diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3b2cffa5c..2bffad28b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 #   make list
 #
 # High-level make targets:
+#   text              Build all Inter Text fonts (default target)
+#   display           Build all Inter Display fonts
 #   all               Build everything
-#   all_text          Build all Inter (non-dislay) fonts
-#   all_display       Build all Inter Display fonts
 #   web               Build all web fonts
 #   var               Build all variable fonts
-#   zip               Build a complete ZIP archive of all fonts.
-#   test              Build and test everyything
+#   test              Run all test (builds fonts if needed)
+#   zip               Build a complete ZIP archive of all fonts
+#   zip_text          Build a complete ZIP archive of all Inter Text fonts
+#   zip_display       Build a complete ZIP archive of all Inter Display fonts
 #   install           Build and install all OTF files (macOS only)
 #
 # Style-specific targets:
@@ -29,22 +31,21 @@
 #
 FONTDIR = build/fonts
 
-all: all_text  all_display  web
+default: text
+all:     text display
+
+# all fonts of given variant
+text:    all_otf_text     all_ttf_text     all_ttf_text_hinted     all_var_text     web_text
+display: all_otf_display  all_ttf_display  all_ttf_display_hinted  all_var_display  web_display
 
 # all fonts of a certain type
 all_otf:     all_otf_text  all_otf_display
 all_ttf:     all_ttf_text  all_ttf_display  all_ttf_text_hinted  all_ttf_display_hinted
 
-# all fonts of given variant
-all_text:    all_otf_text     all_ttf_text     all_ttf_text_hinted     all_var_text     web_text
-all_display: all_otf_display  all_ttf_display  all_ttf_display_hinted  all_var_display  web_display
-
-# web fonts
 web:         web_text  web_display
 web_text:    all_web_text     all_web_hinted_text
 web_display: all_web_display  all_web_hinted_display
 
-# variable fonts
 var: all_var_text  all_var_display
 var_text:    $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.woff2 $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.ttf $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter-V.var.ttf
 var_display: $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.woff2 $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.ttf $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-V.var.ttf
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ all_var_display: \
 	$(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-italic.var.ttf \
 	$(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-italic.var.woff2
 
-.PHONY: all  all_otf  all_ttf  all_text  all_display
+.PHONY: all  all_otf  all_ttf  text  display
 .PHONY: web  web_text  web_display
 .PHONY: var  var_text  var_display  all_var_text  all_var_display
 
@@ -114,27 +115,33 @@ build/%.woff: build/%.ttf
 $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.ttf: $(all_ufo_masters_text) version.txt
 	@mkdir -p "$(dir $@)"
 	misc/fontbuild compile-var -o $@ $(FONTBUILD_FLAGS) build/ufo/Inter.designspace
+	gftools fix-unwanted-tables $@
 
 $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter-V.var.ttf: $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.ttf
 	misc/fontbuild rename --family "Inter V" -o $@ $<
+	gftools fix-unwanted-tables $@
 
 $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter-%.var.ttf: build/ufo/Inter-%.designspace $(all_ufo_masters_text) version.txt
 	@mkdir -p "$(dir $@)"
 	misc/fontbuild compile-var -o $@ $(FONTBUILD_FLAGS) $<
 	misc/tools/fix-vf-meta.py $@
+	gftools fix-unwanted-tables $@
 
 
 $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.ttf: $(all_ufo_masters_display) version.txt
 	@mkdir -p "$(dir $@)"
 	misc/fontbuild compile-var -o $@ $(FONTBUILD_FLAGS) build/ufo/InterDisplay.designspace
+	gftools fix-unwanted-tables $@
 
 $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-V.var.ttf: $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.ttf
 	misc/fontbuild rename --family "Inter Display V" -o $@ $<
+	gftools fix-unwanted-tables $@
 
 $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-%.var.ttf: build/ufo/InterDisplay-%.designspace $(all_ufo_masters_display) version.txt
 	@mkdir -p "$(dir $@)"
 	misc/fontbuild compile-var -o $@ $(FONTBUILD_FLAGS) $<
 	misc/tools/fix-vf-meta.py $@
+	gftools fix-unwanted-tables $@
 
