5 ms·

San Francisco is a much better UI font than Helvetica

• Wowfunhappy 7y ago
  It is, but Lucida Grande was significantly better than both.
  • zapzupnz 7y ago
    Lucida Grande looked great on displays for which it was designed (non-Retina) but looked a bit naff and oddly-proportioned on Retina displays. Not unreadable by any means, but the features baked into the font to aid readability on non-Retina displays simply no longer applied once the majority of Apple's products had moved to Retina displays.
    • Wowfunhappy 7y ago
      I agree that San Francisco looks more visually pleasing on Retina displays, but I still find Lucida Grande easier to read. Particularly via peripheral vision, which matters in a UI.