How to set UIFont to bold?

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How to set UIFont to bold?

I checked the documentation but nothing came up. I am able to set the family name and size with [UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial" size:17]; but how do I make it bold?

Posted on May 24, 2008 6:11 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 7, 2008 4:35 AM in response to aapl.crox

You can use [UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-BoldMT" size:17];

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Answer 2

Tom Peck

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Jun 7, 2008 4:47 PM in response to aapl.crox

You need to pass in the name of the specific font within the family. Use the "fontNamesForFamilyName" method of UIFont to get a list of names.

The naming scheme is not consistent. Here are some examples of bold font names:

"Helvetica-Bold"
"TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"
"Arial-BoldMT"
"CourierNewPS-BoldMT"
"Georgia-Bold"

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Answer 3

Jun 7, 2008 5:02 PM in response to aapl.crox

If you want to use the system font, you can also use boldSystemFontOfSize.

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