---
title: fontDescriptor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsfont/fontdescriptor
---

# fontDescriptor

The font descriptor object for the font.

## Declaration

```swift
var fontDescriptor: NSFontDescriptor { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The font descriptor contains a mutable dictionary of optional attributes for creating an NSFont object. For more information about font descriptors, see NSFontDescriptor.

## See Also

### Getting Font Metrics and Information

- [pointSize](appkit/nsfont/pointsize.md)
- [coveredCharacterSet](appkit/nsfont/coveredcharacterset.md)
- [isFixedPitch](appkit/nsfont/isfixedpitch.md)
- [mostCompatibleStringEncoding](appkit/nsfont/mostcompatiblestringencoding.md)
- [Advanced Font Metrics](appkit/advanced-font-metrics.md)