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# InitializeFontEngine()

> Initialize the Font Engine and required resources.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine.TextCore.LowLevel](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/lowlevel.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.TextCoreFontEngineModule

```csharp
public static FontEngineError InitializeFontEngine()
```

### Returns

| Type                                                                                                | Description                                                                  |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [FontEngineError](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/lowlevel/fontengineerror.md) | A value of zero (0) if the initialization of the Font Engine was successful. |