Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS, is the foundation of the iPhone and iPad. One of the iOS features includes the intuitive user interface we’ve grown to love. This user interface includes elements such as text which, as you can imagine, can be displayed in various fonts. These variety of fonts; however, differ from each iOS version.
As we continue to build for iOS, designers and developers must keep up with the available fonts for these various versions of iOS. That’s why GSW Worldwide’s Interactive Designer/Developer Jared Vorkavich (@jaredvork) compiled a list of fonts available in various versions of iOS.
Jared’s main take-aways are:
- The fonts available in iOS 4.2.1 and 4.3 are 98% the same.
- Some font weights shown in the Typefaces app don’t render in Mobile Safari and therefore have been removed them from the list. (Most unfortunate are the extra weights of Helvetica.)
- There are fewer fonts available for iPhone than for iPad, even when running the same version of iOS.
| iPad 3.2.2 | iPad 4.2.1 | iPad 4.3 | iPhone 4.3 |
| Academy Engraved LET | |||
| AcademyEngravedLetPlain | |||
| American Typewriter | |||
| AmericanTypewriter | AmericanTypewriter | AmericanTypewriter | AmericanTypewriter |
| AmericanTypewriter-Bold | AmericanTypewriter-Bold | AmericanTypewriter-Bold | AmericanTypewriter-Bold |
| Apple Color Emoji | |||
| AppleColorEmoji | AppleColorEmoji | AppleColorEmoji | |
| AppleGothic | |||
| AppleGothic | AppleGothic | AppleGothic | AppleGothic |
| Arial | |||
| ArialMT | ArialMT | ArialMT | ArialMT |
| Arial-BoldMT | Arial-BoldMT | Arial-BoldMT | Arial-BoldMT |
| Arial-ItalicMT | Arial-ItalicMT | Arial-ItalicMT | Arial-ItalicMT |
| Arial-BoldItalicMT | Arial-BoldItalicMT | Arial-BoldItalicMT | Arial-BoldItalicMT |
| Arial Hebrew | |||
| ArialHebrew | ArialHebrew | ArialHebrew | ArialHebrew |
| ArialHebrew-Bold | ArialHebrew-Bold | ArialHebrew-Bold | ArialHebrew-Bold |
| Arial Rounded MT Bold | |||
| ArialRoundedMTBold | ArialRoundedMTBold | ArialRoundedMTBold | ArialRoundedMTBold |
| Bangla Sangam MN | |||
| BanglaSangamMN | BanglaSangamMN | BanglaSangamMN | BanglaSangamMN |
| BanglaSangamMN-Bold | BanglaSangamMN-Bold | BanglaSangamMN-Bold | BanglaSangamMN-Bold |
| Baskerville | |||
| Baskerville | Baskerville | Baskerville | Baskerville |
| Baskerville-Italic | Baskerville-Italic | Baskerville-Italic | Baskerville-Italic |
| Baskerville-Bold | Baskerville-Bold | Baskerville-Bold | Baskerville-Bold |
| Baskerville-BoldItalic | Baskerville-BoldItalic | Baskerville-BoldItalic | Baskerville-BoldItalic |
| Bodoni 72 | |||
| BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-Book | BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-Book | BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-Book | |
| BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-BookIta | BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-BookIta | BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-BookIta | |
| BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-Bold | BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-Bold | BodoniSvtyTwoITCTT-Bold | |
| Bodoni 72 Oldstyle | |||
| BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-Book | BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-Book | BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-Book | |
| BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-BookIt | BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-BookIt | BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-BookIt | |
| BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-Bold | BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-Bold | BodoniSvtyTwoOSITCTT-Bold | |
| Bodoni 72 Smallcaps | |||
| BodoniSvtyTwoSCITCTT-Book | BodoniSvtyTwoSCITCTT-Book | dBodoniSvtyTwoSCITCTT-Book | |
| Bodoni Ornaments | |||
| Ornaments | Ornaments | Ornaments | |
| Bradley Hand | |||
| BradleyHandITCTT-Bold | BradleyHandITCTT-Bold | BradleyHandITCTT-Bold | |
| Chalkboard SE | |||
| ChalkboardSE-Regular | ChalkboardSE-Regular | ChalkboardSE-Regular | |
| ChalkboardSE-Bold | ChalkboardSE-Bold | ChalkboardSE-Bold | |
| Chalkduster | |||
| Chalkduster | Chalkduster | Chalkduster | |
| Cochin | |||
| Cochin | Cochin | Cochin | Cochin |
| Cochin-Italic | Cochin-Italic | Cochin-Italic | Cochin-Italic |
| Cochin-Bold | Cochin-Bold | Cochin-Bold | Cochin-Bold |
| Cochin-BoldItalic | Cochin-BoldItalic | Cochin-BoldItalic | Cochin-BoldItalic |
| Copperplate | |||
| Copperplate | Copperplate | Copperplate | |
| Copperplate-Bold | Copperplate-Bold | Copperplate-Bold | |
| Courier | |||
| Courier | Courier | Courier | Courier |
| Courier-Oblique | Courier-Oblique | Courier-Oblique | Courier-Oblique |
| Courier-Bold | Courier-Bold | Courier-Bold | Courier-Bold |
| Courier-BoldOblique | Courier-BoldOblique | Courier-BoldOblique | Courier-BoldOblique |
| Courier New | |||
| CourierNewPSMT | CourierNewPSMT | CourierNewPSMT | CourierNewPSMT |
| CourierNewPS-ItalicMT | CourierNewPS-ItalicMT | CourierNewPS-ItalicMT | CourierNewPS-ItalicMT |
| CourierNewPS-BoldMT | CourierNewPS-BoldMT | CourierNewPS-BoldMT | CourierNewPS-BoldMT |
| CourierNewPS-BoldItalicMT | CourierNewPS-BoldItalicMT | CourierNewPS-BoldItalicMT | CourierNewPS-BoldItalicMT |
| DB LCD Temp | |||
| DBLCDTempBlack | DBLCDTempBlack | DBLCDTempBlack | DBLCDTempBlack |
| Devanaagari Sangam MN | |||
| DevanagariSangamMN | DevanagariSangamMN | DevanagariSangamMN | |
| DevanagariSangamMN-Bold | DevanagariSangamMN-Bold | DevanagariSangamMN-Bold | |
| Didot | |||
| Didot | Didot | Didot | |
| Didot-Italic | Didot-Italic | Didot-Italic | |
| Didot-Bold | Didot-Bold | Didot-Bold | |
| Futura | |||
| Futura-Medium | Futura-Medium | Futura-Medium | Futura-Medium |
| Futura-MediumItalic | Futura-MediumItalic | Futura-MediumItalic | Futura-MediumItalic |
| Futura-CondensedExtraBold | Futura-CondensedExtraBold | Futura-CondensedExtraBold | Futura-CondensedExtraBold |
| Geeza Pro | |||
| GeezaPro | GeezaPro | GeezaPro | GeezaPro |
| Georgia | |||
| Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia |
| Georgia-Italic | Georgia-Italic | Georgia-Italic | Georgia-Italic |
| Georgia-Bold | Georgia-Bold | Georgia-Bold | Georgia-Bold |
| Georgia-BoldItalic | Georgia-BoldItalic | Georgia-BoldItalic | Georgia-BoldItalic |
| Gill Sans | |||
| GillSans | GillSans | GillSans | |
