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# CTFontFormat

The recognized format of the font.

```
enum CTFontFormat
```

## Overview

Use the values of this enumeration for [`kCTFontFormatAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontFormatAttribute).

## Topics

### Font Formats

[`CTFontFormat.unrecognized`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontFormat/unrecognized)

The font is not a recognized format.

[`CTFontFormat.openTypePostScript`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontFormat/openTypePostScript)

The font is an OpenType format containing PostScript data.

[`CTFontFormat.openTypeTrueType`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontFormat/openTypeTrueType)

The font is an OpenType format containing TrueType data.

[`CTFontFormat.trueType`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontFormat/trueType)

The font is a recognized TrueType format.

[`CTFontFormat.postScript`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontFormat/postScript)

The font is a recognized PostScript format.

[`CTFontFormat.bitmap`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontFormat/bitmap)

The font is a bitmap-only format.

## See Also

[`kCTFontFormatAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontFormatAttribute)

The recognized format of the font.


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