---
name: Add Axis
-about: Submit a custom Axis Google Fonts
+about: Submit a custom axis to Google Fonts Axis Registry.
title: 'Add [Axis (TAG) Name]'
labels: '--new-axis'
assignees: ''
## Font Project introducing the axis
-(Provide the name and github repo of the font introducing the axis)
+(Provide the name and GitHub repo of the font introducing the axis)
## Validate the incoming custom axis against the Axis Registry
-Please inspect the current [Axis Registry](https://github.com/googlefonts/axisregistry/tree/main/Lib/axisregistry/data) and verify if there is already a custom axis that could be used for the variation purpose on the font. We should look to ensure it's not a duplicated concept.
+Please inspect the current [Axis Registry](https://github.com/googlefonts/axisregistry/tree/main/Lib/axisregistry/data) and determine if there is already a custom axis that could be used for the variation purpose on the font. We should ensure it's not a duplicated concept.
-## Super short description of what the axis does
+## Short description of what the axis does
+
+Describe the effect of the axis in the font. Over what does it operates (stems, terminals, serifs, etc) how changes happen.
## Image
This explanation would help to discern the validity of the axis itself and its definitions such as the ranges. This information could be used to create additional educational content.
-## Axis Metadata fields
+## Axis metadata fields
+
+Complete the following metadata field for the axis. You can read about the [Axis Metadata Fields](https://github.com/googlefonts/axisregistry#axis-metadata-fields) in the Readme section of this repository.
-Complete the following metadata field for the axis. You could read about the [Axis Metadata Fields](https://github.com/googlefonts/axisregistry#axis-metadata-fields) in the Readme section of this repository.
+- For the time being every custom axis is registered with only one fallback, which should be named "Default" and the value should match the axis `default_value`.
+- The description gives users more context about what the axis does or how it can be used. It should be written in a general way allowing it to make sense for other cases and should include a clarificacion of the range. This text is used on the Type Tester tab of the font specimen page, under the info button (i) next to the axis name.
```
-#[TAG] based on (url of the font's repository introducing the axis)
+#[Four letter axis TAG] based on (url of the font's repository introducing the axis)
tag: ""
display_name: ""
min_value: