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Disk Utility User Guide
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Disk Utility on Mac supports several file system formats:
Apple File System (APFS): The file system used by macOS 10.13 or later.
Mac OS Extended: The file system used by macOS 10.12 or earlier.
MS-DOS (FAT) and ExFAT: File systems that are compatible with Windows.
Apple File System (APFS)
Apple File System (APFS), the default file system for Mac computers using macOS 10.13 or later, features strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, fast directory sizing, and improved file system fundamentals. While APFS is optimized for the Flash/SSD storage used in recent Mac computers, it can also be used with older systems with traditional hard disk drives (HDD) and external, direct-attached storage. macOS 10.13 or later supports APFS for both bootable and data volumes.
APFS allocates disk space within a container on demand. The disk’s free space is shared and can be allocated to any of the individual volumes in the container as needed. If desired, you can specify reserve and quota sizes for each volume. Each volume uses only part of the overall container, so the available space is the total size of the container, minus the size of all the volumes in the container.
Choose one of the following APFS formats for Mac computers using macOS 10.13 or later.
APFS: Uses the APFS format.
APFS (Encrypted): Uses the APFS format and encrypts the volume.
APFS (Case-sensitive): Uses the APFS format and is case-sensitive to file and folder names. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted): Uses the APFS format, is case-sensitive to file and folder names, and encrypts the volume. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
You can easily add or delete volumes in APFS containers. Each volume within an APFS container can have its own APFS format—APFS, APFS (Encrypted), APFS (Case-sensitive), or APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted).
Mac OS Extended
Choose one of the following Mac OS Extended file system formats for compatibility with Mac computers using macOS 10.12 or earlier.
Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Uses the Mac format (Journaled HFS Plus) to protect the integrity of the hierarchical file system.
Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted): Uses the Mac format, requires a password, and encrypts the partition.
Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled): Uses the Mac format and is case-sensitive to folder names. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted): Uses the Mac format, is case-sensitive to folder names, requires a password, and encrypts the partition.
Windows-compatible formats
Choose one of the following Windows-compatible file system formats if you are formatting a disk to use with Windows.
MS-DOS (FAT): Use for Windows volumes that are 32 GB or less.
ExFAT: Use for Windows volumes that are over 32 GB.
This list of fonts contains every font shipped with Mac OS X 10.0 through macOS 10.14, including any that shipped with language-specific updates from Apple (primarily Korean and Chinese fonts). For fonts shipped only with Mac OS X 10.5, please see Apple's documentation.
System fonts up to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion[edit]
Family Name | Subtype | Styles Available | Target script and other notes |
---|---|---|---|
Al Bayan | non-Latin | Regular, Bold | Arabic |
American Typewriter | serif, book | Condensed Light, Condensed, Condensed Bold, Light, Regular, Bold | |
Andalé Mono | sans, mono, book | Regular | |
Apple Casual | sans, title | Regular | Hidden, see below |
Apple Chancery | script | Regular | |
Apple Garamond | serif, book | Light, Light Italic, Book, Book Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Hidden, see below |
Apple Gothic | sans, book | Regular | Korean |
Apple LiGothic | non-Latin | Medium | Traditional Chinese |
Apple LiSung | non-Latin | Light | Traditional Chinese |
Apple Myungjo | non-Latin | Regular | Korean |
Apple Symbols | picto | Regular | |
.AquaKana | Regular | Japanese, Not depicted below | |
Arial | sans, book | Condensed Light, Narrow, Narrow Italic, Narrow Bold, Narrow Bold Italic, Regular, Italic, Bold, Rounded Bold, Bold Italic, Black | Bundled with Windows |
Arial Hebrew | non-Latin | Regular, Bold | Hebrew |
Ayuthaya | non-Latin | Regular | Thai; not depicted below |
Baghdad | non-Latin | Regular | Arabic |
Baskerville | serif, book | Regular, Italic, Semi-bold, Semi-bold Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | |
Beijing | non-Latin | Regular | Simplified Chinese; bitmap only |
BiauKai | non-Latin | Regular | Traditional Chinese; missing in Yosemite and El Capitan until Sierra. |
Big Caslon | serif, book | Medium | |
Browallia New | non-Latin | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Thai |
BrowalliaUPC | non-Latin | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Thai |
Brush Script | script | Italic | |
Candara | sans, book | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Bundled with Windows |
Chalkboard | sans, title | Regular, Bold | Bold added in 10.4; Bold not depicted below |
Chalkduster | sans, book | Regular | added in 10.6; not depicted below |
Charcoal | sans, book | Regular | Classic only |
Charcoal CY | non-Latin, sans | Regular | Cyrillic |
