FontInstance:SetFont

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Sets the font instance's basic font properties.

success = FontInstance:SetFont(fontFile, height, flags)

Arguments

fontFile

string - Path to the font file.

height

number : uiFontHeight - Size in points.

flags

string : TBFFlagsOUTLINE, THICK, MONOCHROME - Any comma-separated combination of flags; otherwise must be at least an empty string (except for FontString objects).

Flag	Description
MONOCHROME	Font is rendered without antialiasing
OUTLINE	Font is displayed with a black outline
THICK	Font is displayed with a thick black outline

Returns

success

boolean? - True if fontFile refers to a valid font, otherwise returns nil.

Example

myFontString:SetFont("Fonts\\FRIZQT__.TTF", 11, "OUTLINE, MONOCHROME")

Patch changes

Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): The flags parameter is no longer optional.