What is that font?

sledgehammersledgehammer
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
Does anyone know what font it is that Apple uses for, well, just about everything? It is the font that "MacOS 9.2" (or whatever) is in at startup, and it is the large font for all of their print ads, etc. Is it actually a font that you can get and use, or not? If so, does anyone have it? Or, alternately, is this just a stupid question?

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    mac the forkmac the fork Posts: 722member
    The font is Apple Garamond.



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    That may do the trick, but I don't have a Mac to verify that it works.



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  • Reply 2 of 5
    sledgehammersledgehammer Posts: 505member
    Thank you, I've wondered about that for a while.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    logan calelogan cale Posts: 1,281member
    It's not for public use.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    stroszekstroszek Posts: 801member
    It may not be for public use, but it is merely a corporate version of a VERY old typeface. Try Adobe Garamond. It is for public use, and you aren't going to notice an appreciable difference.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    Actually, Adobe Garamond Condensed is the better choice, if you don't have Apple Garamond.



    Side by side, there's only TINY little differences (that no one is ever going to notice).



    But Apple Garamond is a condensed, thinner typeface, so you'll get better results (and a truer "Apple look") using Garamond Condensed.
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