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Marion on iOS

A crisp, slightly calligraphic serif with a compact family of regular, italic and bold styles for text and headings.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Marion-BoldBold
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Marion-ItalicItalic
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Marion-RegularRegular

Marion at a glance

CategorySerif
Styles on iOS3 (Bold, Italic, Regular)
First on iPhoneiOS 5.0
First on iPadiOS 5.0
Family nameMarion
Default PostScript nameMarion-Regular

PostScript names for every Marion 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
BoldMarion-Bold5.05.0
ItalicMarion-Italic5.05.0
RegularMarion-Regular5.05.0

How to use Marion in code

SwiftUI

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

UIKit

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

Objective-C

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

CSS for Safari on iPhone and iPad

CSS
.headline {
  font-family: "Marion", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

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

Use “Marion-Regular” with UIFont(name:size:) or SwiftUI’s Font.custom(_:size:). The bold style is “Marion-Bold”. The family has 3 styles: Bold, Italic, Regular.

Which iOS version added Marion?

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

Can I use Marion on a website?

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