---
name: "al_load_bitmap_font"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_load_bitmap_font"
---

# al\_load\_bitmap\_font(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_load\_bitmap\_font - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro_font.h>
  ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_bitmap_font(const char *fname)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Load a bitmap font from a file. This is done by first calling [al\_load\_bitmap\_flags(3)](/al_load_bitmap_flags/3.md) and then [al\_grab\_font\_from\_bitmap(3)](/al_grab_font_from_bitmap/3.md).

If you wanted to load an old A4 font, for example, it would be better to load the bitmap yourself in order to call [al\_convert\_mask\_to\_alpha(3)](/al_convert_mask_to_alpha/3.md) on it before passing it to [al\_grab\_font\_from\_bitmap(3)](/al_grab_font_from_bitmap/3.md).

## SEE ALSO

[al\_load\_bitmap\_font\_flags(3)](/al_load_bitmap_font_flags/3.md), [al\_load\_font(3)](/al_load_font/3.md), [al\_load\_bitmap\_flags(3)](/al_load_bitmap_flags/3.md)