---
name: "al_load_bitmap_font"
section: "3alleg5"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro5-doc"
version: "2:5.2.10.1+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_load_bitmap_font/3alleg5"
---

# al\_load\_bitmap\_font(3alleg5)

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(3alleg5) and then al\_grab\_font\_from\_bitmap(3alleg5).

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(3alleg5) on it before passing it to al\_grab\_font\_from\_bitmap(3alleg5).

## SEE ALSO

al\_load\_bitmap\_font\_flags(3alleg5), al\_load\_font(3alleg5), al\_load\_bitmap\_flags(3alleg5)