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It's really hard not use variable fonts now (IBM Plex is not variable). They just make so much more sense and reduce the package size sometimes significantly.
by quaffapint 5y ago
It's really hard not use variable fonts now (IBM Plex is not variable). They just make so much more sense and reduce the package size sometimes significantly.
- cpach 5y agoWhat does variable mean in this context?
- messe 5y agoPresumably they mean proportional-width rather than monospaced.
- quaffapint 5y agoInstead of having to download and serve a separate font for each style (bold, light, etc.) it's just one font that interpolates those attributes resulting in much smaller font sizes. Here's a list from google fonts just to see some examples... https://fonts.google.com/?vfonly=true https://fonts.google.com/?vfonly=true
- awright415 5y agoLooks like they they do have a variable font for Plex Sans https://github.com/IBM/plex/tree/master/IBM-Plex-Sans-Variable https://github.com/IBM/plex/tree/master/IBM-Plex-Sans-Variab...