---
name: "FcPatternDuplicate"
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/FcPatternDuplicate"
---

# FcPatternDuplicate(3)

Copy a pattern

## NAME

FcPatternDuplicate - Copy a pattern

## SYNOPSIS

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

**FcPattern \* FcPatternDuplicate (const FcPattern \****p***);**

## DESCRIPTION

Copy a pattern, returning a new pattern that matches *p*. Each pattern may be modified without affecting the other.