---
name: "FcPatternCreate"
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/FcPatternCreate"
---

# FcPatternCreate(3)

Create a pattern

## NAME

FcPatternCreate - Create a pattern

## SYNOPSIS

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

**FcPattern \* FcPatternCreate (void);**

## DESCRIPTION

Creates a pattern with no properties; used to build patterns from scratch.