CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontBaselineAdjustAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the baseline adjustment for a font reference. This is primarily used when defining font descriptors for a cascade list to keep the baseline of all fonts even. The value associated with this is a float represented as a number.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontCascadeListAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the cascade list used for a font reference. The cascade list is a array containing CTFontDescriptorMBS elements. If unspecified, the global cascade list is used.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontCharacterSetAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the Unicode character coverage set for a font reference. The value for this key is a CharacterSetMBS object. If specified, this attribute can be used to restrict the font to a subset of its actual character set. If unspecified, this attribute is ignored and the actual character set is used.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDescriptorMatchingCurrentAssetSize as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the keys for progressParameter dictionary.

A number. Total downloaded byte size. Valid during Downloading state.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDescriptorMatchingDescriptors as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the keys for progressParameter dictionary.

Array of descriptors to be queried.
Valid while downloading or when state is kCTFontDescriptorMatchingWillBeginQuerying.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDescriptorMatchingError as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the keys for progressParameter dictionary.

A CFErrorMBS; Valid when state kCTFontDescriptorMatchingDidFailWithError.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDescriptorMatchingPercentage as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the keys for progressParameter dictionary.

A Number; Download progress in 0 - 100. Valid during Downloading state.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDescriptorMatchingResult as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the keys for progressParameter dictionary.

Array of matched font descriptors.
Valid when state is kCTFontDescriptorMatchingDidMatch or CTFontDescriptorMatchingEnd.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDescriptorMatchingSourceDescriptor as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the keys for progressParameter dictionary.

A CTFontDescriptorMBS; The current font descriptor.
Valid when state is kCTFontDescriptorMatchingDidMatch.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDescriptorMatchingTotalAssetSize as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the keys for progressParameter dictionary.

A Number; Total byte size to download.
Always valid, but may be Zero when information is not available.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDescriptorMatchingTotalDownloadedSize as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the keys for progressParameter dictionary.

A Number; Total downloaded byte size. Valid during Downloading state.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDisplayNameAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key for accessing the name used to display the font. Most commonly this is the full name. The value associated with this key is a string. If the value is unspecified, it defaults to Helvetica, and if that font is unavailable, it falls back to the global font cascade list.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontDownloadableAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

The font downloadable state.
The value associated with this key is a Boolean. If it is true, CoreText attempts to download a font if necessary when matching a descriptor.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontEnabledAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to obtain the font enabled state. The returned value is an integer represented as a number representing a Boolean value. Unregistered font descriptors return nil, which is equivalent to false.
Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontFamilyNameAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key for accessing the font family name from the font descriptor. The value associated with this key is a string.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontFeaturesAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the font features for a font reference. The value associated with this key is a array containing font feature dictionaries. This feature list contains the feature information from the 'feat' table of the font. For more information, see Features.
Available in OS X v10.5 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontFeatureSettingsAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the font features settings for a font reference. The value associated with this key is a CFArrayRef object containing font feature-setting dictionaries. A feature-setting dictionary contains a tuple of a kCTFontFeatureTypeIdentifierKey key-value pair and a kCTFontFeatureSelectorIdentifierKey key-value pair. Each setting dictionary indicates which setting should be turned on. In the case of duplicate or conflicting setting, the last setting in the list takes precedence. It is the caller's responsibility to handle exclusive and nonexclusive settings as necessary.
Available in OS X v10.5 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontFixedAdvanceAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify a fixed advance to be used for a font reference. If present and specified, this attribute is used to specify a constant advance to override any font values. The value associated with this key is a float represented as a number.
Available in OS X v10.5 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontFormatAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the recognized format of the font. The value associated with this key is an integer represented as a number containing one of the constants in "Font Format Constants."
Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontLanguagesAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain a list of covered languages for a font reference. The value for this key is an array containing string elements. If specified, this attribute restricts the search to matching fonts that support the specified languages. The language identifier string should conform to the RFC 3066bis standard. If unspecified, this attribute is ignored.
Available in OS X v10.5 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontMacintoshEncodingsAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the Macintosh encodings for a font reference. The value associated with this key is a number containing a bit field of the Macintosh encodings. This attribute is provided for legacy compatibility.
Available in OS X v10.5 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontMatrixAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify the font transformation matrix when creating a font. If unspecified it defaults to the unit matrix. The value for this key is a Memoryblock object containing a CGAffineTransform.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontNameAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key for accessing the PostScript name from the font descriptor. The value associated with this key is a string. If the value is unspecified, it defaults to Helvetica, and if that font is unavailable, it falls back to the global font cascade list.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontOrientationAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify a particular orientation for the glyphs of the font. The value associated with this key is an integer represented as a number containing one of the constants in "Font Orientation Constants." If you want to receive vertical metrics from a font for vertical rendering, specify kCTFontVerticalOrientation. If unspecified, the font uses its native orientation.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontPriorityAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the font priority used by font descriptors when resolving duplicates and sorting match results. The value associated with this key is an integer represented as a CFNumberRef object containing one of the values enumerated in "Font Priority Constants." The higher the value, the higher the priority of the font. Only registered fonts have a priority. Unregistered font descriptors return nil.
Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontRegistrationScopeAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to specify or obtain the font descriptor's registration scope. The value associated with this key is an integer represented as a number containing one of the CTFontManagerScope enumerated values. A value of nil can be returned for font descriptors that are not registered.
Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontSizeAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to obtain or specify the font point size. Creating a font with this unspecified will default to a point size of 12.0. The value for this key is represented as a number.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontStyleNameAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key for accessing the style name of the font. This name represents the designer's description of the font's style. The value associated with this key is a string.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontTraitsAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key for accessing the dictionary of font traits for stylistic information. See "Font Traits" for the list of font traits. The value associated with this key is a dictionary.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontURLAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key for accessing the font URL from the font descriptor. The value associated with this key is an URL string.
Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

CTFontDescriptorMBS.kCTFontVariationAttribute as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	CoreText	MBS MacCG Plugin	14.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the constants keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor.

Key to obtain the font variation dictionary instance as a dictionary object. If specified in a font descriptor, fonts with the specified axes are primary match candidates; if no such fonts exist, this attribute is ignored.