SystemFonts.DefaultFont Property
Definition
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Gets the default font that applications can use for dialog boxes and forms.
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static property System::Drawing::Font ^ DefaultFont { System::Drawing::Font ^ get(); };public static System.Drawing.Font DefaultFont { get; }static member DefaultFont : System.Drawing.FontPublic Shared ReadOnly Property DefaultFont As FontProperty Value
The default Font of the system. The value returned will vary depending on the user's operating system and the local culture setting of their system.
Remarks
The following table describes the value returned by the DefaultFont property depending on the operating system and local culture.
| System and/or culture | Font |
|---|---|
| Windows NT 4x, Japanese version | MS UI Gothic, 9 point |
| Arabic Windows | Tahoma, 8 point |
| Other operating system/culture | MS Shell Dlg logical font, typically Microsoft Sans Serif, 8 point |
MS Shell Dlg maps to a font set in the system registry.
If the above fonts are not installed, the default font is Tahoma, 8 point. If Tahoma, 8 point, is not installed, DefaultFont returns the value of the GenericSansSerif property.
The Font returned by DefaultFont does not change when the user is in High Contrast mode. For a font that changes when the user is in High Contrast mode use another system font such as IconTitleFont.
