love.graphics.newFont
Creates a new Font.
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This function can be slow if it is called repeatedly, such as from love.update or love.draw. If you need to use a specific resource often, create it once and store it somewhere it can be reused! |
Function
Synopsis
font = love.graphics.newFont( filename, size )
Arguments
Returns
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Font font
- A Font object which can be used to draw text on screen.
Function
Synopsis
font = love.graphics.newFont( file, size )
Arguments
Returns
-
Font font
- A Font object which can be used to draw text on screen.
Function
Synopsis
font = love.graphics.newFont( data, size )
Arguments
Returns
-
Font font
- A Font object which can be used to draw text on screen.
Function
This variant uses the default font (Vera Sans) with a custom size.
Synopsis
font = love.graphics.newFont( size )
Arguments
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number size (12)
- The size of the font in pixels.
Returns
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Font font
- A Font object which can be used to draw text on screen.
Examples
Use newFont to draw a custom styled text
-- load ttf file font. set 20px font-size mainFont = love.graphics.newFont("anyfont.ttf", 20); function love.draw() -- set font before draw text love.graphics.setFont(mainFont); -- draw text "Hello world!" at left: 100, top: 200 love.graphics.print("Hello world!", 100, 200); end;
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