That's hard to avoid without using serifs the little flicks and lines you see at the end of some letter strokes , which can muddy up an already cramped screen.
It also had a taller x-height, which means the lowercase letters are taller, which makes it a little more legible. San Francisco may not be a daring choice for a design-led company, but when creating a font for small screens, variation takes a backseat to clarity. That's why switching fonts shouldn't be taken lightly. Liz writes about where design, technology, and science intersect. Topics apple Typography. Marc Edwards Marc Edwards Brendan Brendan Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.
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I would stay away from such a small size as much as possible. As of last update Aug , iPads generally have lower pixel densities than iPhones though this has been true for years.
Because we hold iPads slightly farther away from our eyes than iPhones, this balances out nicely — you can keep most of the same font sizes on iPad and iPhone. So start any iPad typography work by reading the iPhone section above. That being said, the biggest difference is with titles.
As you have a larger canvas to work with, an ideal body font size remains ideal — but you have much more space for larger titles. You can download SF Pro for free. Apple would like you to be a doll and follow a few extra rules when using San Francisco.
First, use SF Pro Display at font sizes 20 or higher. Only use SF Pro Text for body text and smaller. Second, San Francisco is designed to have different character spacing at different sizes.
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