My application has to use some custom font so I start to add the font by copy it to the application folder and create the "Fonts provided by application" in info.plist, everything work fine in my Mac but when I start to debug in my phone the font turn back to the system font, How can I fix this?
This is pretty easy to do, actually. Firstly, you need to make sure that the font file is in your app file hierarchy:
you can see mine here "small_pixel.ttf"
Secondly you need to make sure that the info.plist file has the EXACT file name as your custom font:
you can see that here.
Thirdly, you need to make sure that the font is included in bundle resources you can navigate to it by going:
to add it to bundle resources simply drag and drop the file into the hierarchy.
Finally you can see all of your fonts by doing...
for family in UIFont.familyNames {
print("Family: \(family)")
for name in UIFont.fontNames(forFamilyName: family) {
print(" - \(name)")
}
}
...in some function that gets called when you launch your app. Simply scroll down through the Debug area until you find your font.
(ps. this is from my first really trashy game. If you want to check it out, search "Crappy Duck" on the AppStore)
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I have followed a number of tutorials in adding a custom font to my SwiftUI package. I have take the following steps:
Add Font Awesome 5 Free Solid-900.otf to my project.
Made sure that the font is copied and added to the target
Added the font file names to the Fonts provided by application array in Info.plist
Tried to get the font name
Tried a large number of permutations and combinations for the font name.
I tried the following:
Text(Text("\u{f071} Danger Will Robinson").font(.custom("Font Awesome 5 Free Regular", size: 20))
which is supposed to give me an alert icon, but all I get is a question mark.
Is there a trick to using Font Awesome in this way?
I know there are a few packages available, but I’m trying to learn more about the process itself, and I can’t see that it should be too hard.
OK, I worked it out.
For MacOS, the Info.plist key is: Application fonts resource path, not as above.
The next trick is to get the font name.
One method is to install the font, and then check FontBook. The PostScript name is the name I need.
The other is to run the following code:
let fontManager = NSFontManager.shared
let fonts = fontManager.availableFonts
for name in fonts {
print(name)
}
That’s what happens when all the tutorials are for iOS, not MacOS.
I installed a custom font called "modern no. 20" (already installed in my mac) into my iphone project .
I copied the modernno20.ttf into my resources.
Now in my app-info.plist i added this font name in "Fonts provided by application".
Then i added
cell.textLabel.font=[UIFont fontWithName:#"modernno20.ttf" size:14.0];
in my tableviewcode .
i dont know why but this font is not properly displayed.is there any thing i missed?
In order to call the font in your fontWithName call, the string should be the name of the font as it is displayed in the Mac's 'Font Book' app, and not the actual filename of the referenced font file.
There hasn’t been an easy way to add custom fonts to your iPhone applications. As of iOS 4 it has become very easy to do. there could be possibility you would have missed some of the step to get custom font work.
Here is what you need to do in order to add custom fonts,
Check How to include ttf fonts to iOS app
I've downloaded a font that's called "aldo the apache (.tff) " from dafont.com.
I used it with different programms like adobe illustrator and it seemed to work just fine.
Recently i tried to use it in a game that i'm making to experement. It didn't work -_-.
IB was displaying the font as a slightly bigger version of arial.
How can i solve this problem and get the font to display correctly?
If you have any suggestions, please post them down below.
-DD
You have to edit your <appname>-Info.plist file and create a new UIAppFonts key with type array, where each element is a String with the name of your font file, in this case AldotheApache.ttf. Then use the name in IB or with UIFont as it shows in the application Font Book app of your Mac, in your case Aldo the Apache. Obviously the font should also be added as a resource of your project.
I want to use font "MgOpen Modata" in my iphone App. But I dont see it in the font list in Property inspector.
How do I include that font so that I can use it?
Add the font files to your resource files
Edit your Info.plist: Add a new entry with the key Fonts provided by application.
For each of your files, add the file name to this array
On the example below, I've added the font "DejaVu Sans Mono":
In your application you can the use [UIFont fontWithName:#"DejaVuSansMono-Bold" size:14.f].
Or if you want to use it in html/css, just use font-family:DejaVu Sans Mono;
Note: this is available in iOS 3.2 and later.
I found this walkthrough was the best
Although the above accepted answer does work I found that if you added text into an XIB file and then set the font to our new font then the text didn't update.
Making sure the new font is included in resources fixed this problem (taken directly from walkthrough):
"This should not be a problem but sometimes when you’re having trouble getting your font face to show up, this can be a source of headache so let’s double check now to rule it out as a potential pitfall.
Go to your project Build Phases pane by highlighting the XCode project file in your solution explorer and on the right hand side, select “Build Phases”. You’ll see that one of the sections you can expand is “Copy Bundle Resources”. Open that list and make sure that your fonts are included in that list."
