---
title: "fontMenu(_:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nsfontmanager/fontmenu(_:)"
---

# fontMenu(_:)

Returns the menu that’s connected to the font conversion system, creating it if necessary.

## Declaration

```swift
func fontMenu(_ create: Bool) -> NSMenu?
```

## Parameters

- `create`: If doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true, the menu object is created if necessary; if doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false, it is not.

## Return Value

Return Value The font conversion system menu.

## See Also

### Managing the Font Panel and Font Menu

- [isEnabled](appkit/nsfontmanager/isenabled.md)
- [fontPanel(_:)](appkit/nsfontmanager/fontpanel(_:).md)
- [setFontMenu(_:)](appkit/nsfontmanager/setfontmenu(_:).md)