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Font Constructor (FontFamily, Single, GraphicsUnit)

.NET Framework 4.5

Initializes a new Font using a specified size and unit. Sets the style to FontStyle.Regular.

Namespace: System.Drawing
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

public Font(
	FontFamily family,
	float emSize,
	GraphicsUnit unit
)

Parameters

family: Type: System.Drawing.FontFamily
The FontFamily of the new Font.

emSize: Type: System.Single
The em-size of the new font in the units specified by the unit parameter.

unit: Type: System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit
The GraphicsUnit of the new font.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	family is null.
ArgumentException	emSize is less than or equal to 0, evaluates to infinity, or is not a valid number.

Remarks

The resulting font has its Style property set to FontStyle.Regular.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Font Class

Font Overload

System.Drawing Namespace

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