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After Effects 26.5 · Known bug

Variable TTF fonts don't appear in After Effects

Not marked fixed as of After Effects 27.0.0. The bug was reported for After Effects 26.5. Adobe tracks it (status: In Development). There is a workaround.

Status
Not fixedAdobe: In Development
Severity
Major
Affects
Specific feature
System
Windows and macOS

Workaround

Use the standard OTF cuts of the font instead of the variable TTF.

Timeline

  1. Oct 26, 2026Reported on After Effects 26.5
  2. Nov 7, 2026Adobe started tracking itnow In Development
  3. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of After Effects 27.0.0Adobe: In Development

The report

0 votes · 2 replies

Reported on macOS by 1 person (from the report and 2 replies).

“Variable font won't show in AE. Works fine in InDesign and Illustrator”

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