"variable font" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: variable fonts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} variable font (plural variable fonts)
  1. (typography) A digital font whose design features can be freely adjusted in a cline via the manipulation of various axes, such as the "weight axis" or "height axis". Wikipedia link: variable font Categories (topical): Typography Translations (digital font): 可變字體 (Chinese Mandarin), 可变字体 (kěbiàn zìtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), muuttuva kirjasin (Finnish), muuttuva fontti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-variable_font-en-noun-GG~q1Cdi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: media, publishing, typography

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      "word": "可變字體"
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