HandKit.Maui.Inter

Effortlessly integrate the Inter font family into your .NET MAUI applications.

Inter is a typeface carefully crafted & designed for computer screens. It features a tall x-height to aid in readability of mixed-case and lower-case text.

This library simplifies the process of including the Inter font family in your .NET MAUI apps, providing pre-configured font aliases and automatic resource inclusion.

Features

• Easy Integration: Add Inter fonts with a single line of code.
• Multiple Weights: Includes Regular, Medium, SemiBold, and Bold weights.
• Italic Styles: Includes Italic variants for all supported weights.
• Customizable Alias: Option to prefix font aliases to avoid conflicts.
• Cross-Platform: Works on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.

Installation

Install the package via NuGet:

dotnet add package HandKit.Maui.Inter

Or via the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package HandKit.Maui.Inter

Usage

1. Initialize the Plugin

In your MauiProgram.cs, add the UseInterFonts method to your MauiAppBuilder:

using HandKit.Maui.Inter; // Add this namespace

public static class MauiProgram
{
    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
    {
        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
        builder
            .UseMauiApp<App>()
            .UseInterFonts(); // Registers the fonts with default aliases

        return builder.Build();
    }
}

2. Use Fonts in XAML

By default, the fonts are registered with the following aliases:

• Regular
• Italic
• Medium
• MediumItalic
• SemiBold
• SemiBoldItalic
• Bold
• BoldItalic

Example usage in XAML:

<StackLayout Spacing="10" Padding="20">
    <Label Text="Regular Text (Inter)" FontFamily="Regular" FontSize="16"/>
    
    <Label Text="Medium Text (Inter)" FontFamily="Medium" FontSize="16"/>
    
    <Label Text="SemiBold Text (Inter)" FontFamily="SemiBold" FontSize="16"/>
    
    <Label Text="Bold Text (Inter)" FontFamily="Bold" FontSize="16"/>
    
    <Label Text="Italic Text (Inter)" FontFamily="Italic" FontSize="16"/>
</StackLayout>

Advanced Usage: Custom Alias Prefix

If you have meaningful font name conflicts (e.g., you already have a font aliased as "Regular"), you can provide a custom prefix:

// In MauiProgram.cs
builder.UseInterFonts("Inter"); 

This will change the registered aliases to:

• InterRegular
• InterItalic
• InterMedium
• ...and so on.

Updated usage in XAML:

<Label Text="Hello Inter!" FontFamily="InterRegular" />
<Label Text="Bold Inter!" FontFamily="InterBold" />

Included Fonts

The package includes the following font files from the Inter family:

• Regular: Inter-Regular.ttf
• Italic: Inter-Italic.ttf
• Medium: Inter-Medium.ttf
• Medium Italic: Inter-MediumItalic.ttf
• SemiBold: Inter-SemiBold.ttf
• SemiBold Italic: Inter-SemiBoldItalic.ttf
• Bold: Inter-Bold.ttf
• Bold Italic: Inter-BoldItalic.ttf

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.