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# CTFontOptions

Options for font creation and descriptor matching.

```
struct CTFontOptions
```

## Overview

Use these options with the functions [`CTFontCreateWithNameAndOptions(_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontCreateWithNameAndOptions(_:_:_:_:)) and [`CTFontCreateWithFontDescriptorAndOptions(_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontCreateWithFontDescriptorAndOptions(_:_:_:_:)).

## Topics

### Constants

[`kCTFontOptionsDefault`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontOptions/kCTFontOptionsDefault)

Default options are used.

[`preventAutoActivation`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontOptions/preventAutoActivation)

Prevents automatic font activation.

[`preferSystemFont`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontOptions/preferSystemFont)

Font matching prefers to match Apple system fonts.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontOptions/init(rawValue:))

Creates a font options structure with the specified raw value.


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