---
name: "XkbGetGeometry"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libx11"
version: "1.8.14-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XkbGetGeometry"
---

# XkbGetGeometry(3)

Loads a keyboard geometry if you already have the keyboard description

## NAME

XkbGetGeometry - Loads a keyboard geometry if you already have the keyboard description

## SYNOPSIS

**Status XkbGetGeometry** **(Display \****dpy***,** **XkbDescPtr** *xkb***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- *dpy*

  connection to the X server

- *xkb*

  keyboard description that contains the ID for the keyboard and into which the geometry should be loaded

## DESCRIPTION

You can load a keyboard geometry as part of the keyboard description returned by *XkbGetKeyboard.* However, if a keyboard description has been previously loaded, you can instead obtain the geometry by calling the *XkbGetGeometry.* In this case, the geometry returned is the one associated with the keyboard whose device ID is contained in the keyboard description.

*XkbGetGeometry* can return BadValue, BadImplementation, BadName, BadAlloc, or BadLength errors or Success if it succeeds.

## DIAGNOSTICS

- **BadAlloc**

  Unable to allocate storage

- **BadImplementation**

  Invalid reply from server

- **BadLength**

  The length of a request is shorter or longer than that required to minimally contain the arguments

- **BadName**

  A font or color of the specified name does not exist

- **BadValue**

  An argument is out of range

## SEE ALSO

[**XkbGetKeyboard**(3)](/XkbGetKeyboard/3.md)