Custom font seen in Interface builder but not in code in iOS project

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I added a custom font called "Quicksand_Dash.otf", "Quicksand-Bold.otf" to an iOS project. I can see it in Interface builder but can't see when I list fonts in code.

"Fonts provided by application" and relevant name added to plist file.
I checked If font file is in copy bundle resources.

How I list the font;

for family in UIFont.familyNames {

        let sName: String = family as String
        print("family: \(sName)")

        for name in UIFont.fontNames(forFamilyName: sName) {
            print("name: \(name as String)")
        }
 }

I checked probably every answer in stack overflow but I think I have a different problem.

How To Use Custom Fonts in iPhone SDK

Custom Fonts Not Working

EDIT: If I add a label in storyboard and make its font Quicksand. Font is also listed in code. However, I don't wanna user storyboard. I'm creating controllers in code.

EDIT2: If I delete label in storyboard. It started to not seen again.

This is the same problem I'm facing but I applied the solutions in that post already;

Custom Font only available in Interface Builder

I did it. I even create a new project but didn't work too :( — Emre Önder
– Emre Önder, Commented Apr 9, 2018 at 10:50

DonMag · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-09 13:14:50Z

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You're going to kick yourself...

In your plist info file, you have:

`Quicksand-Dash.otf`

but the file you added is named:

`Quicksand_Dash.otf`

underscore not hyphen

Either rename your file, or edit the plist entry, and you'll see your font.

Debug console output:

family: Quicksand
name: Quicksand-BoldItalic
name: QuicksandDash-Regular
name: Quicksand-Bold

Here is a plain single-view project that works fine for me - on both Simulator and Device. (I have not added the fonts to OS X, only to my project):

https://github.com/DonMag/Quicksand

Just for setup reference:

edited Apr 9, 2018 at 13:14

answered Apr 9, 2018 at 12:26

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Emre Önder Over a year ago

Sorry I forgot to edit screenshot of plist file. Actually, I fixed that but problem is still continue.

DonMag Over a year ago

Hmmm... I downloaded the fonts (from some site, they appear to be available many places)... I dragged them into the project... made sure Target Membership was selected... add the names to the plist... and only -Bold and -BoldItalic showed up. I changed the name of the file to - instead of _, re-ran (on device), and that's the output I got. Try again with a fresh project - must be something else going on.

DonMag Over a year ago

Or are you saying it does show up in the font list output, but you can't get it to display in a label?

Rohit Over a year ago

Maybe this is the problem with xcode it takes some time to add it in project because I have used custom fonts in two another project before and they are showing

Emre Önder Over a year ago

Actually I don't understand why they list in code when I add in IB but not If I don't use it in storyboard.

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bittu · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-24 09:56:39Z

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I also stuck to this issue and given solutions don't work for me. In my case ttf file's "Target Membership" block is uncheck. So when I click on it, the respected ttf font listed in font family list.

Happy Coding!!

answered Aug 24, 2018 at 9:56

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Emre Önder · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-09 13:03:16Z

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From reference of @Donmag answer. I download his example project from GitHub and copy fonts from his project to my project then copy "Fonts provided by application" area from plist to my plist. Interestingly, It copied as "UIAppFonts". However, It started to work now.

answered Apr 9, 2018 at 13:03

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Krishna Maru · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-09 10:58:28Z

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To use custom fonts in application

Add fonts to your project folder
add it in plist file
check if its added in copy bundle resource
add font to your font book

Check the below link for more reference.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/28843547/9332509

answered Apr 9, 2018 at 10:58

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Emre Önder Over a year ago

I already mentioned that I did all the things u said above. :(

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