SwiftUI won't display custom font

Question

I\'m currently trying to add a custom font to my project, but I somehow won\'t work.

I\'ve already added the .otf file to a font folder, checked that it targets to

Answer 1

I had the exact same problem. The following steps fixed it for me. I'm currently using Xcode 11.4.1

1. Create a storyboard, add a label and select your font in the inspector as font for the label.
2. Build your App in the Simulator

3. Check the installed fonts with:

   for family in UIFont.familyNames.sorted() {
       let names = UIFont.fontNames(forFamilyName: family)
       print("Family: \(family) Font names: \(names)")
   }
   

4. If it's appearing you can use it also programmatically

Here is also a list of Common mistakes with adding custom fonts