What file type should I use on Windows (static TTF vs. variable TTF)?

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What file type should I use on Windows (static TTF vs. variable TTF)? #499

Closed trallnag closed 2 years ago

trallnag commented 3 years ago

Hello, is one option recommended over the other? For example Cascadia Code (another quite young font) outright recommends the variable TTF

yvvt0379 commented 3 years ago

Just follow your heart! You can try both of them and choose what makes you more comfortable.

philippnurullin commented 2 years ago

Use a Variable .ttf. Its only 2 files to install. This is the only benefit if you want to use the font in IDE. On other hand if you writing code in browser you can use specific to Variable fine tuning of weight. Here you can read about Variable fonts and see how to use them in CSS. https://web.dev/variable-fonts/

trallnag commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the clarification