Setting up font of TextBox from code behind

Question

How do I set the font of a TextBox from a string in the code behind?

// example
txtEditor.FontFamily = "Consolas";

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Not a stupid question. – user181813 Jan 20 '16 at 09:24

score 61 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '10 at 03:32

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txtEditor.FontFamily = new FontFamily("Consolas"); // the Media namespace

answered Oct 23 '10 at 03:32

Gishu

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If `txtEditor` is a [System.Windows.Forms.TextBox](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.textbox%28v=vs.110%29.aspx), there is no FontFamily property on that object, but there is a [Font](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.font(v=vs.110).aspx) property. – Spencer Williams Jan 07 '16 at 18:46

score 20 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 08 '12 at 18:23

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Use the following syntax:

lblCounting.Font  = new Font("Times New Roman", 50);

Where lblCounting is just any label.

edited Nov 08 '12 at 18:23

Nate

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answered Nov 08 '12 at 15:19

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Use the markdown and formatting tools to make your code display as code: `lblCounting.Font = new Font("Times New Roman", 50);` – nickhar Nov 08 '12 at 15:38

score 8 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 10 '12 at 20:05

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System.Drawing.Font = new Font("Arial", 8, FontStyle.Bold);

edited Oct 10 '12 at 20:05

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answered Jul 17 '12 at 18:54

Amir Nazari

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The question asked how to set the Font but the example implied the OP wanted to set the FontFamily. This answer answers the question if not the example and is the answer I was searching for (though I needed to correct it a bit.) – CramerTV Aug 09 '13 at 22:16
To be sure, the OP said nothing about FontFamily in the question, but you are right that it is in the example, but only for the TextBox, rather than setting the Font program-wide. – Spencer Williams Jan 07 '16 at 18:49

Strong84 · Answer 4 · 2015-03-14T15:29:21.257

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One simple way to do it globally, programmatically:

public MainWindow()
{
    this.FontFamily = new FontFamily("Segoe UI");
}

edited Mar 14 '15 at 15:29

answered Oct 07 '14 at 17:19

Strong84

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 23 '10 at 03:33

Copy and paste your example code into the constructor of the form, right after InitializeComponent();

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        txtEditor.FontFamily = new FontFamily("Consolas");
    }
}

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 23 '10 at 03:39

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Use txtEditor.Font.Name = "Consolas";

answered Oct 23 '10 at 03:39

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