 
 # OTF/TTF from UFO
@@ -211,35 +218,96 @@ $(FONTDIR)/const-hinted/%.ttf: $(FONTDIR)/const/%.ttf
 # test runs all tests
 # Note: all_check_const is generated by init.sh and runs "fontbuild checkfont"
 # on all otf and ttf files.
-test: check_all_text  check_all_display
-	misc/fontbuild checkfont $(FONTDIR)/var/*.otf $(FONTDIR)/var/*.woff2
-	@echo "test: all ok"
+test: test_text  test_display
+
+test_text: check_text \
+           build/fbreport-text-const.txt \
+           build/fbreport-text-var1.txt \
+           build/fbreport-text-var2.txt
+  @echo "$(@): OK"
+
+test_display: check_display \
+              build/fbreport-display-const.txt \
+              build/fbreport-display-var1.txt \
+              build/fbreport-display-var2.txt
+  @echo "$(@): OK"
+
+# FBAKE_ARGS are common args for all fontbakery targets
+FBAKE_ARGS := check-universal \
+              --no-colors \
+              --no-progress \
+              --loglevel WARN \
+              --succinct \
+              -j \
+              -x com.google.fonts/check/dsig \
+              -x com.google.fonts/check/family/win_ascent_and_descent
+
+FBAKE_STATIC_ARGS := $(FBAKE_ARGS) -x com.google.fonts/check/family/underline_thickness
+FBAKE_VAR_ARGS    := $(FBAKE_ARGS) -x com.google.fonts/check/STAT_strings
+
+# static text family
+build/fbreport-text-const.txt: $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/const/Inter-*.otf)
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal Inter-*.otf > $(@) ..."
+	@fontbakery $(FBAKE_STATIC_ARGS) $^ > $@
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal Inter-*.otf OK"
+
+# multi-axis VF text family
+build/fbreport-text-var2.txt: $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.ttf
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal Inter.var.ttf > $(@) ..."
+	@fontbakery $(FBAKE_VAR_ARGS) $^ > $@
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal Inter.var.ttf"
+
+# single-axis VF text family
+build/fbreport-text-var1.txt: $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter-*.var.ttf)
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal Inter-*.var.ttf > $(@) ..."
+	@fontbakery $(FBAKE_VAR_ARGS) $^ > $@
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal Inter-*.var.ttf"
+
+
+# static display family
+build/fbreport-display-const.txt: $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/const/InterDisplay-*.otf)
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal InterDisplay-*.otf > $(@) ..."
+	@fontbakery $(FBAKE_STATIC_ARGS) $^ > $@
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal InterDisplay-*.otf"
+
+# multi-axis VF display family
+build/fbreport-display-var2.txt: $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.ttf
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal InterDisplay.var.ttf > $(@) ..."
+	@fontbakery $(FBAKE_VAR_ARGS) $^ > $@
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal InterDisplay.var.ttf"
+
+# single-axis VF display family
+build/fbreport-display-var1.txt: $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-*.var.ttf)
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal InterDisplay-*.var.ttf > $(@) ..."
+	@fontbakery $(FBAKE_VAR_ARGS) $^ > $@
+	@echo "fontbakery check-universal InterInterDisplay-*.var.ttf"
+
+x:
+	echo $(basename build/fbreport-display-var1.json)
 
 # check does the same thing as test, but without any dependency checks, meaning
 # it will check whatever font files are already built.
-check_text:
-	misc/fontbuild checkfont \
-		$(FONTDIR)/const/Inter-*.ttf \
-		$(FONTDIR)/const/Inter-*.otf \
-		$(FONTDIR)/const/Inter-*.woff2 \
-		$(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.ttf \
-		$(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.woff2 \
-		$(FONTDIR)/var/Inter-*.var.ttf \
-		$(FONTDIR)/var/Inter-*.var.woff2
-	@echo "check_text: all ok"
+check_text: $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/const/Inter-*.ttf) \
+            $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/const/Inter-*.otf) \
+            $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/const/Inter-*.woff2) \
+            $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter-*.var.ttf) \
+            $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter-*.var.woff2) \
+            $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.ttf \
+            $(FONTDIR)/var/Inter.var.woff2
+	misc/fontbuild checkfont $^
+	@echo "$(@): OK"
 
-check_display:
-	misc/fontbuild checkfont \
-		$(FONTDIR)/const/InterDisplay-*.ttf \
-		$(FONTDIR)/const/InterDisplay-*.otf \
-		$(FONTDIR)/const/InterDisplay-*.woff2 \
-		$(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.ttf \
-		$(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.woff2 \
-		$(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-*.var.ttf \
-		$(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-*.var.woff2
-	@echo "check_display: all ok"
+check_display: $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/const/InterDisplay-*.ttf) \
+               $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/const/InterDisplay-*.otf) \
+               $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/const/InterDisplay-*.woff2) \
+               $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-*.var.ttf) \
+               $(wildcard $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay-*.var.woff2) \
+               $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.ttf \
+               $(FONTDIR)/var/InterDisplay.var.woff2
+	misc/fontbuild checkfont $^ \
+	@echo "$(@): OK"
 
-.PHONY: test check check_text check_display
+.PHONY: test test_text test_display check_text check_display
 
 
 
@@ -266,26 +334,26 @@ VERSION := $(shell cat version.txt)
 ZIP_FILE_DIST := build/release/Inter-${VERSION}.zip
 
 zip: all
-	$(MAKE) check_text check_display
+	$(MAKE) test_text test_display
 	bash misc/makezip.sh -all -reveal-in-finder \
 		"build/release/Inter-${VERSION}-$(shell git rev-parse --short=10 HEAD).zip"
 
-zip_text: all_text
-	$(MAKE) check_text
+zip_text: text
+	$(MAKE) test_text
 	bash misc/makezip.sh -text -reveal-in-finder \
 		"build/release/Inter-${VERSION}-text-$(shell git rev-parse --short=10 HEAD).zip"
 
-zip_display: all_display
-	$(MAKE) check_display
+zip_display: display
+	$(MAKE) test_display
 	bash misc/makezip.sh -display -reveal-in-finder \
 		"build/release/Inter-${VERSION}-display-$(shell git rev-parse --short=10 HEAD).zip"
 
 
 dist_zip: dist_check dist_build
-	$(MAKE) check_text
+	$(MAKE) test_text
 	bash misc/makezip.sh -text -reveal-in-finder "$(ZIP_FILE_DIST)"
 
-dist_build: all_text
+dist_build: text
 	misc/tools/versionize.py
 
 dist_check:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8a3b61af1..e7c4849e8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ MutatorMath==2.1.2
 
 # for woff2
 brotli==1.0.7
+
+# for QA
+fontbakery==0.7.34