to make your visuals stand out.

: Used for body copy or smaller text elements under 20 points. It utilizes more generous letter-spacing and larger counters (the open spaces inside letters like 'o' and 'e') to remain highly legible at a glance.

Absolutely not. This is a common mistake made by people copying Apple's style on Windows computers. Arial lacks the refined curves and optical spacing of SF Pro.

In 2015, Apple made a seismic shift. With the release of watchOS and the growing need for a typeface optimized for multiple screen densities, Apple abandoned Myriad Pro and introduced their own custom font: (often shortened to SF).

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Leave plenty of negative space around your words. Never crowd your slides.