SystemFonts.DefaultFont Property
Gets the default font that applications can use for dialog boxes and forms.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
The following table describes the value returned by the DefaultFont property depending on the operating system and local culture.
|
System and/or culture |
Font |
|---|---|
|
Windows NT 4x, Japanese version |
MS UI Gothic, 9 point |
|
Arabic Windows |
Tahoma, 8 point |
|
Other operating system/culture |
MS Shell Dlg logical font, typically Microsoft Sans Serif, 8 point |
MS Shell Dlg maps to a font set in the system registry.
If the above fonts are not installed, the default font is Tahoma, 8 point. If Tahoma, 8 point, is not installed, DefaultFont returns the value of the GenericSansSerif property.
The Font returned by DefaultFont does not change when the user is in High Contrast mode. For a font that changes when the user is in High Contrast mode use another system font such as IconTitleFont.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
