CTFontRef ctFont = …; NSString *fontName = [(NSString *)CTFontCopyName(ctFont, kCTFontPostScriptNameKey) autorelease]; CGFloat fontSize = CTFontGetSize(ctFont); UIFont *font = [UIFont fontWithName:fontName size:fontSize]; Color and underline are not attributes of the font. Bold and italic are part of the font name.
Right click on the TTF -> Get Info “Full Name” is what you’re looking for. That’s what worked for me with TTFs. Edit: I just used a font that had a different name from the “Full Name” in Get Info. For the compilation of this answer, If the quick check above doesn’t work, run this … Read more
I posted a solution that involves patching ttf font file here: Here’s the solution that worked for my custom font which had the same issue in UILabel, UIButton and such. The problem with the font turned out to be the fact that its ascender property was too small compared to the value of system fonts. … Read more
Don’t try to play with the font names. Using the font descriptor you need no names: UILabel * label = [[UILabel alloc] init]; // use your label object instead of this UIFontDescriptor * fontD = [label.font.fontDescriptor fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits:UIFontDescriptorTraitBold | UIFontDescriptorTraitItalic]; label.font = [UIFont fontWithDescriptor:fontD size:0]; size:0 means ‘keep the size as is’ With Swift try the … Read more