I'm trying to use a custom font in my iPhone app.
I created a key for it in my info.plist as follows:
<key>UIAppFonts</key>
<array>
<string>CloisterBlack.ttf</string>
</array>
and I'm accessing the font like this:
[UIFont fontWithName:#"CloisterBlack" size:64.0]
but the font is not displaying. What could be the reason?
Make sure you give the real font name in above code. The font file name and its “real font name” can be different, so just open the font in FontBook app and there you can see the real name of the font.
The "Real Font Name" is not always the one you see in Fontbook. The best way is to ask your device which fonts it sees and what the exact names are.
I use the uifont-name-grabber posted at:
http://forgecode.net/2010/08/uifont-name-grabber/
Just drop the fonts you want into the xcode project, add the file name to its plist, and run it on the device you are building for, it will email you a complete font list using the names that UIFont fontWithName: expects.
Add Font info in info.plist
Find name of font, by printing names of available fonts. You can do that with piece of code:
NSArray *fontFamiliesTemp = [UIFont familyNames];
for (int i = 0; i < [fontFamiliesTemp count]; i++)
{
NSString *fontFamily = [fontFamiliesTemp objectAtIndex:i];
NSArray *fontNames = [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:[fontFamilies objectAtIndex:i]];
NSLog (#"%#: %#", fontFamily, fontNames);
}
Search for your font in printed results. After that you only need to use that font name.
Related
I want to set bold font on UILabel. I generate label by coding. when i try to set bold font on label ios set system regular font but i want to set 'Noto sans-Bold' font. In storyboard set font completely.
My code is
UILabel *lblName=[[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 25, 100, 21)];
lblName.text=#"Hello World";
[lblName setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:#"Noto Sans-Bold" size:15.0]];
[self.view addSubview:lblName];
If you haven't got the formatting of your font title correct, it will automatically default back to system font.
The issue is with your font name and since Noto isn't native it's going to be difficult to know exactly what name you need to provide.
Make sure you have added that font to your project.
You can check your available fonts by running this code:
SWIFT
for familyName in UIFont.familyNames() {
print("\n-- \(familyName) \n")
for fontName in UIFont.fontNamesForFamilyName(familyName) {
print(fontName)
}
}
OBJECTIVE-C
for (NSString *familyName in [UIFont familyNames]){
NSLog(#"Family name: %#", familyName);
for (NSString *fontName in [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:familyName]) {
NSLog(#"--Font name: %#", fontName);
}
}
lblname.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Noto Sans-Bold" size:18];
and one more thing check your font correctly it is available in list or not.
Here is a list of available fonts .
List of available fonts
EDIT:-
or if you want to set font which not available in xcode then you have to first install it in XCode
please follow this tutorial.
Install custom fonts
As said by Jilouc follow this procedure.
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;
I want to add custom font in my application . I am adding in my project.
and then adding in .plist file.
and my code is
UIFont *CiutadellaBold = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Light up the World with accented characters" size:90.0f];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
[label setFont:CiutadellaBold];
label.text =#"hello";
But the text does not show up in my custom font. What am I doing wrong?
The name of your font is most likely not identical to file name. You can find out names of fonts available in app like this:
for (NSString* family in [UIFont familyNames]) {
NSLog(#"%#", family);
for (NSString* name in [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:family])
NSLog(#" %#", name);
}
Your font name is not equals to the file name, you should get in in file info
First check your font is installed in "Font Book" application in your mac. copy the "postScript name" and use in your code.
UIFont *CiutadellaBold = [UIFont fontWithName:#"postScript name" size:90.0f];
Please refer attached screen shot.
Note:This is for iPhoneSimulator. You also check this in device. Sometime this issue not occur in device.
I am trying to set bold font for UILabel as follows :
lblActivities.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"sans-serif-Bold" size:15.0];
But this is not appearing as bold.
Any suggestions?
1-You need your font in .otf or .ttf copied to your project. For example in Supporting Files.
2 - You need to edit .plist file.
3 - Add "Fonts provided by application" key into your plist and in Item 0 copy the exact filename of the font you copied to your Supporting files WITH extension. For example: "JosefinSansStd-Light_0.otf"
4 - Make sure that the font you imported to your app is being packed into app itself. Do that by selecting your Target, then Build Phases, then Copy Bundle Resources. If you don't see your font in there, drag it from Supporting Files.
5 - Finally, you would like to list all your fonts when the app starts just to see useable name for your font. You will do that with this little piece of code:
NSArray *fontFamilies = [UIFont familyNames];
for (int i = 0; i < [fontFamilies count]; i++)
{
NSString *fontFamily = [fontFamilies objectAtIndex:i];
NSArray *fontNames = [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:[fontFamilies objectAtIndex:i]];
NSLog (#"%#: %#", fontFamily, fontNames);
}
Search for your font in printed results, for example, I would search for "Josefin" and I would see that actual font name is "JosefinSansStd-Light". After that you only need to use that font by:
UIFont *customFont = [UIFont fontWithName:#"JosefinSansStd-Light" size:20];
In iOS8 you add your fonts directly to the project and they are visible in the interface builder. Modify your code to account for this but programmatically setting font for iOS7 and selecting it in xCode6 interface builder. PS. Interface builder in xCode6 gives you the correct font name that you can copy-paste into the code below.
#define SYSTEM_VERSION_LESS_THAN(v) ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] compare:v options:NSNumericSearch] == NSOrderedAscending)
if(SYSTEM_VERSION_LESS_THAN(#"8.0"))
{
UIFont *customFont = [UIFont fontWithName:#"OpenSans-Light" size:32];
self.registerLabel.font = customFont;
}
Hope this helps, cheers.
