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.
Available since 2.0