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Variable Font Axes

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

Note

This functionality was added in After Effects 26.0.

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;