---
name: "glutStrokeWidth"
section: "3x"
platform: "linux"
package: "glut-dev"
version: "3.3-2"
release: "Debian 1.3 (Bo)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/glutStrokeWidth/3x"
---

# glutStrokeWidth(3x)

## NAME

glutStrokeWidth returns the width of a stroke character.

## SYNTAX

```

```

int glutStrokeWidth(GLUTstrokeFont font, int character);

## ARGUMENTS

- *font*

  Stroke font to use.

- *character*

  Character to return width of (not confined to 8 bits).

## DESCRIPTION

glutStrokeWidth returns the width in pixels of a stroke character in a supported stroke font. While the width of characters in a font may vary (though fixed width fonts do not vary), the maximum height characteristics of a particular font are fixed.

## SEE ALSO

glutStrokeCharacter, glutBitmapWidth

## AUTHOR

Mark J. Kilgard (mjk@sgi.com)