As part of the current Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21376, Microsoft introduces the new “Segoe UI Variable” from its own font family Segoe UI It also introduced a new standard font for Windows 10 for the first time. The font will gradually expand to all visual surfaces in the future.

The current standard is Segoe UI, which was designed by font designer Steve Matteson for Microsoft and on January 30, 2007 with the release of Windows Vista. Tahoma has replaced it as the standard font in Windows.

Segoe UI Variable takes control step by step

With the Dev Channel’s new Windows Insider Developer Preview, Microsoft introduces the new Segoe UI Variable font, a further development of the regular Segoe UI, which has an optical axis so the font can be seamlessly scaled from small to large. screen sizes. The Segoe user interface was originally designed for 9 point font size and printable area only.

Through corresponding optimizations, Segoe UI Variable is said to offer even better readability with smaller outlines and significantly better for larger font sizes and has been specially adapted for the screen.

Therefore, the new font is a candidate for the major Windows 10 design update as part of the Sun Valley project led by Panos Panay, which will be completed by the end of the year and will be released for the first time as a Cobalt update. with Windows 10 21H2.

Segoe UI Variable is already part of the operating system, but it is only gradually being introduced into all areas of the visual interface. This means that not all visual interfaces are using the new font yet.

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Microsoft is also looking for a new standard font for Microsoft Office and the Microsoft 365 subscription model. The new fonts will be included in the Windows User Interface (“WinUI”) library and in the future Fluid design system flow in.

The official Release notes Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376 lists many other new features, bug fixes, and optimizations.

Insider Preview Build 21376 im Dev Channel

As usual, the current version of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376 is available to all participants of the Windows 10 Insider Program it is now available for download on the dev channel. The Microsoft Flight Hub It also lists all the Windows 10 development builds that have been released so far.

Microsoft has more information in their Windows Blog summarized.