TTF_OpenFont(3)

📦 version 3.2.2, in debian trixie, fedora 43, fedora 44, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ TTF_OpenFont(3) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL_ttf3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual, we're literally opening fonts today and it's giving main character energy 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

TTF_OpenFont — Create a font from a file, using a specified point size. 🎀

🦋 HEADER FILE 🦋

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h — that's the one you gotta include, no cap.

⭐ SYNOPSIS ⭐

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

TTF_Font * TTF_OpenFont(const char *file, float ptsize);

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So like, heads up: some .fon fonts have several sizes embedded right inside the file. Which means your point size lowkey becomes the index of choosing which size you get. And if the value is too high? The last indexed size becomes the default. Periodt. 🫶

When you're done with the returned TTF_Font, use TTF_CloseFont() to dispose of it. Don't just ghost it, bestie, clean up after yourself 😭

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

  • file — path to font file. 🍓
  • ptsize — point size to use for the newly-opened font. ✨

👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

( TTF_Font * ) Returns a valid TTF_Font, or NULL on failure. And if it fails? Call SDL_GetError() for more information, she'll tell you what went wrong 💀

🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

It is safe to call this function from any thread. any thread!! iconic behaviour honestly 🌈

🌟 AVAILABILITY 🌟

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0. OG status 💜

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

that's the whole vibe check, you're gonna slay this font-opening thing fr fr 💅✨

signing off from the SDL_ttf pages, this was version SDL_ttf 3.2.2 of TTF_OpenFont(3) — ily, go make something pretty 🦋🌸

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