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April 18, 2023
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Hello everyone!
Some fonts problems here.

Figma shows some weights that don’t exist in Google fonts. (Old topic about Roboto and yes, I’m using Roboto)
Even if I install it manually, I see weights like semibold, that is not really available. I also have some files where I can use the Roboto as a variable font (and it’s not).

On Figma the weights are much darker than the original one.
I read this thread that says it’s ok.

Sorry to post it again, I read some threads about these topics from last years, with no clear solutions though so I hope there are fresh eyes and ideas now 🙂

So questions are:

Do you have the same problems with Roboto or other fonts?
Is there a way to use my installed font instead of the one found in Figma? And how can I see if I’m working with the right one? There was (a bug opened here), how can I see if it’s fixed?
How, as designers, deal with that big difference of rendering between Figma and the web?

Thank you 🌷

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Best answer by tank666

Can you please tell me if the teams are in your personal workspace or in an Organization workspace?

If in an organization, then perhaps static fonts were uploaded to it, so Figma does not display the “Variable font axes…” item. Or the variable font just didn’t load. Try selecting some other font weights from this list, such as SemiBold, and then reopening the font weights list.

tank666

Figma uses the Roboto variable font, which has all the weights. You can find it here: GitHub - googlefonts/roboto-classic: Development of a Roboto Variable font

UX/UI designer. Figma expert. Creator and developer of plugins and widgets for Figma and FigJam. Check out my resources in Figma Community: figma.com/@tank

alemelaAuthor

Thanks @tank666!
It’s interesting that I see the variable options only in some teams and not in others… Do I have to enable something?

tank666

Could you clarify, do you mean that the Roboto variable font settings exist when you open the project file from one team, but those settings are not there when you open the project file of another team?

UX/UI designer. Figma expert. Creator and developer of plugins and widgets for Figma and FigJam. Check out my resources in Figma Community: figma.com/@tank

StLa1

You mean the tab in the advanced/oveflow menu?

alemelaAuthor

Could you clarify, do you mean that the Roboto variable font settings exist when you open the project file from one team, but those settings are not there when you open the project file of another team?

Yes! I created a brand new team where I tried to use the Roboto file downloaded from Google as a managed font and I have some file where I can set the axes

and another file where I can’t

tank666Answer

Can you please tell me if the teams are in your personal workspace or in an Organization workspace?

If in an organization, then perhaps static fonts were uploaded to it, so Figma does not display the “Variable font axes…” item. Or the variable font just didn’t load. Try selecting some other font weights from this list, such as SemiBold, and then reopening the font weights list.

UX/UI designer. Figma expert. Creator and developer of plugins and widgets for Figma and FigJam. Check out my resources in Figma Community: figma.com/@tank