Chicago | sans, book | Regular | Classic only, see Krungthep below |
Cochin | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | ||
Comic Sans | sans, deco | Regular, Bold | Bundled with Windows |
Consolas | sans, mono | Regular, Italic, Bold, Italic | Bundled with Windows |
Cooper | serif, book | Black | |
Copperplate | serif, title, small caps | Light, Regular, Bold | |
Corsiva Hebrew | non-Latin | Regular, Bold | Hebrew |
Courier | serif mono, book | Regular, Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique | |
Courier New | serif mono, book | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Bundled with Windows |
DecoType Naskh | non-Latin | Regular | Naskh Arabic; not depicted below |
Devanagari | non-Latin | Regular, Bold | Devanagari |
Didot | serif, book | Regular, Italic, Bold | |
Euphemia UCAS | Regular, Italic, Bold | Canadian Syllabics; not depicted below | |
Futura | sans, book | Condensed Medium, Condensed Extra Bold, Medium, Medium Italic | |
Gadget | sans, title | Regular | Classic only |
Geeza Pro | non-Latin | Regular, Bold | Arabic |
Geezah | non-Latin | Regular | Arabic |
Geneva | sans, book | Regular | |
Geneva CY | non-Latin, sans | Regular | Cyrillic |
Georgia | serif, book | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Bundled with Windows |
Gill Sans | sans, book | Light, Light Italic, Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | |
Gujarati | non-Latin | Regular, Bold | Gujarati |
Gung Seoche | non-Latin | Regular | Korean, named '#GungSeo' in font list |
Gurmukhi | non-Latin | Regular | Gurmukhi |
Hangangche | non-Latin | Regular | Korean |
HeadlineA | non-Latin | Regular | Korean, named '#HeadLineA' in font list |
Hei | non-Latin | Regular | Simplified Chinese |
Helvetica | sans, book | Regular, Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique | System Font for Small Text |
Helvetica CY | non-Latin, sans, book | Regular, Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique | Cyrillic; Face is condensed compared to Helvetica, Helvetica Neue |
Helvetica Neue | sans, book | Condensed Bold, Condensed Black, Ultra-light, Ultra-light Italic, Light, Light Italic, Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | |
Herculanum | sans, deco, upper case | Regular | |
Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro | non-Latin | W3, W6 | Japanese |
Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN | non-Latin | W3, W6 | Japanese based on JIS X 0213 |
Hiragino Kaku Gothic Std | non-Latin | W8 | Japanese |
Hiragino Kaku Gothic StdN | non-Latin | W8 | Japanese based on JIS X 0213 |
Hiragino Maru Gothic Pro | non-Latin | W4 | Japanese |
Hiragino Maru Gothic ProN | non-Latin | W4 | Japanese based on JIS X 0213 |
Hiragino Mincho Pro | non-Latin | W3, W6 | Japanese |
Hiragino Mincho ProN | non-Latin | W3, W6 | Japanese based on JIS X 0213 |
Hoefler Text | serif, book | Regular, Italic, Black, Black Italic, Ornaments | Re‐added in 10.3, but present in System 7.5 also |
Inai Mathi | non-Latin | Regular | Tamil; added in 10.4; not depicted below |
Impact | sans, title | Regular | Bundled with Windows |
Jung Gothic | non-Latin | Medium | Korean |
Kai | non-Latin | Regular | Simplified Chinese |
Keyboard | Regular | ||
Krungthep | non-Latin | Regular | Thai; Latin characters identical to Chicago; not depicted below |
KufiStandard GK | non-Latin | Regular | Arabic; not depicted below |
Kuenstler Script | cursive | Regular, Black | |
LastResort | Regular | Keyboard | |
LiHei Pro | non-Latin | Medium | Traditional Chinese |
LiSong Pro | non-Latin | Light | Traditional Chinese |
Lucida Grande | sans, book | Regular, Bold | Main System Font in Mac OS X |
Marker Felt | sans, deco | Thin, Wide | |
Menlo | sans, mono | Regular, Bold, Italic | |
Monaco | sans, mono | Regular | |
Monaco CY | non-Latin, sans | Regular | Cyrillic |
Mshtakan | non-Latin | Regular, Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique | Armenian; added in 10.3; not depicted below |
Nadeem | non-Latin | Regular | Arabic |
New Peninim | sans, book | Regular, Inclined, Bold, Bold Inclined | Hebrew |
New York | serif, book | Regular | Classic only |
NISC GB18030 | non-Latin | Regular | Chinese; bitmap only; not depicted below; named 'GB18030 Bitmap' in font lists |
Optima | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, Extra Black | ||
Osaka | non-Latin mono | Regular, Monospace | Japanese |
Palatino | serif, book | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Classic or iLife |
Papyrus | sans, deco | Regular | |
PC Myungjo | non-Latin | Regular | Korean, named '#PCMyungjo' in font list |
Pilgiche | non-Latin | Regular | Korean, named '#PilGi' in font list |
Plantagenet Cherokee | serif, book | Regular | Cherokee |
Raanana | non-Latin | Regular, Bold | Hebrew |
Sand | sans, deco | Regular | |
Sathu | non-Latin | Regular | Thai; not depicted below |
Seoul | non-Latin | Regular | Korean |
Shin Myungjo Neue | non-Latin | Regular | Korean |
Silom | non-Latin | Regular | Thai; not depicted below |
Skia | sans, title | Regular | |
Snell Roundhand | cursive | Regular | |
Song | non-Latin | Regular | Simplified Chinese |
ST FangSong | non-Latin | Regular | Simplified Chinese |
ST Heiti | non-Latin | Light, Regular | Simplified Chinese |
ST Kaiti | non-Latin | Regular | Simplified Chinese |
ST Song | non-Latin | Regular | Simplified Chinese |
Symbol | symbol | Regular | |
