---
name: "showfigfonts"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "figlet"
version: "2.2.5-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/showfigfonts"
---

# showfigfonts(6)

prints a list of available figlet fonts

## NAME

showfigfonts - prints a list of available figlet fonts

## SYNOPSIS

**showfigfonts** \[ **-d** *directory* \] \[ *word* \]

## DESCRIPTION

Prints a list of available figlet fonts, along with a sample of each font.  If directory is given, lists fonts in that directory; otherwise uses the default font directory.  If word is given, prints that word in each font; otherwise prints the font name.

## EXAMPLES

To use **showfigfonts** with its default settings, simply type

**example% showfigfonts**

To print all the fonts in /usr/share/fonts/figlet

**example% showfigfonts -d /usr/share/fonts/figlet**

To print the word foo using all available fonts

**example% showfigfonts foo**

## AUTHORS

showfigfonts was written by Glenn Chappell \<ggc@uiuc.edu\>

This manual page was written by Jonathon Abbott for the Debian Project.

## SEE ALSO

[**figlet**(6)](/figlet/6.md), [**chkfont**(6)](/chkfont/6.md), [**figlist**(6)](/figlist/6.md)