The coding life with Giordano Scalzo

There is no way to change font in a UISearchBar, but it’s possible with a little trick:

for(int i =0; i<[searchbar.subviews count]; i++) {
        if([[searchbar.subviews objectAtIndex:i] 
               isKindOfClass:[UITextField class]])
            [(UITextField*)[searchbar.subviews objectAtIndex:i] 
            setFont:[UIFont       
            fontWithName:@"Helvetica" size:12]];
    }