What is sf symbols
Asked on 07/31/2024
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SF Symbols is Apple's extensive library of iconography designed to provide familiar and accessible symbols for use in apps. It includes a wide range of symbols that are crafted to ensure consistency and expressiveness across different UI elements. The library supports various scales, weights, and rendering modes, and it includes features like animation presets to enhance app interfaces.
Key Features of SF Symbols 6:
- New Symbols: Over 800 new symbols have been added, expanding the library to over 6000 unique symbols. These include new categories like automotive symbols, localized symbols for different scripts, and various progress indicators and haptics.
- Animation Presets: New animation presets such as wiggle, rotate, and breathe have been introduced. These animations can be used to draw attention to symbols or indicate ongoing activities.
- Localized Symbols: SF Symbols supports a wide variety of languages and scripts, making it a valuable tool for localization. Symbols are tailored to look natural in each language, supporting both right-to-left languages and different numbering systems.
- Variable Color: This feature shows different levels of strength and relies on color to communicate the state of a symbol changing over time. The animation can be either open loop or closed loop, depending on the design of the symbol.
For more detailed information, you can watch the session What’s new in SF Symbols 6.
Relevant Sessions:
What’s new in UIKit
Explore everything new in UIKit, including tab and document launch experiences, transitions, and text and input changes. We’ll also discuss better-than-ever interoperability between UIKit and SwiftUI animations and gestures, as well as general improvements throughout UIKit.
What’s new in SF Symbols 6
Explore the latest updates to SF Symbols, Apple’s library of iconography designed to integrate seamlessly with San Francisco, the system font for all Apple platforms. Learn how the new Wiggle, Rotate, and Breathe animation presets can bring vitality to your interface. To get the most out of this session, we recommend first watching “What’s new in SF Symbols 5” from WWDC23.
Build multilingual-ready apps
Ensure your app works properly and effectively for multilingual users. Learn best practices for text input, display, search, and formatting. Get details on typing in multiple languages without switching between keyboards. And find out how the latest advances in the String Catalog can make localization even easier.