diff --git a/React/Views/RCTFont.mm b/React/Views/RCTFont.mm
index e119657d3716fd..4f75304ee76a7b 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTFont.mm
+++ b/React/Views/RCTFont.mm
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ + (UIFont *)updateFont:(UIFont *)font
       isCondensed = isCondensedFont(font);
     } else {
       // Not a valid font or family
-      RCTLogError(@"Unrecognized font family '%@'", familyName);
+      RCTLogInfo(@"Unrecognized font family '%@'", familyName);
       if ([UIFont respondsToSelector:@selector(systemFontOfSize:weight:)]) {
         font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:fontSize weight:fontWeight];
       } else if (fontWeight > UIFontWeightRegular) {
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.android.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.android.js
index 5f5b4a1f7f2d5a..8234bde9a39088 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.android.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.android.js
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ class TextExample extends React.Component<{...}> {
           <Text style={{fontFamily: 'monospace', fontWeight: 'bold'}}>
             Monospace Bold (After 5.0)
           </Text>
+          <Text style={{fontFamily: 'Unknown Font Family'}}>
+            Unknown Font Family
+          </Text>
         </RNTesterBlock>
         <RNTesterBlock title="Android Material Design fonts">
           <View style={{flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'flex-start'}}>
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.ios.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.ios.js
index 4e1dcc84b7ce37..00e387b53c7bba 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.ios.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextExample.ios.js
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ exports.examples = [
             }}>
             Verdana bold
           </Text>
+          <Text style={{fontFamily: 'Unknown Font Family'}}>
+            Unknown Font Family
+          </Text>
         </View>
       );
     },