So I'm going to have a website on which I will publish my portfolio, containing of App Concepts and some Art. Each project will contain of images of iPhone-sized canvasses with of course text and buttons. Can I use the San Fransisco font in these images?
Thanks in advance,
Morris
iPhone SE, iOS 11.4.1
Apple restricts the usage of the typeface [San Francisco] by others. It is licensed to registered third-party developers only for the design and development of applications for Apple's platforms.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_(sans-serif_typeface)#Usage
Apple restricts the usage of the typeface [San Francisco] by others. It is licensed to registered third-party developers only for the design and development of applications for Apple's platforms.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_(sans-serif_typeface)#Usage
As ChitlinsCC noted, since it appears you're developing an iOS app, then yes, you should be free to use San Francisco since that is the default interface font for iOS.
But as CCC also mentioned, it's a mockup you'd be using an image of on the Internet. We fellow users can't be certain of how Apple Legal would interpret the usage language. For that type of question, you can ask Apple's legal counsel on this page.
My guess is yes... BUT > Contact Apple LEGAL
You appear to be wire-framing (dummying up) an iOS app.
SF is MEANT to be the font in any iOS app interface.
Are you recognized by Apple as a developer?
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In the font licence it states:
IMPORTANT NOTE: THE APPLE SAN FRANCISCO COMPACT FONT IS TO BE USED SOLELY FOR CREATING MOCK-UPS OF USER INTERFACES TO BE USED IN SOFTWARE PRODUCTS RUNNING ON APPLE’S watchOS OPERATING SYSTEM.
Does this mean I can make images like these and upload them to my website:
An image is an image. If the image has copyright protection you can not use it without permission from the copyright holder.
We are end users like you, not Apple employees or agents. We are not permitted to speculate on Apple policy. You need to contact Apple directly--nornmally this type of inquiry should be addressed to the attention of the Legal section:
You may also find something helpful in this Apple site section:
The fonts are owned and copyrighted by Apple. This is a screen shot of one of the San Francisco fonts from High Sierra. They all have the same notations.
You'll have to ask Apple about using them for your site. The copyright notice, as you can see here, says to refer to the license agreement. From how that reads, I would say maybe (to display and print content). But again, ask Apple to be sure.
E. Fonts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you may use the fonts included with the
Apple Software to display and print content while running the Apple Software; however, you may only
embed fonts in content if that is permitted by the embedding restrictions accompanying the font in
question. These embedding restrictions can be found in the Font Book/Preview/Show Font Info panel.
Can I use the SF Font on my website?
