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

  • Last Modified: June 11, 2002
  • Article: TA21654
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This article contains a comprehensive list of fonts included with major releases of Mac OS.

Products Affected

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

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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