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Times New Roman on iOS

The newspaper serif drawn for The Times of London: economical, familiar and dependable for documents.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMTBold Italic
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMTBold
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMTItalic
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
TimesNewRomanPSMTRegular

Times New Roman at a glance

CategorySerif
DesignerStanley Morison & Victor Lardent (1932)
Styles on iOS4 (Bold Italic, Bold, Italic, Regular)
First on iPhoneiOS 3.0
First on iPadiOS 4.3
Family nameTimes New Roman
Default PostScript nameTimesNewRomanPSMT

PostScript names for every Times New Roman 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
Bold ItalicTimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT3.04.3
BoldTimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT3.04.3
ItalicTimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT3.04.3
RegularTimesNewRomanPSMT3.04.3

How to use Times New Roman in code

SwiftUI

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

UIKit

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

Objective-C

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

CSS for Safari on iPhone and iPad

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

Wrapping the font in UIFontMetrics, or passing relativeTo: in SwiftUI, lets Times New Roman 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 Times New Roman on iOS?

Use “TimesNewRomanPSMT” with UIFont(name:size:) or SwiftUI’s Font.custom(_:size:). The bold style is “TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT”. The family has 4 styles: Bold Italic, Bold, Italic, Regular.

Which iOS version added Times New Roman?

According to the iOS Fonts availability data, Times New Roman first shipped on iPhone in iOS 3.0 and on iPad in iOS 4.3.

Can I use Times New Roman on a website?

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