---
name: "FcNameUnparse"
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/FcNameUnparse"
---

# FcNameUnparse(3)

Convert a pattern back into a string that can be parsed

## NAME

FcNameUnparse - Convert a pattern back into a string that can be parsed

## SYNOPSIS

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

**FcChar8 \* FcNameUnparse (FcPattern \****pat***);**

## DESCRIPTION

Converts the given pattern into the standard text format described above. The return value is not static, but instead refers to newly allocated memory which should be freed by the caller using free().