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.TH "al_load_font" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual"
.SH NAME
al_load_font \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include \f[B]<allegro5/allegro_font.h>\f[R]

ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_font(char const *filename, int size, int flags)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Loads a font from disk.
This will use al_load_bitmap_font_flags(3) if you pass the name of a
known bitmap format, or else al_load_ttf_font(3).
.PP
The flags parameter is passed through to either of those functions.
Bitmap and TTF fonts are also affected by the current [bitmap
flags]al_set_new_bitmap_flags(3) at the time the font is loaded.
.SH SEE ALSO
al_destroy_font(3), al_init_font_addon(3), al_register_font_loader(3),
al_load_bitmap_font_flags(3), al_load_ttf_font(3)