Typeface · Display
San Francisco (2014)
San Francisco (also known as SF Pro) is a neo-grotesque sans-serif typeface made by Apple Inc.
About San Francisco
San Francisco (also known as SF Pro) is a neo-grotesque sans-serif typeface made by Apple Inc. It was first released to developers on November 18, 2014. It is the first new typeface designed at Apple in nearly twenty years, and was inspired by Helvetica and FF DIN.
From the Wikipedia article “San Francisco (sans-serif typeface)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using San Francisco in a book
Display typefaces are designed for large sizes — covers, chapter titles, posters. Pair them with a quiet text face for the body.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Free alternatives on Google Fonts
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q18628928 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).