# Font

> Script interface for font assets.

## Definition

* **Type:** Class
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.TextRenderingModule
* **Inherits from:** [Object](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object.md)

```csharp
public sealed class Font : Object
```

## Remarks

You can use this class to dynamically switch fonts on Text Meshes.

Additional Resources: [TextMesh](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh.md).

## Constructors

| Constructor                                                                                    | Description        |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| [Font()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/ctor.md#font\(\))                    | Create a new Font. |
| [Font(System.String)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/ctor.md#font\(string\)) | Create a new Font. |

## Properties

| Property                                                                           | Description                                                      |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [ascent](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/ascent.md)               | The ascent of the font.                                          |
| [characterInfo](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/characterinfo.md) | Access an array of all characters contained in the font texture. |
| [dynamic](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/dynamic.md)             | Is the font a dynamic font.                                      |
| [fontSize](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/fontsize.md)           | The default size of the font.                                    |
| [lineHeight](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/lineheight.md)       | The line height of the font.                                     |
| [material](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/material.md)           | The material used for the font display.                          |

## Methods

| Method                                                                                                       | Description                                                              |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [GetCharacterInfo](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/getcharacterinfo.md)                     | Get rendering info for a specific character.                             |
| [HasCharacter](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/hascharacter.md)                             | Does this font have a specific character?                                |
| [RequestCharactersInTexture](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/requestcharactersintexture.md) | Request characters to be added to the font texture (dynamic fonts only). |

## Static Methods

| Method                                                                                                         | Description                                                                                |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [CreateDynamicFontFromOSFont](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/createdynamicfontfromosfont.md) | Creates a Font object which lets you render a font installed on the user machine.          |
| [GetMaxVertsForString](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/getmaxvertsforstring.md)               | Returns the maximum number of verts that the text generator may return for a given string. |
| [GetOSInstalledFontNames](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/getosinstalledfontnames.md)         | Get names of fonts installed on the machine.                                               |
| [GetPathsToOSFonts](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/getpathstoosfonts.md)                     | Gets the file paths of the fonts that are installed on the operating system.               |

## Static Events

| Member                                                                               | Description                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [textureRebuilt](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/font/texturerebuilt.md) | Set a function to be called when the dynamic font texture is rebuilt. |

## Inheritance

**Inherited Members:**

* [Object.GetInstanceID()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/getinstanceid.md)
* [Object.GetHashCode()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/gethashcode.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-vector3-quaternion\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-vector3-quaternion-transform\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Scene)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-scene\))
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, InstantiateParameters)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-transform\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Transform, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-transform-bool\))
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Transform, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Destroy(Object, float)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/destroy.md)
* [Object.DestroyImmediate(Object, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/destroyimmediate.md)
* [Object.FindObjectsByType(Type, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytype\(type-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindObjectsByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.DontDestroyOnLoad(Object)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/dontdestroyonload.md)
* [Object.FindObjectsByType\<T>(FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytypet\(findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindObjectsByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytypet\(findobjectsinactive-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytypet\(\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytypet\(\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytypet\(findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytypet\(findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType(Type)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytype\(type\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType(Type)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytype\(type\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.ToString()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/tostring.md)
* [Object.name](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/name.md)
* [Object.hideFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/hideflags.md)

### Operators

| Operator                                                                           | Description                                                             |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [operator ==](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-equality.md)   | Compares two object references to see if they refer to the same object. |
| [bool](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-implicit.md)          | Determines whether the object exists.                                   |
| [operator !=](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-inequality.md) | Compares if two objects refer to a different object.                    |