More Font Weights

[alexkaessner]

I wish there would be a few more weight options. Especially bolder ones. Currently it's limited to a weight between 300 and 700. Using it in bigger sizes the font could push the limit to even bolder. 😉

PS: Also the variable font only includes two Regular weight presets. Would be handy to have the weights from the normal font here as Preset selection as well.

[mightybart]

Hurray, a bolder style is in the making.

✔️ Light
✔️ Regular
✔️ Medium
✔️ Bold
⏳ Black

[naiyerasif]

It'd be also useful to include SemiBold weight in GitHub releases, especially woff2 and woff files.

[mightybart]

There shouldn't be SemiBold style in the first place, Space Grotesk is only 4 styles. Not sure what happened there. @davelab6 @vv-monsalve Google Fonts site includes SemiBold, but not sure why?

[davelab6]

The api creates all 100x weights along the range of the axis. @vv-monsalve please update the spec doc to make this clearer to everyone :)

100-900 is a v3 request

[mightybart]

Ahh now I understand, but that is true only for variable fonts right?

I must say it is a little unfortunate in this case, I think there is not enough room to squeeze in another style between Medium and Bold and it looks a little weird. Also it is confusing, I would expect to find the SemiBold style also in this repository.

[vv-monsalve]

The api creates all 100x weights along the range of the axis. @vv-monsalve please update the spec doc to make this clearer to everyone :)

@davelab6 Should we mention it as a temporary issue?

[davelab6]

It's a permanent feature of the api. The avar table can be used to adjust the appearance at 600, if needed. I don't think there's anything to do, except maybe add the 600 to the build script that outputs static fonts here.

[cssobral2013]

@mightybart - Are ExtraLight / Thin weights also planned?

[thlinard]

google/fonts#3411