How to use System Font with an Attributed String?

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let attributedText: NSMutableAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: text, attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: UIFont(name: "San Francisco", size: 14.0)!])

Using the code above, when I run my app it crashes because it cannot find the "San Francisco" font. But isn't that the system font for iOS 9? How can I use the system font in an attributed string?

I am using Swift 2.2

BaseZen · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-26 00:08:41Z

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You can construct a font using the system constructors:

var foo = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(fontSize: CGFloat)

answered Mar 26, 2016 at 0:08

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Schuey999 Over a year ago

i just downloaded the SF font from apples website and it looks like its working

BaseZen Over a year ago

But this actually answers your question. In iOS8 and earlier the system font is not San Francisco, rather Helvetica Neue Light. Depends on your goal.

Schuey999 Over a year ago

true. My app only supports ios8 on so i might just add an if statement. But I'll see what your code does!

Schuey999 Over a year ago

yup your code works much better then what I was thinking of doing! Thanks!

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