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Arial Rounded MT Bold on iOS

A bold Arial with rounded stroke terminals, giving it a friendly, approachable tone for badges and headings.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ArialRoundedMTBoldRegular

Arial Rounded MT Bold at a glance

CategorySans Serif
DesignerMonotype
Styles on iOS1 (Regular)
First on iPhoneiOS 3.0
First on iPadiOS 4.3
Family nameArial Rounded MT Bold
Default PostScript nameArialRoundedMTBold

PostScript names for every Arial Rounded MT Bold style

iOS looks fonts up by their PostScript name, not the friendly family name. Use the names below exactly as written — they are case-sensitive.

StylePostScript nameiPhoneiPad
RegularArialRoundedMTBold3.04.3

How to use Arial Rounded MT Bold in code

SwiftUI

Swift
Text("Hello, world")
    .font(.custom("ArialRoundedMTBold", size: 17, relativeTo: .body))

UIKit

Swift
let base = UIFont(name: "ArialRoundedMTBold", size: 17)!
label.font = UIFontMetrics(forTextStyle: .body).scaledFont(for: base)
label.adjustsFontForContentSizeCategory = true

Objective-C

Obj-C
label.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"ArialRoundedMTBold" size:17];

CSS for Safari on iPhone and iPad

CSS
.headline {
  font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}

Wrapping the font in UIFontMetrics, or passing relativeTo: in SwiftUI, lets Arial Rounded MT Bold grow and shrink with the user’s Dynamic Type setting. Read the custom fonts guide for the full checklist, or the San Francisco guide if you want Apple’s system font instead.

Frequently asked questions

What is the PostScript name of Arial Rounded MT Bold on iOS?

Use “ArialRoundedMTBold” with UIFont(name:size:) or SwiftUI’s Font.custom(_:size:).

Which iOS version added Arial Rounded MT Bold?

According to the iOS Fonts availability data, Arial Rounded MT Bold first shipped on iPhone in iOS 3.0 and on iPad in iOS 4.3.

Can I use Arial Rounded MT Bold on a website?

Safari on iPhone and iPad can render installed system fonts, so a CSS stack such as font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; will use Arial Rounded MT Bold on Apple devices and fall back elsewhere. Embedding the font files on a server requires a separate web licence from the foundry.