---
title: "Datatype — variable font that turns text into charts"
bookmark_of: "https://franktisellano.github.io/datatype/index.html"
date: "2026-07-28T21:17:00.000Z"
tags:
  - "fonts"
syndication:
  - "all"
---

This is incredible: "Datatype is an OpenType variable font that turns simple text expressions into inline charts. No JavaScript, no images, no rendering library — just type the syntax and Datatype's ligature substitution does the rest." It's so cool, in fact, that even though I don't have an obvious need for it, I'd be fully willing to invent a use case for this site just to implement it.