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# variations

Returns the variation specification dictionary for a font.

```
var variations: CFDictionary? { get }
```

## Discussion

The variation specification dictionary contains keys that correspond to the variation axis names of the font. Each key is a variation axis name. The value for each key is the value specified for that particular variation axis represented as a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFNumber> object.

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