---
title: "init(descriptor:textTransform:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "appkit/nsfont/init(descriptor:texttransform:)"
---

# init(descriptor:textTransform:)

Returns a font object for the specified font descriptor and text transform.

## Declaration

```swift
init?(descriptor fontDescriptor: NSFontDescriptor, textTransform: AffineTransform?)
```

## Parameters

- `fontDescriptor`: The font descriptor object describing the font to return.
- `textTransform`: An affine transformation applied to the font.

## Return Value

Return Value A font object for the specified name and transform.

## Discussion

Discussion In most cases, you can simply use init(name:size:) to create standard scaled fonts. If textTransform is non-nil, it has precedence over NSFontMatrixAttribute in fontDescriptor.

## See Also

### Creating Arbitrary Fonts

- [init(name:size:)](appkit/nsfont/init(name:size:).md)
- [init(descriptor:size:)](appkit/nsfont/init(descriptor:size:).md)
- [init(name:matrix:)](appkit/nsfont/init(name:matrix:).md)