Class reference

FontFile

Inherits Font

Holds font source data and prerendered glyph cache, imported from a dynamic or a bitmap font.

Description

FontFile contains a set of glyphs to represent Unicode characters imported from a font file, as well as a cache of rasterized glyphs, and a set of fallback Fonts to use. Use FontVariation to access specific OpenType variation of the font, create simulated bold / slanted version, and draw lines of text. For more complex text processing, use FontVariation in conjunction with TextLine or TextParagraph. Supported font formats: - Dynamic font importer: TrueType (.ttf), TrueType collection (.ttc), OpenType (.otf), OpenType collection (.otc), WOFF (.woff), WOFF2 (.woff2), Type 1 (.pfb, .pfm). - Bitmap font importer: AngelCode BMFont (.fnt, .font), text and binary (version 3) format variants. - Monospace image font importer: All supported image formats. Note: A character is a symbol that represents an item (letter, digit etc.) in an abstract way. Note: A glyph is a bitmap or a shape used to draw one or more characters in a context-dependent manner. Glyph indices are bound to the specific font data source. Note: If none of the font data sources contain glyphs for a character used in a string, the character in question will be replaced with a box displaying its hexadecimal code.

		var f = load("res://BarlowCondensed-Bold.ttf")
		$Label.add_theme_font_override("font", f)
		$Label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 64)
		
		var f = ResourceLoader.Load<FontFile>("res://BarlowCondensed-Bold.ttf");
		GetNode("Label").AddThemeFontOverride("font", f);
		GetNode("Label").AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", 64);
		

Properties

bool allow_system_fallback = true

If set to true, system fonts can be automatically used as fallbacks.

int antialiasing = 1

Font anti-aliasing mode.

PackedByteArray data = PackedByteArray()

Contents of the dynamic font source file.

bool disable_embedded_bitmaps = true

If set to true, embedded font bitmap loading is disabled (bitmap-only and color fonts ignore this property).

int fixed_size = 0

Font size, used only for the bitmap fonts.

int fixed_size_scale_mode = 0

Scaling mode, used only for the bitmap fonts with fixed_size greater than zero.

String font_name = ""

Font family name.

int font_stretch = 100

Font stretch amount, compared to a normal width. A percentage value between 50% and 200%.

int font_style = 0

Font style flags.

int font_weight = 400

Weight (boldness) of the font. A value in the 100...999 range, normal font weight is 400, bold font weight is 700.

bool force_autohinter = false

If set to true, auto-hinting is supported and preferred over font built-in hinting. Used by dynamic fonts only (MSDF fonts don't support hinting).

bool generate_mipmaps = false

If set to true, generate mipmaps for the font textures.

int hinting = 1

Font hinting mode. Used by dynamic fonts only.

bool keep_rounding_remainders = true

If set to true, when aligning glyphs to the pixel boundaries rounding remainders are accumulated to ensure more uniform glyph distribution. This setting has no effect if subpixel positioning is enabled.

bool modulate_color_glyphs = false

If set to true, color modulation is applied when drawing colored glyphs, otherwise it's applied to the monochrome glyphs only.

int msdf_pixel_range = 16

The width of the range around the shape between the minimum and maximum representable signed distance. If using font outlines, msdf_pixel_range must be set to at least twice the size of the largest font outline. The default msdf_pixel_range value of 16 allows outline sizes up to 8 to look correct.

int msdf_size = 48

Source font size used to generate MSDF textures. Higher values allow for more precision, but are slower to render and require more memory. Only increase this value if you notice a visible lack of precision in glyph rendering.

bool multichannel_signed_distance_field = false

If set to true, glyphs of all sizes are rendered using single multichannel signed distance field (MSDF) generated from the dynamic font vector data. Since this approach does not rely on rasterizing the font every time its size changes, this allows for resizing the font in real-time without any performance penalty. Text will also not look grainy for Controls that are scaled down (or for Label3Ds viewed from a long distance). As a downside, font hinting is not available with MSDF. The lack of font hinting may result in less crisp and less readable fonts at small sizes. Note: If using font outlines, msdf_pixel_range must be set to at least twice the size of the largest font outline. Note: MSDF font rendering does not render glyphs with overlapping shapes correctly. Overlapping shapes are not valid per the OpenType standard, but are still commonly found in many font files, especially those converted by Google Fonts. To avoid issues with overlapping glyphs, consider downloading the font file directly from the type foundry instead of relying on Google Fonts.

