Can't change custom UIFont size on the UIButton

Question

I have a button that I use custom UIFont to display text on. The font loads correctly and is correctly applied to the button title. My problem is I can't seem to be able to change font size:

UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
[button addTarget:self action:@selector(loginButtonClicked:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[button setTitle:@"Login" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
button.frame = CGRectMake(63.0, 200.0, 194.0, 60.0);
button.titleLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"My-Font" size:8.0f];
[self.view addSubview:button];

No matter what I put in for font size, I get some default size. On the other hand, if I do something like this:

button.titleLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:32.0f];

I get size 32 font, however, of course, I don't get my custom font. So, how do I set a size for custom font?

(I use Xcode 4.6.3)

Answer 1

Seems like your UIFont object isn't getting created correctly and is returning nil.

This is the best tutorial I have found on putting in custom fonts. Good luck ;)

http://refactr.com/blog/2012/09/ios-tips-custom-fonts/ (Archived Version)

Answer 2

To get the font name you have to pass in fontWithName:size:, open your font with Font Book app, then look up for the PostScript name property. Make shure you have added it to Info.plist file too.