FontWeights Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows

Assembly:

PresentationCore.dll

Provides a set of static predefined FontWeight values.

public ref class FontWeights abstract sealed

public static class FontWeights

type FontWeights = class

Public Class FontWeights

Inheritance

Object

FontWeights

Examples

In the following code example, the FontWeight is set to "UltraBold".

<TextBlock FontWeight="UltraBold" FontFamily="Gil Sans MT">Hello, world</TextBlock>

Remarks

A font weight describes the relative weight of a font, in terms of the lightness or heaviness of the strokes. Weight differences are generally differentiated by an increased stroke or thickness that is associated with a given character in a font, as compared to a "normal" character from that same font.

The FontWeights values correspond to the usWeightClass definition in the OpenType specification. The usWeightClass represents an integer value between 1 and 999. Lower values indicate lighter weights; higher values indicate heavier weights.

Font weight	usWeightClass
Thin	100
ExtraLight UltraLight	200
Light	300
Normal Regular	400
Medium	500
DemiBold SemiBold	600
Bold	700
ExtraBold UltraBold	800
Black Heavy	900
ExtraBlack UltraBlack	950

For more information about the OpenType 'usWeightClass' value, see the usWeightClass section of the OpenType specification.

Properties

Black	Specifies a "Black" font weight.
Bold	Specifies a "Bold" font weight.
DemiBold	Specifies a "Demi-bold" font weight.
ExtraBlack	Specifies an "Extra-black" font weight.
ExtraBold	Specifies an "Extra-bold" font weight.
ExtraLight	Specifies an "Extra-light" font weight.
Heavy	Specifies a "Heavy" font weight.
Light	Specifies a "Light" font weight.
Medium	Specifies a "Medium" font weight.
Normal	Specifies a "Normal" font weight.
Regular	Specifies a "Regular" font weight.
SemiBold	Specifies a "Semi-bold" font weight.
Thin	Specifies a "Thin" font weight.
UltraBlack	Specifies an "Ultra-black" font weight.
UltraBold	Specifies an "Ultra-bold" font weight.
UltraLight	Specifies an "Ultra-light" font weight.

See also

• FontStretch
• FontStyle