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Variable Font Axes

text.animator("Animator Name").property.fontAxis[Tag]

Note

This functionality was added in After Effects (Beta) 26.0 and is subject to change while it remains in Beta.

Variable font axes can be accessed in expressions through Text Animator groups. Each added axis is accessed using the pattern fontAxis[Tag] where Tag is the 4-character axis tag.

The axis tag is a 4-character identifier (e.g., Wght for Weight, Wdth for Width). See list below for common identifiers.

Common Axis Tags

  • fontAxisWght - Weight
  • fontAxisWdth - Width
  • fontAxisSlnt - Slant
  • fontAxisItal - Italic
  • fontAxisOpsz - Optical Size

Returns the value of a variable font axis property from a text animator.

Note

Axes must exist on the variable font to have any effect. Fonts may also include custom axes with 4-character uppercase tags.

Type

Property (Number)

Examples

Reference a variable font axis from another property:

text.animator("Animator 1").property.fontAxisWght

Link layer opacity to font weight:

const weight = text.animator("Animator 1").property.fontAxisWght;
weight / 10;