty surprised to learn that variable fonts are not supported in the browser-based tool.
We’re currently working on a typography revamp of our main app, with the intent being to move to variable fonts, and not having variable font support in Figma is a pretty frustrating barrier to the design team on this bit of work.
Apple’s official design system in Sketch for iOS / macOS uses Variable fonts via SF Pro. To properly support native design systems, we need variable font support. Please add this!
Yes please, for native iOS design we need SF Pro too which has become variable. Figma should fix this fast.
Now Microsofts Windows library also uses Segoe UI Variable and it is a completely broken experience in Figma. Figma does not recognize a few font weights.
This has become a huge problem for me very quickly.
I’m working on a project with a new client, and Windows AUTOMATICALLY groups the font into the family, even if I’m not trying to install it that way. So, when the Figma Font “Helper” reads it, it only reads the top-level font, removing my ability to use any other fonts from that family.
Come on Figma, give us at least a work around! Let us at least manually add .otf files for individual fonts so we can get our work done. I know you’re trying to be helpful by having the automated helper, but it’s not helping, it’s hurting!
I have no idea how I’m going to solve this problem right now, and the clock is ticking on the project!
I second the need for better variable font support. Turning them into vector objects is not something that would do our team any good.
Yes, I need it!
Variable font support should be a basic requirement for any design software.
When I need to use Apple’s design kits in Figma, I just reference their Sketch counterparts and create my own elements.
Just a few days ago, Apple updated their design kits and now they use variable fonts. The fact that Figma doesn’t support variable fonts just put a complete stop to the project I was passionately working on.
I am beyond disappointed. Variable fonts should be a bare-minimum feature of any UI design suite.
Gotta say is kindda frustrating seeing all the investment on FigJam while a feature like this is left behind
@Figma_Admin so many of my projects have forced constraints due to a lack of variable font support. how long does this thread need to last till we get at least a response
Adding one more vote for this. It’s a completely needed feature. No idea why it’s not implemented yet.
Adding my voice into the fray. I’m having to work in (sigh) Illustrator (sigh) to finish this brief, because I need Variable Font support.
Sketch added support for variable fonts back in 2019. This is a critical feature right now as they’re becoming standard everywhere.
Don’t forget to vote!
Are we ever gonna get any type of feedback on this? I’d rather you rip out Figjam entirely and instead work on variable fonts. This is a really important thing. Variable fonts are quickly becoming the default.
It’s honestly a bit depressing to see suggestions like this getting completely ignored because FigJam is getting all the attention from the team… 😕
Indeed, Figjam get way too much attention since a little while
Checking back in on this one 😢
I love Figma but the programs typography is still lacking overall. It’s great to have lists and all, but everything implemented until now is just lifting to industry expectation of a basic feature set — sorry Figma devs, we do appreciate the work — but still where every other mainstream design tool was 5 years ago (even InDesign has support for variable fonts).
To get ahead of the curve, I’d love to see:
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