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Zapfino on iOS

An extravagant calligraphic script with sweeping swashes and many ligatures. Use at very large sizes only.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ZapfinoRegular

Zapfino at a glance

CategoryScript & Handwriting
DesignerHermann Zapf (1998)
Styles on iOS1 (Regular)
First on iPhoneiOS 3.0
First on iPadiOS 4.3
Family nameZapfino
Default PostScript nameZapfino

PostScript names for every Zapfino 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
RegularZapfino3.04.3

How to use Zapfino in code

SwiftUI

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

UIKit

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

Objective-C

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

CSS for Safari on iPhone and iPad

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

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

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

Which iOS version added Zapfino?

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

Can I use Zapfino on a website?

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