name: "Bleed axis (BLED)" excerpt: "An axis found in some variable fonts that can be used to adjust the text’s overall darkness or typographic color by altering its glyphs’ shapes such as strokes." related_lessons: "introducing_variable_fonts" related_lessons: "designing_with_variable_fonts_in_desktop_apps" related_lessons: "styling_type_on_the_web_with_variable_fonts"