# Font

Defines the shape of characters that can be drawn onto the screen.

## Constructors

love.graphics.newFont | Creates a new Font. |  |
love.graphics.newImageFont | Creates a new Font by loading a specifically formatted image. | 0.2.0 |

## Functions

Font:getAscent | Gets the ascent of the Font in pixels. | 0.9.0 |
Font:getBaseline | Gets the baseline of the Font in pixels. | 0.9.0 |
Font:getDescent | Gets the descent of the Font in pixels. | 0.9.0 |
Font:getFilter | Gets the filter mode for a font. | 0.9.0 |
Font:getHeight | Gets the height of the Font in pixels. |  |
Font:getLineHeight | Gets the line height. |  |
Font:getWidth | Determines the horizontal size a line of text needs. |  |
Font:getWrap | Returns how many lines text would be wrapped to. | 0.7.0 |
Font:hasGlyphs | Gets whether the Font can render a character or string. | 0.9.0 |
Font:setFilter | Sets the filter mode for a font. | 0.9.0 |
Font:setLineHeight | Sets the line height. |  |
Object:type | Gets the type of the object as a string. |  |
Object:typeOf | Checks whether an object is of a certain type. |  |

## Supertypes

- Object

## See Also

- love.graphics

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Category:

- Types