---
title: "init(descriptor:size:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "uikit/uifont/init(descriptor:size:)"
---

# init(descriptor:size:)

Returns a font that matches the specified font descriptor.

## Declaration

```swift
init(descriptor: UIFontDescriptor, size pointSize: CGFloat)
```

## Parameters

- `descriptor`: The font descriptor to match.
- `pointSize`: The size in points to which the font is scaled. If greater than 0.0, it has precedence over UIFontDescriptorSizeAttribute in descriptor.

## Return Value

Return Value A font object for the specified descriptor and size.

## Discussion

Discussion In most cases, you can simply use init(name:size:) to create standard scaled fonts.

## See Also

### Creating Fonts

- [Scaling fonts automatically](uikit/scaling-fonts-automatically.md)
- [Creating self-sizing table view cells](uikit/creating-self-sizing-table-view-cells.md)
- [preferredFont(forTextStyle:)](uikit/uifont/preferredfont(fortextstyle:).md)
- [preferredFont(forTextStyle:compatibleWith:)](uikit/uifont/preferredfont(fortextstyle:compatiblewith:).md)
- [UIFont.TextStyle](uikit/uifont/textstyle.md)
- [init(name:size:)](uikit/uifont/init(name:size:).md)
- [withSize(_:)](uikit/uifont/withsize(_:).md)