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Bradley Hand on iOS

A casual, upright handwriting face that reads like quick pen notes; useful for annotations and personal touches.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
BradleyHandITCTT-BoldBold

Bradley Hand at a glance

CategoryScript & Handwriting
DesignerRichard Bradley (ITC, 1995)
Styles on iOS1 (Bold)
First on iPhoneiOS 6.0
First on iPadiOS 4.3
Family nameBradley Hand
Default PostScript nameBradleyHandITCTT-Bold

PostScript names for every Bradley Hand 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
BoldBradleyHandITCTT-Bold6.04.3

How to use Bradley Hand in code

SwiftUI

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

UIKit

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

Objective-C

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

CSS for Safari on iPhone and iPad

CSS
.headline {
  font-family: "Bradley Hand", "Segoe Script", cursive;
  font-weight: 700;
}

Wrapping the font in UIFontMetrics, or passing relativeTo: in SwiftUI, lets Bradley Hand 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 Bradley Hand on iOS?

Use “BradleyHandITCTT-Bold” with UIFont(name:size:) or SwiftUI’s Font.custom(_:size:). The bold style is “BradleyHandITCTT-Bold”.

Which iOS version added Bradley Hand?

According to the iOS Fonts availability data, Bradley Hand first shipped on iPhone in iOS 6.0 and on iPad in iOS 4.3.

Can I use Bradley Hand on a website?

Safari on iPhone and iPad can render installed system fonts, so a CSS stack such as font-family: "Bradley Hand", "Segoe Script", cursive; will use Bradley Hand on Apple devices and fall back elsewhere. Embedding the font files on a server requires a separate web licence from the foundry.