Description

Gets or sets the font of the selected text.

Syntax

public string FontName { get; set; }

Public Property FontName As String

Examples

The following example formats the heading of a short document by using Selection.FontName.

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";
textControl.Select(0, 17);
Selection selection = textControl.Selection;

selection.FontName = "Arial";
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(selection.FontName))
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Font Name: {selection.FontName}");
}

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."
textControl.Select(0, 17)
Dim selection As Selection = textControl.Selection

selection.FontName = "Arial"
If Not String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(selection.FontName) Then
    Console.WriteLine($"Font Name: {selection.FontName}")
End If

Limitations

Runtime only.

Remarks

The property returns an empty string when the text selection contains multiple characters with mixed font names. The Selection.IsCommonValueSelected method can be used to check for mixed attributes.