Dictionary opentype_feature_overrides = {}

Font OpenType feature set override.

float oversampling = 0.0

If set to a positive value, overrides the oversampling factor of the viewport this font is used in. See Viewport.oversampling. This value doesn't override the [code skip-lint]oversampling[/code] parameter of [code skip-lint]draw_*[/code] methods.

String style_name = ""

Font style name.

int subpixel_positioning = 1

Font glyph subpixel positioning mode. Subpixel positioning provides shaper text and better kerning for smaller font sizes, at the cost of higher memory usage and lower font rasterization speed. Use TextServer.SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_AUTO to automatically enable it based on the font size.

Methods

void clear_cache()

Removes all font cache entries.

void clear_glyphs(int cache_index, Vector2i size)

Removes all rendered glyph information from the cache entry. Note: This function will not remove textures associated with the glyphs, use remove_texture() to remove them manually.

void clear_kerning_map(int cache_index, int size)

Removes all kerning overrides.

void clear_size_cache(int cache_index)

Removes all font sizes from the cache entry.

void clear_textures(int cache_index, Vector2i size)

Removes all textures from font cache entry. Note: This function will not remove glyphs associated with the texture, use remove_glyph() to remove them manually.

float get_cache_ascent(int cache_index, int size) const

Returns the font ascent (number of pixels above the baseline).

int get_cache_count() const

Returns number of the font cache entries.

float get_cache_descent(int cache_index, int size) const

Returns the font descent (number of pixels below the baseline).

float get_cache_scale(int cache_index, int size) const

Returns scaling factor of the color bitmap font.

float get_cache_underline_position(int cache_index, int size) const

Returns pixel offset of the underline below the baseline.

float get_cache_underline_thickness(int cache_index, int size) const

Returns thickness of the underline in pixels.

int get_char_from_glyph_index(int size, int glyph_index) const

Returns character code associated with glyph_index, or 0 if glyph_index is invalid. See get_glyph_index().

float get_embolden(int cache_index) const

Returns embolden strength, if is not equal to zero, emboldens the font outlines. Negative values reduce the outline thickness.

float get_extra_baseline_offset(int cache_index) const

Returns extra baseline offset (as a fraction of font height).

int get_extra_spacing(int cache_index, int spacing) const

Returns spacing for spacing in pixels (not relative to the font size).

int get_face_index(int cache_index) const

Returns an active face index in the TrueType / OpenType collection.

Vector2 get_glyph_advance(int cache_index, int size, int glyph) const

Returns glyph advance (offset of the next glyph). Note: Advance for glyphs outlines is the same as the base glyph advance and is not saved.

int get_glyph_index(int size, int char, int variation_selector) const

Returns the glyph index of a char, optionally modified by the variation_selector.

Vector2 get_glyph_offset(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int glyph) const

Returns glyph offset from the baseline.

int get_glyph_texture_idx(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int glyph) const

Returns index of the cache texture containing the glyph.

Rect2 get_glyph_uv_rect(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int glyph) const

Returns rectangle in the cache texture containing the glyph.

Vector2 get_kerning(int cache_index, int size, Vector2i glyph_pair) const

Returns kerning for the pair of glyphs.

Vector2i[] get_kerning_list(int cache_index, int size) const

Returns list of the kerning overrides.

bool get_language_support_override(String language) const

Returns true if support override is enabled for the language.

PackedStringArray get_language_support_overrides() const

Returns list of language support overrides.

bool get_script_support_override(String script) const

Returns true if support override is enabled for the script.

PackedStringArray get_script_support_overrides() const

Returns list of script support overrides.

