---
name: "showconsolefont"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "kbd"
version: "2.10.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/showconsolefont"
---

# showconsolefont(8)

Show the current EGA/VGA console screen font

## NAME

showconsolefont - Show the current EGA/VGA console screen font

## SYNOPSIS

**showconsolefont** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **showconsolefont** command outputs the current console font to stdout. On Linux 2.6.1 and later, the option **-C** allows one to indicate the console involved. Its argument is a pathname.

## OPTIONS

- **-i**, **--info**

  don't print out the font table, just show: ROWSxCOLSxCOUNT and exit.

- **-C**, **--console**=*DEV*

  the console device to be used.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  be more verbose.

- **-V**, **--version**

  print version number.

- **-h**, **--help**

  print this usage message.

## SEE ALSO

[**setfont**(8)](/setfont/8.md)