IDWriteFontFaceReference::CreateFontFaceWithSimulations method (dwrite_3.h)

Creates a font face with alternate font simulations, for example, to explicitly simulate a bold font face out of a regular variant.

Syntax

HRESULT CreateFontFaceWithSimulations(
        DWRITE_FONT_SIMULATIONS fontFaceSimulationFlags,
  [out] IDWriteFontFace3        **fontFace
);

Parameters

fontFaceSimulationFlags

Type: DWRITE_FONT_SIMULATIONS

Font face simulation flags for algorithmic emboldening and italicization.

[out] fontFace

Type: IDWriteFontFace3**

Newly created font face object, or nullptr in the case of failure.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

This function can fail with DWRITE_E_REMOTEFONT if the font is not local.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 10 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2016 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	dwrite_3.h
Library	Dwrite.lib
DLL	Dwrite.dll

See also

IDWriteFontFaceReference