# Typography

*Notice*: Much of this component, with exception of the UIFont and UIFontDescriptor APIs, will soon
be deprecated. Please consider using the [schemes/Typography](../schemes/Typography) component and
the [Material Theming](../../docs/theming) APIs instead.

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The Typography component provides methods for displaying text using the type sizes and opacities
from the Material Design specifications.

## Design & API Documentation

<ul class="icon-list">
  <li class="icon-list-item icon-list-item--spec"><a href="https://material.io/go/design-typography">Material Design guidelines: Typography</a></li>
  <li class="icon-list-item icon-list-item--link"><a href="https://github.com/material-components/material-components-ios/blob/develop/components/Typography/src/MDCTypography.h">API: MDCTypography</a></li>
  <li class="icon-list-item icon-list-item--link"><a href="https://github.com/material-components/material-components-ios/blob/develop/components/Typography/src/MDCTypography.h">API: MDCTypographyFontLoading</a></li>
</ul>

## Installation

### Installation with CocoaPods

To add this component to your Xcode project using CocoaPods, add the following to your `Podfile`:

```bash
pod 'MaterialComponents/Typography'
```
<!--{: .code-renderer.code-renderer--install }-->

Then, run the following command:

```bash
pod install
```

## Usage

- [Typical use](typical-use.md)

## Type Sizes and Opacities

- [Type sizes and opacities](type-size-opacity.md)

## Advanced Usage

- [Advanced use](advanced-use.md)

- [Dynamic Type](dynamic-type.md)