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al_load_ttf_font(3)                                        al_load_ttf_font(3)

NAME
       al_load_ttf_font - Allegro 5 API

SYNOPSIS

              #include <allegro5/allegro_ttf.h>

              ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_ttf_font(char const *filename, int size, int flags)

DESCRIPTION
       Loads a TrueType font from a file using the FreeType library.  Quoting
       from the FreeType FAQ this means support for many different font
       formats:

       TrueType, OpenType, Type1, CID, CFF, Windows FON/FNT, X11 PCF, and
       others

       The size parameter determines the size the font will be rendered at,
       specified in pixels.  The standard font size is measured in units per
       EM, if you instead want to specify the size as the total height of
       glyphs in pixels, pass it as a negative value.

              Note: If you want to display text at multiple sizes, load the
              font multiple times with different size parameters.

       The following flags are supported:

       o ALLEGRO_TTF_NO_KERNING - Do not use any kerning even if the font file
         supports it.

       o ALLEGRO_TTF_MONOCHROME - Load as a monochrome font (which means no
         anti-aliasing of the font is done).

       o ALLEGRO_TTF_NO_AUTOHINT - Disable the Auto Hinter which is enabled by
         default in newer versions of FreeType.  Since: 5.0.6, 5.1.2

SEE ALSO
       al_init_ttf_addon(3), al_load_ttf_font_f(3)

Allegro reference manual                                   al_load_ttf_font(3)