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you have direct option in Xcode
1. select the label on view controller
2. on your right hand side panel select attribute inspector .
3. select font text-box link
4. a alert box appear select font dropdownlist
5 select custom from that list
6 set your style bold from style dropdown
try this may be help you. Make sure the font name is correct or available in your application.
[lblActivities setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:#"sans-serif-Bold" size:15.0]];
The Font which you describe is not available in apple library by Default you have to use custom font for this.
see Below link
Using custom font in a UIWebView
I am unable to set custom font for the UILabel in XCode.
This is what I've tried:
Download "JennaSue" font -- http://www.dafont.com/jenna-sue.font
Open "app-info.plist" under "Supporting Files" folder
Add new row in the list with key "Fonts provided by application"
In this array add "JennaSue.ttf"
Use it in the code like this:
self.someLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"JennaSue" size:14];
And nothing happens -- the default font is visible.
Why? What am I doing wrong? How can I fix it?
Be sure your font is in Bundle Resources. For some reason Xcode it is not importing custom font properly most of the time:
I've got the font working:
Example code: here
Go to your project's info.plist file,
Right click and select Add row,
Type Fonts provided by application in the new row,
Type in the desired font name as items for this key.
Drag and drop the font file into the project,
Apply it to the text you want:
someLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"JennaSue" size: 12.0];
I think you've missed step 5 up there.
Update: When doing step 5, remember to check the marks for copying the actual file into project directory:
Remember to clean your project by pressing "command+alt+shift+K" (IRRC!)
And then go to your
and then go to your project's Build Phases, and make sure you can see your .ttf file file among the resource files:
P.S. I'm not on my Mac at the moment, so I used screenshots from this tutorial. That's why I grayed out the unnecessary lines for your issue.
Check this code:
NSArray *names = [UIFont familyNames];
NSLog(#"Font FamilyNames : ");
for (NSString *name in names) {
NSLog(#"Font Family: %#",name);
NSArray *fontFaces = [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:name];
for (NSString *fname in fontFaces) {
NSLog(#" %#",fname);
}
}
self.someLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"use correct name" size:self.someLabel.font.pointSize];
and use the same name printed with NSLog.
After adding custom font to Xcode don't forget to add font to plist.
Project settings > Info > Custom IOS target properties
Add property Fonts provided by application and type your custom font(filename of font file).
Then you can use that code example
self.someLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"JennaSue" size:14];
Notice: make sure that you use right font name in code. To do that you should add this font to your Mac's font book, open font book, choose that font and check the right name font.
Hope this helps
self.someLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"JennaSue.ttf" size:self.someLabel.font.pointSize];
i used following code and it's done
UILabel * lblTest = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 0, 200, 100)];
lblTest.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"JennaSue" size:25.0];
lblTest.text = #"Hello World";
[self.view addSubview:lblTest];
and if still not working looking at your system font book and search that font and That Font you have to use to get it work
also try this lblTest.font = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Jenna Sue" size:25.0];
The font could be corrupted or something. I tried the solutions provided by Gabriel.Massana & Neeku and it worked on some fonts. Try adding the font to your Mac. If it showed verification problem, most probably it's not gonna work in your app. Hope this helps
is the file visible in Compile Source now…if yes then you may have the font name wrong..sometimes the font names are different then their file name…try running a
for (NSString *familyName in [UIFont familyNames])
{
for (NSString *fontName in [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:familyName])
{
NSLog(#"%#", fontName);
}
}
this lines of code..you will be able to see the actual name of the font and use that name instead
Here is #Ritu's answer in Swift 2. Just put this in your AppDelegate, or in viewDidLoad method of your View Controller:
let names = UIFont.familyNames()
for name in names {
print("Font Family: \(name)")
let fontFaces = UIFont.fontNamesForFamilyName(name)
for fname in fontFaces {
print(" \(fname)")
}
}
You will have all your font names in console log, just copy and paste the one you need in your code.
I've looked through almost every thread on creating a custom font for a Label. What am i doing wrong?
plist:
bundle resources:
resources:
The code:
UILabel *headLine = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(screenWidth/2-55, screenHeight/2-100, 110, 35)];
headLine.textColor = headlineColor;
headLine.text = #"HEADLINE";
UIFont *pacificoFont = [UIFont fontWithName:#"Pacifico" size:35.0f];
headLine.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
[headLine setFont:pacificoFont];
[self.view addSubview: headLine];
There are a lot of errors that can be done with custom fonts (more info here).
However, I suspect that your family name is wrong. Use this to print the available family names and check if "Pacifico" is there:
for (NSString* family in [UIFont familyNames]) {
NSLog(#"%#", family);
for (NSString* name in [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName: family]) {
NSLog(#" %#", name);
}
}
When you declare a UIFont with a custom name you have to specify the family of the font, and not the filename of the ttf file :)
follow the below steps:
1)Add your custom font files into your project using Xcode as a resource
2)Add a key to your Info.plist file called UIAppFonts.
3)Make this key an array
4)For each font you have, enter the full name of your font file (including the extension) as items to the UIAppFonts array
5)Save Info.plist
6)Now in your application you can simply call [UIFont fontWithName:#"CustomFontName" size:12] to get the custom font to use with your UILabels and UITextViews, etc…
note: Make sure the fonts are in your Copy Bundle Resources.