| GillSans-Italic | GillSans-Italic | GillSans-Italic | |
| GillSans-Bold | GillSans-Bold | GillSans-Bold | |
| GillSans-BoldItalic | GillSans-BoldItalic | GillSans-BoldItalic | |
| Gujarati Sangam MN | |||
| GujaratiSangamMN | GujaratiSangamMN | GujaratiSangamMN | |
| GujaratiSangamMN-Bold | GujaratiSangamMN-Bold | GujaratiSangamMN-Bold | |
| Gurmukhi MN | |||
| GurmukhiMN | GurmukhiMN | GurmukhiMN | |
| GurmukhiMN-Bold | GurmukhiMN-Bold | GurmukhiMN-Bold | |
| Heiti J | |||
| STHeitiJ-Light | STHeitiJ-Light | STHeitiJ-Light | STHeitiJ-Light |
| STHeitiJ-Medium | STHeitiJ-Medium | STHeitiJ-Medium | STHeitiJ-Medium |
| Heiti K | |||
| STHeitiK-Light | STHeitiK-Light | STHeitiK-Light | STHeitiK-Light |
| STHeitiK-Medium | STHeitiK-Medium | STHeitiK-Medium | STHeitiK-Medium |
| Heiti SC | |||
| STHeitiSC-Light | STHeitiSC-Light | STHeitiSC-Light | STHeitiSC-Light |
| STHeitiSC-Medium | STHeitiSC-Medium | STHeitiSC-Medium | STHeitiSC-Medium |
| Heiti TC | |||
| STHeitiTC-Light | STHeitiTC-Light | STHeitiTC-Light | STHeitiTC-Light |
| STHeitiTC-Medium | STHeitiTC-Medium | STHeitiTC-Medium | STHeitiTC-Medium |
| Helvetica | |||
| Helvetica | Helvetica | Helvetica | Helvetica |
| Helvetica-Oblique | Helvetica-Oblique | Helvetica-Oblique | Helvetica-Oblique |
| Helvetica-Bold | Helvetica-Bold | Helvetica-Bold | Helvetica-Bold |
| Helvetica-BoldOblique | Helvetica-BoldOblique | Helvetica-BoldOblique | Helvetica-BoldOblique |
| Helvetica Neue | |||
| HelveticaNeue | HelveticaNeue | HelveticaNeue | HelveticaNeue |
| HelveticaNeue-Bold | HelveticaNeue-Bold | HelveticaNeue-Bold | HelveticaNeue-Bold |
| HelveticaNeue-Italic | HelveticaNeue-Italic | HelveticaNeue-Italic | HelveticaNeue-Italic |
| HelveticaNeue-BoldItalic | HelveticaNeue-BoldItalic | HelveticaNeue-BoldItalic | HelveticaNeue-BoldItalic |
| Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN | |||
| HiraKakuProN-W3 | HiraKakuProN-W3 | HiraKakuProN-W3 | HiraKakuProN-W3 |
| HiraKakuProN-W6 | HiraKakuProN-W6 | HiraKakuProN-W6 | HiraKakuProN-W6 |
| Hiragino Min ProN | |||
| HiraMinProN-W3 | HiraMinProN-W3 | HiraMinProN-W3 | |
| HiraMinProN-W6 | HiraMinProN-W6 | HiraMinProN-W6 | |
| Hoefler Text | |||
| HoeflerText-Regular | HoeflerText-Regular | HoeflerText-Regular | |
| HoeflerText-Italic | HoeflerText-Italic | HoeflerText-Italic | |
| HoeflerText-Black | HoeflerText-Black | HoeflerText-Black | |
| HoeflerText-BlackItalic | HoeflerText-BlackItalic | HoeflerText-BlackItalic | |
| Kailasa | |||
| Kailasa | Kailasa | Kailasa | |
| Kannada Sangam MN | |||
| KannadaSangamMN | KannadaSangamMN | KannadaSangamMN | |
| KannadaSangamMN-Bold | KannadaSangamMN-Bold | KannadaSangamMN-Bold | |
| Malayalam Sangam MN | |||
| MalayalamSangamMN | MalayalamSangamMN | MalayalamSangamMN | |
| MalayalamSangamMN-Bold | MalayalamSangamMN-Bold | MalayalamSangamMN-Bold | |
| Marker Felt | |||
| MarkerFelt-Thin | MarkerFelt-Thin | MarkerFelt-Thin | MarkerFelt-Thin |
| MarkerFelt-Wide | MarkerFelt-Wide | MarkerFelt-Wide | MarkerFelt-Wide |
| Noteworthy | |||
| Noteworthy-Light | Noteworthy-Light | ||
| Optima | |||
| Optima-Regular | Optima-Regular | Optima-Regular | |
| Optima-Bold | Optima-Bold | Optima-Bold | |
| Optima-Italic | Optima-Italic | Optima-Italic | |
