---
name: "mfont_from_name"
section: "3m17n"
platform: "linux"
package: "m17n-docs"
version: "1.8.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mfont_from_name"
---

# mfont\_from\_name(3m17n)

## NAME

mfont\_from\_name -

## SYNOPSIS

**MFont**\* **mfont\_from\_name** (const char \* *name*)

## DESCRIPTION

Create a new font from fontname. This function is obsolete. Use **mfont\_parse\_name()** instead. \

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)\
 Copyright (C) 2001-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)\
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License  \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html\>.