Here is another variable font demo by Mandy Michael. In this css only text animation, you have 2 part text one which squashes while the other stretches giving the text a very comic book/cartoon visual style.
If you are having trouble with the pen, try the archived copy on GitHub
Squash and Stretch Text Snippet
See the Pen Variable fonts simple demo by Mandy Michael (@mandymichael) on CodePen.0