https://github.com/googlefonts/decovar

A multistyle decorative variable font by David Berlow
https://github.com/googlefonts/decovar

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A multistyle decorative variable font by David Berlow

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/googlefonts/decovar
• Owner: googlefonts
• License: ofl-1.1
• Created: 2016-11-30T18:38:56.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-30T12:43:06.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-30T13:32:55.927Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: font, variations-font
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://www.typenetwork.com/brochure/decovar-a-decorative-variable-font-by-david-berlow
• Size: 63.9 MB
• Stars: 329
• Watchers: 28
• Forks: 18
• Open Issues: 8
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt
  • Authors: AUTHORS.txt

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README

          
# DECOVAR

A variable decorative sans by David Berlow.

![Examples of Decovar](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TypeNetwork/fb-Decovar/master/documentation/decovar-samples.png)

The [documentation](documentation/) contains a description of the project and typographic contents of the repo.

The [fonts](fonts/) folder contains the DecovarAlpha-VF.ttf file, the variable font.

The [sources](sources/) folder contains the fonts with axis data in their names, used to create the Variations Font.

![Screenshot of Decovar in RoboFont](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TypeNetwork/fb-Decovar/master/documentation/decovar-screenshot.png)

## Axes

Each of Decovar’s axes has a default value of 0 and a maximum value of 1000, and are defined in the [designspace file](https://github.com/TypeNetwork/fb-Decovar/blob/master/sources/2-build/DecovarAlpha.designspace). Currently, Decovar’s axes (and their four letter tags) are as follows:

* BLDA: Inline

* BLDB: Worm

* WMX2: Weight

* SKLA: Inline Skeleton

* SKLB: Worm Skeleton

* SKLD: Stripes

* TRMA: Rounded

* TRMB: Flared

* TRMC: Rounded Slab

* TRMD: Sheared

* TRME: Bifurcated

* TRMF: Open Inline Terminal

* TRMG: Slab

* TRMK: Inline Terminal

* TRML: Worm Terminal

You can implement them in CSS like this:

```

font-variation-settings: "SKLA" 1000, "TRMG" 750;

```

## Generating

The Decovar variable font was created with RoboFont and is generated using [fontmake](https://github.com/googlei18n/fontmake). A build script `build.sh` is included that will build the variable font using fontmake, copy it to the `/fonts` folder, and offer a subsetted version.

```

$ cd sources/2-build

$ bash build.sh

```