---
name: "FcConfigAppFontAddDir"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "fontconfig"
version: "2:2.18.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/FcConfigAppFontAddDir"
---

# FcConfigAppFontAddDir(3)

Add fonts from directory to font database

## NAME

FcConfigAppFontAddDir - Add fonts from directory to font database

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<fontconfig/fontconfig.h\>**

**FcBool FcConfigAppFontAddDir (FcConfig \****config***, const FcChar8 \****dir***);**

## DESCRIPTION

Scans the specified directory for fonts, adding each one found to the application-specific set of fonts. Returns FcFalse if the fonts cannot be added (due to allocation failure). Otherwise returns FcTrue. If *config* is NULL, the current configuration is used.