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Trebuchet MS on iOS

A humanist sans serif with distinctive, slightly quirky details, designed for good legibility on screens.

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Trebuchet-BoldItalicBold Italic
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
TrebuchetMSRegular
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
TrebuchetMS-BoldBold
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
TrebuchetMS-ItalicItalic

Trebuchet MS at a glance

CategorySans Serif
DesignerVincent Connare (Microsoft, 1996)
Styles on iOS4 (Bold Italic, Regular, Bold, Italic)
First on iPhoneiOS 3.0
First on iPadiOS 4.3
Family nameTrebuchet MS
Default PostScript nameTrebuchetMS

PostScript names for every Trebuchet MS 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 ItalicTrebuchet-BoldItalic3.04.3
RegularTrebuchetMS3.04.3
BoldTrebuchetMS-Bold3.04.3
ItalicTrebuchetMS-Italic3.04.3

How to use Trebuchet MS in code

SwiftUI

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

UIKit

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

Objective-C

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

CSS for Safari on iPhone and iPad

CSS
.headline {
  font-family: "Trebuchet MS", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

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

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

Which iOS version added Trebuchet MS?

According to the iOS Fonts availability data, Trebuchet MS first shipped on iPhone in iOS 3.0 and on iPad in iOS 4.3.

Can I use Trebuchet MS on a website?

Safari on iPhone and iPad can render installed system fonts, so a CSS stack such as font-family: "Trebuchet MS", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; will use Trebuchet MS on Apple devices and fall back elsewhere. Embedding the font files on a server requires a separate web licence from the foundry.