| Optima-BoldItalic | Optima-BoldItalic | Optima-BoldItalic | |
| Oriya Sangam MN | |||
| OriyaSangamMN | OriyaSangamMN | OriyaSangamMN | |
| OriyaSangamMN-Bold | OriyaSangamMN-Bold | OriyaSangamMN-Bold | |
| Palatino | |||
| Palatino-Roman | Palatino-Roman | Palatino-Roman | Palatino-Roman |
| Palatino-Italic | Palatino-Italic | Palatino-Italic | Palatino-Italic |
| Palatino-Bold | Palatino-Bold | Palatino-Bold | Palatino-Bold |
| Palatino-BoldItalic | Palatino-BoldItalic | Palatino-BoldItalic | Palatino-BoldItalic |
| Papyrus | |||
| Papyrus | Papyrus | Papyrus | |
| Party LET | |||
| PartyLetPlain | PartyLetPlain | PartyLetPlain | |
| Sinhala Sangam MN | |||
| SinhalaSangamMN | SinhalaSangamMN | SinhalaSangamMN | |
| SinhalaSangamMN-Bold | SinhalaSangamMN-Bold | SinhalaSangamMN-Bold | |
| Snell Roundhand | |||
| SnellRoundhand | SnellRoundhand | SnellRoundhand | SnellRoundhand |
| SnellRoundhand-Bold | SnellRoundhand-Bold | SnellRoundhand-Bold | SnellRoundhand-Bold |
| Tamil Sangam MN | |||
| TamilSangamMN | TamilSangamMN | TamilSangamMN | |
| TamilSangamMN-Bold | TamilSangamMN-Bold | TamilSangamMN-Bold | |
| Telugu Sangam MN | |||
| TeluguSangamMN | TeluguSangamMN | TeluguSangamMN | |
| TeluguSangamMN-Bold | TeluguSangamMN-Bold | TeluguSangamMN-Bold | |
| Thonburi | |||
| Thonburi | Thonburi | Thonburi | Thonburi |
| Thonburi-Bold | Thonburi-Bold | Thonburi-Bold | Thonburi-Bold |
| Times New Roman | |||
| TimesNewRomanPSMT | TimesNewRomanPSMT | TimesNewRomanPSMT | TimesNewRomanPSMT |
| TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT | TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT | TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT | TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT |
| TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT | TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT | TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT | TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT |
| TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT | TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT | TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT | TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT |
| Trebuchet MS | |||
| TrebuchetMS | TrebuchetMS | TrebuchetMS | TrebuchetMS |
| TrebuchetMS-Italic | TrebuchetMS-Italic | TrebuchetMS-Italic | TrebuchetMS-Italic |
| TrebuchetMS-Bold | TrebuchetMS-Bold | TrebuchetMS-Bold | TrebuchetMS-Bold |
| Trebuchet-BoldItalic | Trebuchet-BoldItalic | Trebuchet-BoldItalic | Trebuchet-BoldItalic |
| Verdana | |||
| Verdana | Verdana | Verdana | Verdana |
| Verdana-Italic | Verdana-Italic | Verdana-Italic | Verdana-Italic |
| Verdana-Bold | Verdana-Bold | Verdana-Bold | Verdana-Bold |
| Verdana-BoldItalic | Verdana-BoldItalic | Verdana-BoldItalic | Verdana-BoldItalic |
| Zapf Dingbats | |||
| ZapfDingbatsITC | ZapfDingbatsITC | ZapfDingbatsITC | |
| Zapfino | |||
| Zapfino | Zapfino | Zapfino | Zapfino |
iPad 3.2 and iPad 4.2 data from Prepressure.
iPad 4.3 and iPhone 4.3 data from iOS Fonts.
Testing and confirmation performed using Typefaces [iTunes link].
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