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Chalkduster on iOS

A textured chalk-on-blackboard display face for education themes and hand-made looking headings.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ChalkdusterRegular

Chalkduster at a glance

CategoryScript & Handwriting
DesignerApple
Styles on iOS1 (Regular)
First on iPhoneiOS 5.0
First on iPadiOS 4.3
Family nameChalkduster
Default PostScript nameChalkduster

PostScript names for every Chalkduster 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
RegularChalkduster5.04.3

How to use Chalkduster in code

SwiftUI

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

UIKit

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

Objective-C

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

CSS for Safari on iPhone and iPad

CSS
.headline {
  font-family: "Chalkduster", "Segoe Script", cursive;
  font-weight: 400;
}

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

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

Which iOS version added Chalkduster?

According to the iOS Fonts availability data, Chalkduster first shipped on iPhone in iOS 5.0 and on iPad in iOS 4.3.

Can I use Chalkduster on a website?

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