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# Typeface Information

Constants for type faces such as italic or bold.

## Discussion

Typeface information is specified by the lower 16 bits of `NSFontSymbolicTraits` using the following constants.

## Topics

### Constants

[`var NSFontItalicTrait: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontItalicTrait)

The font’s typestyle is italic.

[`var NSFontBoldTrait: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontBoldTrait)

The font’s typestyle is boldface.

[`var NSFontExpandedTrait: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontExpandedTrait)

The font’s typestyle is expanded. Expanded and condensed traits are mutually exclusive.

[`var NSFontCondensedTrait: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontCondensedTrait)

The font’s typestyle is condensed. Expanded and condensed traits are mutually exclusive.

[`var NSFontMonoSpaceTrait: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontMonoSpaceTrait)

The font uses fixed-pitch glyphs if available. The font may have multiple glyph advances (many CJK glyphs contain two spaces).

[`var NSFontVerticalTrait: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontVerticalTrait)

The font uses vertical glyph variants and metrics.

[`var NSFontUIOptimizedTrait: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontUIOptimizedTrait)

The font synthesizes appropriate attributes for user interface rendering, such as control titles, if necessary.


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