Question

In a UITextView is it possible to set the fontname and then set it to bold?

I know that font name and size can be set using
fontWithName:(NSString *)fontName size:(CGFloat)fontSize

But once this is done how can i make it bold?

Answer 1

The system font on the iPhone is a good choice for many purposes. You can easily select it in a regular, bold or italic style using built-in font class methods. For example

  UIFont *mainTitleFont = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:14.0];
  UIFont *subTitleFont = [UIFont SystemFontOfSize:14.0];
  UIFont *textFont = [UIFont italicSystemFontOfSize:12.0];

But what if you want a font using both bold and italic at the same time, or a different typeface altogether? In that case, you can use the “fontWithName” method as follows.

  UIFont *altFont = [UIFont fontWithName:@"Courier-Bold" size:14.0];

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