How do I get the font name from an otf or ttf file?

ios, uifont

Solution

Right click on the TTF -> Get Info

"Full Name" is what you're looking for.

That's what worked for me with TTFs.

Edit:

I just used a font that had a different name from the "Full Name" in Get Info.

For the compilation of this answer, If the quick check above doesn't work, run this code in your project:

for (NSString *fontFamilyName in [UIFont familyNames]) {
    for (NSString *fontName in [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:fontFamilyName]) {
        NSLog(@"Family: %@    Font: %@", fontFamilyName, fontName);
    }
}

And search for the correct name of the font you want to use.

Swift 3.0 code:

for fontFamilyName in UIFont.familyNames{
    for fontName in UIFont.fontNames(forFamilyName: fontFamilyName){
        print("Family: \(fontFamilyName)     Font: \(fontName)")
    }
}

Problem

I have used a custom font in my previous app. The file name was "ProximaNova-Regular.otf" and to load the font I just used... ``` [UIFont fontWithName:@"ProximaNova-Regular" size:20]; ``` This worked perfectly. Now in this new app I have three font files... ``` Dude_Willie.otf Impact handsean.ttf ``` But I'm not sure how to load these. I have tried ``` [UIFont fontWithName:<the file name> size:20]; ``` But this just falls back to using Helvetica. How can I find what name to use?

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