---
title: "addingAttributes(_:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uifontdescriptor/addingattributes(_:)"
---

# addingAttributes(_:)

Returns a new font descriptor that’s the same as the existing descriptor, but with the specified attributes taking precedence over the existing ones.

## Declaration

```swift
func addingAttributes(_ attributes: [UIFontDescriptor.AttributeName : Any] = [:]) -> UIFontDescriptor
```

## Parameters

- `attributes`: The new attributes.

## Return Value

Return Value The new font descriptor.

## See Also

### Creating a font descriptor

- [preferredFontDescriptor(withTextStyle:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/preferredfontdescriptor(withtextstyle:).md)
- [preferredFontDescriptor(withTextStyle:compatibleWith:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/preferredfontdescriptor(withtextstyle:compatiblewith:).md)
- [init(name:matrix:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/init(name:matrix:).md)
- [init(name:size:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/init(name:size:).md)
- [withDesign(_:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/withdesign(_:).md)
- [withFamily(_:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/withfamily(_:).md)
- [withFace(_:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/withface(_:).md)
- [withMatrix(_:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/withmatrix(_:).md)
- [withSize(_:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/withsize(_:).md)
- [withSymbolicTraits(_:)](uikit/uifontdescriptor/withsymbolictraits(_:).md)