---
name: "FcConfigAppFontAddFile"
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/FcConfigAppFontAddFile"
---

# FcConfigAppFontAddFile(3)

Add font file to font database

## NAME

FcConfigAppFontAddFile - Add font file to font database

## SYNOPSIS

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

**FcBool FcConfigAppFontAddFile (FcConfig \****config***, const FcChar8 \****file***);**

## DESCRIPTION

Adds an application-specific font to the configuration. Returns FcFalse if the fonts cannot be added (due to allocation failure or no fonts found). Otherwise returns FcTrue. If *config* is NULL, the current configuration is used.