diff --git a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
index 1864d4fb5..4aea66366 100644
--- a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
+++ b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
@@ -520,6 +520,14 @@ pub fn add(
             "jetbrains_mono_bold_italic",
             .{ .root_source_file = jb_mono.path("fonts/ttf/JetBrainsMono-BoldItalic.ttf") },
         );
+        step.root_module.addAnonymousImport(
+            "jetbrains_mono_variable",
+            .{ .root_source_file = jb_mono.path("fonts/variable/JetBrainsMono[wght].ttf") },
+        );
+        step.root_module.addAnonymousImport(
+            "jetbrains_mono_variable_italic",
+            .{ .root_source_file = jb_mono.path("fonts/variable/JetBrainsMono-Italic[wght].ttf") },
+        );
 
         // Symbols-only nerd font
         const nf_symbols = b.dependency("nerd_fonts_symbols_only", .{});
diff --git a/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig b/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
index c3e1ef964..b77b44f23 100644
--- a/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
+++ b/src/font/SharedGridSet.zig
@@ -260,36 +260,42 @@ fn collection(
         .regular,
         .{ .fallback_loaded = try .init(
             self.font_lib,
-            font.embedded.regular,
+            font.embedded.variable,
             load_options.faceOptions(),
         ) },
     );
-    _ = try c.add(
+    try (try c.getFace(try c.add(
         self.alloc,
         .bold,
         .{ .fallback_loaded = try .init(
             self.font_lib,
-            font.embedded.bold,
+            font.embedded.variable,
             load_options.faceOptions(),
         ) },
+    ))).setVariations(
+        &.{.{ .id = .init("wght"), .value = 700 }},
+        load_options.faceOptions(),
     );
     _ = try c.add(
         self.alloc,
         .italic,
         .{ .fallback_loaded = try .init(
             self.font_lib,
-            font.embedded.italic,
+            font.embedded.variable_italic,
             load_options.faceOptions(),
         ) },
     );
-    _ = try c.add(
+    try (try c.getFace(try c.add(
         self.alloc,
         .bold_italic,
         .{ .fallback_loaded = try .init(
             self.font_lib,
-            font.embedded.bold_italic,
+            font.embedded.variable_italic,
             load_options.faceOptions(),
         ) },
+    ))).setVariations(
+        &.{.{ .id = .init("wght"), .value = 700 }},
+        load_options.faceOptions(),
     );
 
     // Nerd-font symbols fallback.
diff --git a/src/font/embedded.zig b/src/font/embedded.zig
index 6116c6921..1e496075d 100644
--- a/src/font/embedded.zig
+++ b/src/font/embedded.zig
@@ -6,14 +6,18 @@
 //! redistribution and include their license as necessary.
 
 /// Default fonts that we prefer for Ghostty.
+pub const variable = @embedFile("jetbrains_mono_variable");
+pub const variable_italic = @embedFile("jetbrains_mono_variable_italic");
+
+/// Symbols-only nerd font.
+pub const symbols_nerd_font = @embedFile("nerd_fonts_symbols_only");
+
+/// Static jetbrains mono faces, currently unused.
 pub const regular = @embedFile("jetbrains_mono_regular");
 pub const bold = @embedFile("jetbrains_mono_bold");
 pub const italic = @embedFile("jetbrains_mono_italic");
 pub const bold_italic = @embedFile("jetbrains_mono_bold_italic");
 
-/// Symbols-only nerd font.
-pub const symbols_nerd_font = @embedFile("nerd_fonts_symbols_only");
-
 /// Emoji fonts
 pub const emoji = @embedFile("res/NotoColorEmoji.ttf");
 pub const emoji_text = @embedFile("res/NotoEmoji-Regular.ttf");
@@ -22,7 +26,6 @@ pub const emoji_text = @embedFile("res/NotoEmoji-Regular.ttf");
 
 /// Fonts with general properties
 pub const arabic = @embedFile("res/KawkabMono-Regular.ttf");
-pub const variable = @embedFile("res/Lilex-VF.ttf");
 
 /// A font for testing which is patched with nerd font symbols.
 pub const test_nerd_font = @embedFile("res/JetBrainsMonoNerdFont-Regular.ttf");