Default Font family Flutter

What is the default font family of a Flutter app?

While designing and developing a flutter mobile application, users can set custom font families depending on the client’s requirement. In this article, we will see what the default font family of a flutter app is?

What is the default font family of a Flutter app?

The default font of MaterialApp is described in /flutter/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/typography.dart

on iOS, the default TextTheme is

static const TextTheme blackCupertino = TextTheme(
  overline: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  caption: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black87,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  button: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  bodyText1: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  bodyText2: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline1: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline2: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline3: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline4: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline5: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline6: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  subtitle1: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  subtitle2: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: '.SF UI Text',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
);

on Android, the default TextTheme is

static const TextTheme blackMountainView = TextTheme(
  overline: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  caption: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black87,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  button: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  bodyText1: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  bodyText2: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline1: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline2: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline3: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline4: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline5: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  headline6: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  subtitle1: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
  subtitle2: TextStyle(
      fontFamily: 'Roboto',
      color: Colors.black,
      decoration: TextDecoration.none),
);

and you can retrieve the font family by the following code

Theme.of(context).textTheme.caption

We can use ThemeData by assigning it.

here is an example,

MaterialApp(
  title: 'Flutter Text Family',
  theme: ThemeData(
    primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
    textTheme: Platform.isAndroid ? blackMountainView : blackCupertino,
    visualDensity: VisualDensity.adaptivePlatformDensity,
  ),
  home: TextThemeDemo(),
)
class TextThemeDemo extends StatefulWidget {
  TextThemeDemo({Key key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  _TextThemeDemoState createState() => _TextThemeDemoState();
}

class _TextThemeDemoState extends State {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: Text('Flutter Text Family'),
        ),
        body: Center(
          child: Column(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
            children: [
              Text(
                'overline',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.overline,
              ),
              Text(
                'caption',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.caption,
              ),
              Text(
                'button',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.button,
              ),
              Text(
                'bodyText1',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodyText1,
              ),
              Text(
                'bodyText2',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodyText2,
              ),
              Text(
                'headline1',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline1,
              ),
              Text(
                'headline2',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline2,
              ),
              Text(
                'headline3',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline3,
              ),
              Text(
                'headline4',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4,
              ),
              Text(
                'headline5',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline5,
              ),
              Text(
                'headline6',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline6,
              ),
              Text(
                'subtitle1',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.subtitle1,
              ),
              Text(
                'subtitle2',
                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.subtitle2,
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ));
  }
}

The default fonts depend on the operating system:

  • Android uses the Roboto font.
  • iOS uses the San Francisco font (specifically, SF Pro Display).

That’s it for today.

Output:

default font family

Conclusion:

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Abhishek Dhanani

Written by Abhishek Dhanani

Abhishek Dhanani, a skilled software developer with 3+ years of experience, masters Dart, JavaScript, TypeScript, and frameworks like Flutter and NodeJS. Proficient in MySQL, Firebase, and cloud platforms AWS and GCP, he delivers innovative digital solutions.

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