The other stuff in the walkthrough is the same kind of stuff (add the file to your project and to the plist file too)
All credit to Code with Chris for this answer which saved me a lot of time and effort and I am merely copying a shot from his page to allow this answer to stand on its own feet instead of requiring you to click the link.
I think is better for a dev to have the plist structure as raw source code. I'm leaving it for copy/paste:
<key>UIAppFonts</key>
<array>
<string>Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf</string>
<string>Roboto-Medium.ttf</string>
<string>Roboto-MediumItalic.ttf</string>
<string>Roboto-Regular.ttf</string>
<string>Roboto-Bold.ttf</string>
</array>
Copy this snippet and modify the strings keys into the array to your desired fonts. Hint: To view the plist as raw source code please click secondary button over the file and select Open As -> Source code.
EDIT
// Logs fonts ordered by name
for (NSString* family in [[UIFont familyNames] sortedArrayUsingSelector:#selector(compare:)])
{
NSLog(#"%#", family);
for (NSString* name in [[UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:family] sortedArrayUsingSelector:#selector(compare:)])
{
NSLog(#" %#", name);
}
}
After adding the fonts could be useful to add to (for example) the AppDelegate.m class to see what are the real fonts names (on the bundle). A problem I encountered various times that I was loading the fonts with a wrong name assuming that the font filename as the correct one. Sometimes it differs from the bundle real name.
In addition to this you can check the file full name using the file info window (cmd+i) on finder (macOS).
Example to clarify:
File Name = "DroidSansEthiopic-Regular"
Processed Name in bundle = "Droid Sans Ethiopic"
Don't forget to add the fonts to the targets compile bundle resources by going to 'Targets' -> 'Build Phases' -> 'Copy Bundle Resources' and add all the fonts manually
Most of the time we forget to add font to the application Target. Make sure you did not forget this important step. Mind checking right panel File Inspector > Target Membership checkbox.
Also you can check wether font is added well to your application or not by running this code snippet in anywhere on your app.
for (NSString* family in [UIFont familyNames])
{
NSLog(#"%#", family);
for (NSString* name in [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName: family])
{
NSLog(#" %#", name);
}
}
EDIT
ALPHABETIC ORDER:
for (NSString* family in [[UIFont familyNames] sortedArrayUsingSelector:#selector(compare:)])
{
NSLog(#"%#", family);
for (NSString* name in [[UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:family] sortedArrayUsingSelector:#selector(compare:)])
{
NSLog(#" %#", name);
}
}
This will populate a list of available fonts in your app, where your added font will also appear.
Its Easy and simple now- Tested in Xcode 9.2 and swift 4
Steps to add font to your Xcode
Select your UILabel, UITextField or whatever then under fonts section and follow
Step 1
Select settings menu from left corner of font selection screen. And choose font manager option.
Step 2
Click on the add button as marked below.
Step 3
Select the folder that contains your font. It will be loaded into XCode fonts list.
Steps to add fonts to your project
Don't forget to add description to your plist with the key Fonts provided by application. and put font files inside copy bundle resources under project target settings.
Yes! thats it.. njoy..
You can use [UIFont fontWithName:#"ArialMT" size:14]; method directly, if you want to change your font style. Also all the fonts may not be available in iphone library.Just refer this for available font styles.
If you have .otf format. sometime this format doesnt work. Convert .otf format to .ttf. There are bunch of font converter online.
Once you add the custom font to your .plist file under Fonts provided by application as explained above. Make sure in your Project Target under Build Phase -> copy Bundel Resourse that file is present. If not then add it.
Then just in your code add this [UIFont fontWithName:#"your custom font" size:your choice of size];
In Xamarin iOS
Step 1:
First of all you have to add your .ttf or .otf file into your Project.
like Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf .
Step 2 :
Right click on the Font and select property
Build Action --> Content
Copy to output directory --> Always Copy
Step 3:
go to info.plist
select property Fonts provided by application and add the font name.
Step 4:
set Font programatically below way
account.Font = UIFont.FromName("Roboto-BoldItalic", 18f);
If I have an iPhone app named: MyCoolApp
How do I keep the bundle named: MyCoolApp.app
But have the app name on that shows up underneath my icon read: My Cool App
I have changed my PRODUCT_NAME target setting to be "My Cool App" and changed my plist CFBundleDisplayName and CFBundleName to be "MyCoolApp". So far my app name on the device still reads "My Cool App"
I'm pretty green to this stuff still. Thanks for any help you can provide.
You might need to delete the app from the device and reload it for the change to take effect.
Sometimes when changing the Project Properties it does not work. Project Properties and Target Properties Window look the same. I have mistaken there sooo many times. ;)
The best way to do this is using a key called Bundle Display Name. It has to be added in the info.plist.
DO NOT CHANGE THE PRODUCT NAME IN BUILD SETTINGS.
This is not a good approach as it changes your bundle identifier. All you need to change is the product display label.
Note: Make sure to include this in info.plist in your projectTests info.plist also.