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- <section id="module-tkinter.font">
- <span id="tkinter-font-tkinter-font-wrapper"></span><h1><a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.font" title="tkinter.font: Tkinter font-wrapping class (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.font</span></code></a> — Tkinter font wrapper<a class="headerlink" href="#module-tkinter.font" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
- <p><strong>Source code:</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/3.12/Lib/tkinter/font.py">Lib/tkinter/font.py</a></p>
- <hr class="docutils" />
- <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.font" title="tkinter.font: Tkinter font-wrapping class (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.font</span></code></a> module provides the <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.font.Font" title="tkinter.font.Font"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Font</span></code></a> class for creating
- and using named fonts.</p>
- <p>The different font weights and slants are:</p>
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.NORMAL">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.font.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">NORMAL</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.NORMAL" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.BOLD">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.font.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">BOLD</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.BOLD" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.ITALIC">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.font.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ITALIC</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.ITALIC" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.ROMAN">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.font.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ROMAN</span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.ROMAN" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py class">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.Font">
- <em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.font.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Font</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">root</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">font</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">exists</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.Font" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.font.Font" title="tkinter.font.Font"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Font</span></code></a> class represents a named font. <em>Font</em> instances are given
- unique names and can be specified by their family, size, and style
- configuration. Named fonts are Tk’s method of creating and identifying
- fonts as a single object, rather than specifying a font by its attributes
- with each occurrence.</p>
- <blockquote>
- <div><p>arguments:</p>
- <blockquote>
- <div><div class="line-block">
- <div class="line"><em>font</em> - font specifier tuple (family, size, options)</div>
- <div class="line"><em>name</em> - unique font name</div>
- <div class="line"><em>exists</em> - self points to existing named font if true</div>
- </div>
- </div></blockquote>
- <p>additional keyword options (ignored if <em>font</em> is specified):</p>
- <blockquote>
- <div><div class="line-block">
- <div class="line"><em>family</em> - font family i.e. Courier, Times</div>
- <div class="line"><em>size</em> - font size</div>
- <div class="line-block">
- <div class="line">If <em>size</em> is positive it is interpreted as size in points.</div>
- <div class="line">If <em>size</em> is a negative number its absolute value is treated</div>
- <div class="line">as size in pixels.</div>
- </div>
- <div class="line"><em>weight</em> - font emphasis (NORMAL, BOLD)</div>
- <div class="line"><em>slant</em> - ROMAN, ITALIC</div>
- <div class="line"><em>underline</em> - font underlining (0 - none, 1 - underline)</div>
- <div class="line"><em>overstrike</em> - font strikeout (0 - none, 1 - strikeout)</div>
- </div>
- </div></blockquote>
- </div></blockquote>
- <dl class="py method">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.Font.actual">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">actual</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">option</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">displayof</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.Font.actual" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Return the attributes of the font.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py method">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.Font.cget">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">cget</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">option</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.Font.cget" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Retrieve an attribute of the font.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py method">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.Font.config">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">config</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.Font.config" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Modify attributes of the font.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py method">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.Font.copy">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">copy</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.Font.copy" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Return new instance of the current font.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py method">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.Font.measure">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">measure</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">text</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">displayof</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.Font.measure" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Return amount of space the text would occupy on the specified display
- when formatted in the current font. If no display is specified then the
- main application window is assumed.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py method">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.Font.metrics">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">metrics</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">kw</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.Font.metrics" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Return font-specific data.
- Options include:</p>
- <dl class="simple">
- <dt><em>ascent</em> - distance between baseline and highest point that a</dt><dd><p>character of the font can occupy</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>descent</em> - distance between baseline and lowest point that a</dt><dd><p>character of the font can occupy</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>linespace</em> - minimum vertical separation necessary between any two</dt><dd><p>characters of the font that ensures no vertical overlap between lines.</p>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- <p><em>fixed</em> - 1 if font is fixed-width else 0</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.families">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.font.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">families</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">root</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">displayof</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.families" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Return the different font families.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.names">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.font.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">names</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">root</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.names" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Return the names of defined fonts.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.font.nametofont">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.font.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">nametofont</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">root</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.font.nametofont" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Return a <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.font.Font" title="tkinter.font.Font"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Font</span></code></a> representation of a tk named font.</p>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.10: </span>The <em>root</em> parameter was added.</p>
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