Vector2i[] get_size_cache_list(int cache_index) const

Returns list of the font sizes in the cache. Each size is Vector2i with font size and outline size.

int get_texture_count(int cache_index, Vector2i size) const

Returns number of textures used by font cache entry.

Image get_texture_image(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int texture_index) const

Returns a copy of the font cache texture image.

PackedInt32Array get_texture_offsets(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int texture_index) const

Returns a copy of the array containing glyph packing data.

Transform2D get_transform(int cache_index) const

Returns 2D transform, applied to the font outlines, can be used for slanting, flipping and rotating glyphs.

int load_bitmap_font(String path)

Loads an AngelCode BMFont (.fnt, .font) bitmap font from file path. Warning: This method should only be used in the editor or in cases when you need to load external fonts at run-time, such as fonts located at the user:// directory.

int load_dynamic_font(String path)

Loads a TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (.otf), WOFF (.woff), WOFF2 (.woff2) or Type 1 (.pfb, .pfm) dynamic font from file path. Warning: This method should only be used in the editor or in cases when you need to load external fonts at run-time, such as fonts located at the user:// directory.

void remove_cache(int cache_index)

Removes specified font cache entry.

void remove_glyph(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int glyph)

Removes specified rendered glyph information from the cache entry. Note: This function will not remove textures associated with the glyphs, use remove_texture() to remove them manually.

void remove_kerning(int cache_index, int size, Vector2i glyph_pair)

Removes kerning override for the pair of glyphs.

void remove_language_support_override(String language)

Remove language support override.

void remove_script_support_override(String script)

Removes script support override.

void remove_size_cache(int cache_index, Vector2i size)

Removes specified font size from the cache entry.

void remove_texture(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int texture_index)

Removes specified texture from the cache entry. Note: This function will not remove glyphs associated with the texture. Remove them manually using remove_glyph().

void render_glyph(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int index)

Renders specified glyph to the font cache texture.

void render_range(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int start, int end)

Renders the range of characters to the font cache texture.

void set_cache_ascent(int cache_index, int size, float ascent)

Sets the font ascent (number of pixels above the baseline).

void set_cache_descent(int cache_index, int size, float descent)

Sets the font descent (number of pixels below the baseline).

void set_cache_scale(int cache_index, int size, float scale)

Sets scaling factor of the color bitmap font.

void set_cache_underline_position(int cache_index, int size, float underline_position)

Sets pixel offset of the underline below the baseline.

void set_cache_underline_thickness(int cache_index, int size, float underline_thickness)

Sets thickness of the underline in pixels.

void set_embolden(int cache_index, float strength)

Sets embolden strength, if is not equal to zero, emboldens the font outlines. Negative values reduce the outline thickness.

void set_extra_baseline_offset(int cache_index, float baseline_offset)

Sets extra baseline offset (as a fraction of font height).

void set_extra_spacing(int cache_index, int spacing, int value)

Sets the spacing for spacing to value in pixels (not relative to the font size).

void set_face_index(int cache_index, int face_index)

Sets an active face index in the TrueType / OpenType collection.

void set_glyph_advance(int cache_index, int size, int glyph, Vector2 advance)

Sets glyph advance (offset of the next glyph). Note: Advance for glyphs outlines is the same as the base glyph advance and is not saved.

void set_glyph_offset(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int glyph, Vector2 offset)

Sets glyph offset from the baseline.

void set_glyph_texture_idx(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int glyph, int texture_idx)

Sets index of the cache texture containing the glyph.

void set_glyph_uv_rect(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int glyph, Rect2 uv_rect)

Sets rectangle in the cache texture containing the glyph.

void set_kerning(int cache_index, int size, Vector2i glyph_pair, Vector2 kerning)

Sets kerning for the pair of glyphs.

void set_texture_image(int cache_index, Vector2i size, int texture_index, Image image)

Sets font cache texture image.

void set_transform(int cache_index, Transform2D transform)

Sets 2D transform, applied to the font outlines, can be used for slanting, flipping, and rotating glyphs.

Tutorials

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