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

# mfontset(3m17n)

## NAME

mfontset -

## SYNOPSIS

**MFontset** \* **mfontset** (char \* *name*)

## DESCRIPTION

Return a fontset. The **mfontset()** function returns a pointer to a fontset object of name **name**. If **name** is `NULL`, it returns a pointer to the default fontset.

If no fontset has the name **name**, a new one is created. At that time, if there exists a data \<`fontset`, **name\>** in the m17n database, the fontset contents are initialized according to the data. If no such data exists, the fontset contents are left vacant.

The macro **M17N\_INIT()** creates the default fontset. An application program can modify it before the first call of **mframe()**.

## RETURN VALUE

This function returns a pointer to the found or newly created fontset. \

## 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\>.