SF Symbols

SF Symbols is a library of over 7,000 symbols designed to integrate seamlessly with San Francisco, the system font for Apple platforms. Symbols come in nine weights and three scales, automatically align with text, and can be exported and edited using vector graphics tools to create custom symbols with shared design characteristics and accessibility features. Symbols feature multi-layer drawings designed for motion, enabling a range of expressive animations. Crafted for a global audience, symbols automatically adapt to a user’s reading direction and feature localized designs for over 20 international scripts.

Enhanced Search uses semantic understanding to surface the most relevant symbols for your query. Describe what you’re looking for in your own words, and SF Symbols will find the best match, even if your search terms don’t exactly match a symbol’s name.

SF Symbols features new symbols and design updates to existing symbols that integrate with Apple’s universal design language. These new symbols are available in apps running iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27.

Draw On and Draw Off are animation presets inspired by the calligraphic movement of handwriting, designed to let symbols more expressively animate into and out of your app’s interface. These animations leverage a symbol’s layer structure, combined with new annotation and timing choreography, to guide the symbol’s movement. Multiple playback options offer flexibility for various contexts: Whole Symbol animates all layers together in a single, swift movement; By Layer offsets the start time of each layer to create a more dynamic effect; and Individually animates one layer at a time for a more deliberate reveal.