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# SetFont Method

This method allows you to set a new font name and font type for the font style. This method affects the [IFontStyle::FontName](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/fontstyle#fontname) and [IFontStyle::FontType](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/fontstyle#fonttype) properties.

## Syntax

### C++

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT SetFont(
  BSTR         fontName,
  FontTypeEnum fontType
);
```

### C\#

```csharp theme={null}
void SetFont(
  string       fontName,
  FontTypeEnum fontType
);
```

### Visual Basic .NET

```vb theme={null}
Sub SetFont( _
  fontName As String, _
  fontType As FontTypeEnum _
)
```

## Parameters

fontName

\[in] This variable specifies the name of the new font.

fontType

\[in] This variable specifies the type of the new font. It may be set to one of the constants from the [FontTypeEnum](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/enumerations/fonttypeenum) enumeration.

## Return values

This method has no specific return values. It returns the [standard return values of ABBYY FineReader Engine functions](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/return-codes).

## See also

[FontStyle](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/fontstyle)

[FontTypeEnum](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/enumerations/fonttypeenum)