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Katagami vs SF Pro

SF Pro is Apple's system typeface, and its license covers designing interfaces for Apple platforms. Katagami is free to use and ship in any product under the SIL Open Font License.

Comparison table

KatagamiSF Pro
DesignerKevin LiuApple
Foundry or publisherSelf-published by Kevin LiuApple
First released20262015
LicenseSIL Open Font License 1.1Apple license: for creating mock-ups of interfaces for Apple's platforms only, by registered Apple developers; not to be embedded in other products
Free for commercial useYesNo
Weights100 to 900, and 100 to 700 in MonoUltralight to Black (9 weights)
ItalicsNot yetYes
Variable axeswghtWeight, width and optical size (axis tags not published)
ScriptsLatin, Greek, Cyrillic and 19 more scripts, 6,580 characters, plus Chinese, Japanese and Korean companionsLatin, Greek, Cyrillic
Notable featuresFive members on one skeleton, small capitals, tabular figures, fractions, 16 character variants and 8 stylistic setsSystem font for Apple platforms, four widths, a rounded variant, size-specific outlines

Download and web setup

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Download it from the download page, or link katagami.css and set the family. Font-ify shows any website in Katagami.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/fonts/katagami.css">

Questions

Is Katagami free for commercial use?

Katagami is free for commercial use. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in commercial and non-commercial products.

Is SF Pro free for commercial use?

SF Pro is not free for commercial use. Check the license at https://developer.apple.com/fonts/ before you ship it.