IDWriteFontFace interface (dwrite.h)

This interface exposes various font data such as metrics, names, and glyph outlines. It contains font face type, appropriate file references, and face identification data.

This interface extends IUnknown.

Inheritance

The IDWriteFontFace interface inherits from the IUnknown interface.

Methods

The IDWriteFontFace interface has these methods.

IDWriteFontFace::GetDesignGlyphMetrics Obtains ideal (resolution-independent) glyph metrics in font design units.
IDWriteFontFace::GetFiles Obtains the font files representing a font face.
IDWriteFontFace::GetGdiCompatibleGlyphMetrics Obtains glyph metrics in font design units with the return values compatible with what GDI would produce.
IDWriteFontFace::GetGdiCompatibleMetrics Obtains design units and common metrics for the font face. These metrics are applicable to all the glyphs within a fontface and are used by applications for layout calculations. (IDWriteFontFace.GetGdiCompatibleMetrics)
IDWriteFontFace::GetGlyphCount Obtains the number of glyphs in the font face.
IDWriteFontFace::GetGlyphIndices Returns the nominal mapping of UCS4 Unicode code points to glyph indices as defined by the font 'CMAP' table.
IDWriteFontFace::GetGlyphRunOutline Computes the outline of a run of glyphs by calling back to the outline sink interface.
IDWriteFontFace::GetIndex Obtains the index of a font face in the context of its font files.
IDWriteFontFace::GetMetrics Obtains design units and common metrics for the font face. These metrics are applicable to all the glyphs within a font face and are used by applications for layout calculations. (IDWriteFontFace.GetMetrics)
IDWriteFontFace::GetRecommendedRenderingMode Determines the recommended rendering mode for the font, using the specified size and rendering parameters. (IDWriteFontFace.GetRecommendedRenderingMode)
IDWriteFontFace::GetSimulations Obtains the algorithmic style simulation flags of a font face. (IDWriteFontFace.GetSimulations)
IDWriteFontFace::GetType Obtains the file format type of a font face.
IDWriteFontFace::IsSymbolFont Determines whether the font is a symbol font. (IDWriteFontFace.IsSymbolFont)
IDWriteFontFace::ReleaseFontTable Releases the table obtained earlier from TryGetFontTable.
IDWriteFontFace::TryGetFontTable Finds the specified OpenType font table if it exists and returns a pointer to it. The function accesses the underlying font data through the IDWriteFontFileStream interface implemented by the font file loader.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7, Windows Vista with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	dwrite.h