Archived - Mac OS 7.x, 8.x 9.x: Fonts Included With Major System Releases

This article contains a comprehensive list of fonts included with major releases of Mac OS.

Products Affected

Mac OS 8, Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 9.0

This article has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple.
System Software Version/Font
TrueType Font
Bitmapped Font
System 7.0
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Athens
-
18
Cairo
-
18
London
-
18
Los Angeles
-
12,24
Palatino
-
9,10,12,14,18,24
San Francisco
-
18
Venice
-
14
Note: Chicago 12, Monaco 10,12 and Geneva 9,10,12 are available only as ROM bitmaps.
System 7.0.1
Chicago
yes
-
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Geneva
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Monaco
yes
12
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
New York
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Athens
-
18
Cairo
-
18
London
-
18
Los Angeles
-
12,24
Palatino
-
9,10,12,14,18,24
San Francisco
-
18
Venice
-
14
Note: Geneva 9 bitmap is Italic only.
System 7.1
Chicago
yes
-
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Geneva
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Monaco
yes
12
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Palatino/Palatino Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Palatino Italic/Palatino Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Athens
-
18
Cairo
-
18
London
-
18
Los Angeles
-
12,24
Mobile
-
18
Palatino
-
9,10,12,14,18,24
San Francisco
-
18
Venice
-
14
Note: Geneva 9 bitmap is Italic only.
System 7.5
Chicago
yes
-
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Geneva
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Monaco
yes
12
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Palatino/Palatino Bold
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Palatino Italic/Palatino Bold Italic
yes
10,12,14,18,24
The Apple Classic Fonts are not provided with System 7.5. They are part of no-charge license for System 7.0.1, and therefore may be distributed freely to Macintosh users.
Note: Geneva 9 bitmap is Italic only.
System 7.5.3
Chicago
yes
-
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Geneva
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Monaco
yes
12
New York
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Palatino/Palatino Bold
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Palatino Italic/Palatino Bold Italic
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Note: Geneva 9 bitmap is Italic only.
System 7.6.1
Chicago
yes
-
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Geneva
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Monaco
yes
12
New York
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Palatino/Palatino Bold
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Palatino Italic/Palatino Bold Italic
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Note: Geneva 9 bitmap is Italic only.
Mac OS 8.1
Charcoal
yes
-
Chicago
yes
-
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Geneva
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Monaco
yes
12
New York
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Palatino/Palatino Bold
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Palatino Italic/Palatino Bold Italic
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Note: Geneva 9 bitmap is Italic only.
Mac OS 8.6
Andale Mono
yes
-
Arial/Arial Bold
yes
-
Arial Italic/Arial Bold Italic
yes
-
Arial Black
yes
-
Capitals
yes
-
Charcoal
yes
-
Chicago
yes
-
Comic Sans/Comic Sans Bold
yes
-
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
CourierNew/CourierNew Bold
yes
-
CourierNew Italic/CourierNew Bold Italic
yes
-
Gadget
yes
-
Geneva
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Georgia/Georgia Bold
yes
-
Georgia Italic/Georgia Bold Italic
yes
-
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Impact
yes
-
Monaco
yes
12
New York
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Sand
yes
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Techno
yes
-
Textile
yes
-
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times New/Times New Bold
yes
-
Times New Italic/Times New Bold Italic
yes
-
TrebuchetMS/TrebuchetMS Bold
yes
-
TrebuchetMS Italic/TrebuchetMS Bld/Italc
yes
-
Palatino/Palatino Bold
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Palatino Italic/Palatino Bold Italic
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Verdana/Verdana Bold
yes
-
Verdana Italic/Verdana Bold Italic
yes
-
Webdings
yes
-
Note: Geneva 9 bitmap is Italic only.
Mac OS 9
Apple Chancery
yes
-
Capitals
yes
-
Charcoal
yes
-
Chicago
yes
-
Courier/Courier Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Gadget
yes
-
Geneva
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Helvetica/Helvetica Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
HoeflerText/HoeflerText Bold
yes
-
HoeflerText Italic/HoeflerText Bld/Ital
yes
-
Hoefler Text Ornaments
yes
-
Monaco
yes
12
New York
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Sand
yes
-
Skia
yes
-
Symbol
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Techno
yes
-
Textile
yes
-
Times/Times Bold
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Times Italic/Times Bold Italic
yes
9,10,12,14,18,24
Palatino/Palatino Bold
yes
10,12,14,18,24
Palatino Italic/Palatino Bold Italic
yes
10,12,14,18,24
VT102
yes
Note: Geneva 9 bitmap is Italic only; VT102 must be custom installed.
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