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authorRasmus Andersson <rasmus@notion.se>2022-09-27 03:25:46 +0300
committerRasmus Andersson <rasmus@notion.se>2022-09-27 03:25:46 +0300
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-There are three flavors of variable Inter to choose from:
+There are two flavors of variable Inter to choose from:
-- Inter (Variable)
- Multi-axis complete family called "Inter"
+- Inter.var.ttf & Inter-Italic.var.ttf
+ Family called "Inter"
-- Inter V (Variable)
- Multi-axis complete family called "Inter V"
- Apart from the difference in family name, this is the same as the above.
- Useful when you want to install traditional constant font files alongside
+- InterV.var.ttf & InterV-Italic.var.ttf
+ Family called "Inter V" which is identical to "Inter" with the family
+ name as the only exception.
+ Useful when you want to install traditional static font files alongside
the variable version.
-- Inter (Variable, single axis)
- Single-axis variable fonts. Only the weight is variable, but not the slant.
- These font files are provided only for technical compatibility with systems
- that do not support mult-axis variable fonts.
+Note that variable fonts is relatively new technology, with varying
+degrees of support in operating systems, web browsers and apps.
-Note: Variable fonts is a new technology still undergoing development.
- System and application support is emerging but is not perfect.
-
-The "Inter (Web)" directory contains WOFF2 files of both the multi-axis and
-single-axis variable font files.
-
-If you're in doubt or uncertain about variable fonts, then you probably don't
-need to use a variable font. Install the fonts in the "Inter" folder instead.
+If you're in doubt or uncertain about variable fonts, then you probably
+don't need to use a variable font. Instead, install the fonts in the
+"Desktop" folder.