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SF Symbols for user selection

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Does anyone know if SF Symbols can be included (in bulk) in an app so the end user can slect which they want to use for various features?

I guess I could manually put some into a CoreData Entity which they could select from, but doing 100 to 200 that way would be boring. Also, I bleive there are restrictions on which symbols can be used for what features/functions - so the user does not become confused between various apps use of them.

Suggestions?

I guess the safest way is to just buy an ICON database and give up the font sizing?

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I dont believe there is an enumerated version of SF Symbols you can expose without you creating the list, no. As you say; there are some restrictions on using them, so it does sound like a safer option may be to use an icon set.

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If you are wanting to easily see what the various options are, there is an app from Apple that you can do this with. Check this article from 9to5Mac:

9 to 5 Mac: SF Symbols

I believe Paul mentions it in one (or more) of his tutorial videos.

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Thanks everyone. I have and use SF Symbols 2, the issue is I want the user to be able to customize the app and to be able to assign icon's (symbols) to some of that customization. So, I have decided to have my brother, the artist, design a set fo SVG symbols that will work the same as Apples SF Symbols. That way I avoid having to manually load all of Apples symbols into a database, and I don't have to worry about usage conflicts or copyright issues when I submit the app.

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