Avenir Next Condensed at a glance
| Category | Sans Serif |
|---|---|
| Designer | Adrian Frutiger & Akira Kobayashi (Linotype, 2004) |
| Styles on iOS | 12 (Bold, Bold Italic, Demi Bold, Demi Bold Italic, Heavy, Heavy Italic, Italic, Medium, Medium Italic, Regular, Ultra Light, Ultra Light Italic) |
| First on iPhone | iOS 6.0 |
| First on iPad | iOS 6.0 |
| Family name | Avenir Next Condensed |
| Default PostScript name | AvenirNextCondensed-Regular |
PostScript names for every Avenir Next Condensed 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.
| Style | PostScript name | iPhone | iPad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | AvenirNextCondensed-Bold | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bold Italic | AvenirNextCondensed-BoldItalic | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Demi Bold | AvenirNextCondensed-DemiBold | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Demi Bold Italic | AvenirNextCondensed-DemiBoldItalic | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Heavy | AvenirNextCondensed-Heavy | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Heavy Italic | AvenirNextCondensed-HeavyItalic | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Italic | AvenirNextCondensed-Italic | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Medium | AvenirNextCondensed-Medium | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Medium Italic | AvenirNextCondensed-MediumItalic | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Regular | AvenirNextCondensed-Regular | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Ultra Light | AvenirNextCondensed-UltraLight | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Ultra Light Italic | AvenirNextCondensed-UltraLightItalic | 6.0 | 6.0 |
How to use Avenir Next Condensed in code
SwiftUI
Text("Hello, world")
.font(.custom("AvenirNextCondensed-Regular", size: 17, relativeTo: .body))UIKit
let base = UIFont(name: "AvenirNextCondensed-Regular", size: 17)!
label.font = UIFontMetrics(forTextStyle: .body).scaledFont(for: base)
label.adjustsFontForContentSizeCategory = trueObjective-C
label.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"AvenirNextCondensed-Regular" size:17];CSS for Safari on iPhone and iPad
.headline {
font-family: "Avenir Next Condensed", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
}Wrapping the font in UIFontMetrics, or passing relativeTo: in SwiftUI, lets Avenir Next Condensed 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 Avenir Next Condensed on iOS?
Use “AvenirNextCondensed-Regular” with UIFont(name:size:) or SwiftUI’s Font.custom(_:size:). The bold style is “AvenirNextCondensed-Bold”. The family has 12 styles: Bold, Bold Italic, Demi Bold, Demi Bold Italic, Heavy, Heavy Italic, Italic, Medium, Medium Italic, Regular, Ultra Light, Ultra Light Italic.
Which iOS version added Avenir Next Condensed?
According to the iOS Fonts availability data, Avenir Next Condensed first shipped on iPhone in iOS 6.0 and on iPad in iOS 6.0.
Can I use Avenir Next Condensed on a website?
Safari on iPhone and iPad can render installed system fonts, so a CSS stack such as font-family: "Avenir Next Condensed", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; will use Avenir Next Condensed on Apple devices and fall back elsewhere. Embedding the font files on a server requires a separate web licence from the foundry.