Tae Graphic | non-Latin | Regular | Korean |
Tahoma | sans, book | Light, Regular, Bold | Bundled with Windows |
Taipei | non-Latin | Regular | Traditional Chinese; bitmap only; not depicted below |
Techno | sans, title | Regular | Classic only |
Textile | sans, deco | Regular | Classic (and iDVD) |
Thonburi | non-Latin | Regular | Thai; not depicted below |
Times | serif, book | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | |
Times CY | non-Latin, serif | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Cyrillic; removed from 10.4 |
Times New Roman | serif, book | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Bundled with Windows |
Trebuchet MS | sans, book | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Bundled with Windows |
Verdana | sans, book | Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic | Bundled with Windows |
Zapf Chancery | script | Medium Italic | Classic only |
Zapf Dingbats | picto | Regular | |
Zapfino | script, deco | Regular |
New fonts added with OS X 10.10 Yosemite[edit]
The following system fonts have been added with Yosemite:
- ITC Bodoni 72: Book, Italic, Bold (these three in separate fonts with lining and text figures), Small Caps, Ornaments (Sumner Stone)
- ITF Devanagari
- Kohinoor Devanagari (Satya Rajpurohit)
- Luminari (Philip Bouwsma)
- Phosphate: Inline and Solid (Steve Jackaman & Ashley Muir)
- Shree Devanagari 714 (Modular Infotech)
- SignPainter (House Industries)
- Skia: Light, Light Condensed, Light Extended, Condensed, Extended, Bold, Black, Black Condensed, Black Extended (Matthew Carter; system previously only included regular)
- Sukhumvit Set: Thin, Light, Text, Medium, SemiBold, Bold (Anuthin Wongsunkakon)
- Bitstream Symbols
- Trattatello (James Grieshaber)
New fonts added with OS X 10.11 El Capitan[edit]
At least the following system fonts have been added with El Capitan:
- PingFang SC / PingFang TC / PingFang HK, a new set of Chinese UI Fonts produced by DynaComware in lieu of deprecated STHeiti Family.
- San Francisco UI / Display / Text.
New fonts added with macOS 10.12 Sierra[edit]
Multifon For Mac Os
At least the following system fonts have been added with Sierra:
- Toppan Bunkyu Mincho Pr6N Regular
- Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Minchoi StdN ExtraBold
- Toppan Bunkyu Gothic Pr6N Regular / Demibold
- Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Gothic StdN Extrabold
- Monotype LingWai Medium (SC / TC)
- Songti (SC / TC)
- Yu Kyokasho N (Medium / Bold) (Vertical Version / Horizontal Version)
- San Francisco Mono
New fonts added with macOS 10.13 High Sierra[edit]
High Sierra added several system fonts or additional weights of existing system fonts:
- Charter (Roman, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, Black, Black Italic)
- DIN (Alternate Bold, Condensed Bold)
- Hiragino Kaku Gothic StdN W8
- InaiMathi (Bold)
- Kai (Regular)
- Kaiti SC (Regular, Bold, Black)
- Myriad Arabic (Semibold)
- Noto Nastaliq Urdu
- Rockwell (Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic)
- STIX Two Math
- STIX Two Text (Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic)
macOS 10.14 Mojave[edit]
No new fonts were provided with Mojave.
Font appearances[edit]
- These images compare Roman fonts only, in most styles:
- The fonts in the following list were included as 'extras' with AppleWorks 6,[1] which was bundled with new iMacs until 2006.[2]
Hidden fonts[edit]
A number of fonts have also been provided with iMovie, iLife, iDVD and other Apple applications in hidden folders, for the sole use of these applications. The reason why these fonts are hidden is unknown, with licensing issues suggested as the cause. However, one may easily install them for use by all applications by copying them out of their Library directories and installing them as with any third-party font, although one should always check that the license for the fonts allows them to be used outside the given software.[3]
Notable hidden fonts on macOS include Bank Gothic, Bodoni, Century Gothic, Century Schoolbook, Garamond, several cuts of Lucida and Monotype Twentieth Century.
See also[edit]
Multifon For Macbook
Notes[edit]
Multifon For Macbook Pro
- ^Elferdink, Jim & David Reynolds, AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual, p. 422
- ^Williams, Warren & Cathleen Merritt, AppleWorks Journal, March 2006, p. 7
- ^Tomalty, Fletcher. 'Hidden fonts on Mac OS X'. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
References[edit]
- Apple's font list for 10.3 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.4 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.5 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.6 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.7 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.8 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.9 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.12 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.13 (names only, no images)
- Apple's font list for 10.14 (names only, no images)
- Advanced Typography with Mac OS X Tiger (Appendix B contains representations of Latin fonts included with Mac OS 10.4 Tiger)
- Code Style's survey of Mac OS fonts (includes OS 8/9 users)
- Szántó Tibor: A betű (The type) (Hungarian; Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1982, ISBN963 05 0327 1), Chapter XVI.